Tiny Chef Takes Over the California Academy of Sciences
Opening this past Saturday, the new planetarium film and exhibit celebrates regeneration and climate action through the beloved character’s whimsical felted lens.
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Exclusive: 2026 Animation First Festival Announces Full Program
The biggest animation festival in the U.S. sets its upcoming slate; Cannes Award winner ‘Dandelion’s Odyssey’ by Momoko Seto to screen opening night; talk with Oscar-winning sound designer Nicolas Becker also revealed; event runs this coming February 3-8 with a focus on Belgian films.
Chris Lavis Talks ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’
The Oscar-nominated filmmaker discusses his and Maciek Szczerbowski’s latest stop-motion tour de force, how the tough decision to cut 3 minutes was the right call, and how a ‘beautiful film’ is easily forgotten if the story doesn’t move the audience.
Buffalo Wild Wings Launches ‘Hank the Halls’ Holiday Campaign
The festive spot, styled like a 1950s stop-mo Christmas special, opens on Christmas Eve at the restaurant.
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National Film Board of Canada EP Christine Noël on ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ and Shaping the Future of Animation
The Executive Producer reflects on acclaimed projects like Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s new film, her support for diverse creators, and her efforts to sustain the NFB’s legacy of innovation through a collaborative production model that continues to achieve major festival and awards success.
LAIKA, Rizzoli Universe Partner on 5-Book Deal
In honor of the studio’s 20th anniversary, the multi-title collaboration will feature original art and photography, never-before-seen archival material, and behind-the-scenes secrets across all of the stop-motion studio’s films.
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Telstra, Nexus Studios Team for ‘Together Builds Better’ Stop-Mo Spot
Directed by Johnny Kelly and created in partnership with +61 and Bear Meets Eagle on Fire, the commercial features the animators’ visible hands for a ‘behind-the-scenes’ feel.
Paul Hollingsworth Talks ‘Weirdos’ and ‘One Final Day’ Stop-Motion Shorts
The Digital Wizards Studios founder originally chose sculpting because he couldn’t draw; 2 decades later, the veteran of LEGO stopmo projects for ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Happy Potter,’ ‘The Avengers’ and ‘Star Wars’ has 2 completely different but equally rewarding films on the festival circuit.
Ozlem Akturk Talks ‘The Tiny Chef Show’ and Life After Cancellation
For the creator of the Emmy and Annie Award-winning stop-motion preschool series whose titular character cooks up delightful, herbivorous ‘weshipees’ and bite-sized meals alongside a lineup of top celebrity guest stars and his enthusiastic robot buddy, the end of their Nickelodeon show has meant a new set of challenges… and opportunities.
Netflix, Guillermo del Toro and Gobelins Paris to Launch Stop-Mo Studio
To be housed at the school’s Paris campus and co-funded by the streamer and filmmaker, the initiative will begin its planning phase in the upcoming academic year.
LAIKA Celebrates 20 Years - ‘ParaNorman’ Return to Theaters
The spooktacular stop-motion film will re-release in newly remastered 3D and 2D formats as part of the studio's year-long 20th Anniversary celebration; hits international markets on October 23 and the US on October 25.
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15 NFB Films Headed to OIAF 2025
4 shorts in competition by Alex Boya, Matea Radic, Abbey Collings and the duo of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski lead the expansive slate that includes a special screening of Donald McWilliams’ ‘A Return to Memory;’ festival runs September 24–28.
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New Cordell Barker Short Among 5 Animated NFB Films to Compete at CIFF 2025
The 2-time Oscar nominee’s ‘Good Luck to You All’ world premiere tops the Board’s slate of animation in competition at the festival, which runs September 18–28.
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‘18 Months’: A Subway Baby and Miraculous Adoption
Exploring love, social stigma and permanent families, Klick Health and Zombie Studio’s powerful stop-motion short tells the true story of an infant – Kevin - found in a New York subway and the two men - Pete Mercurio and Danny Stewart - who unexpectedly became his fathers.
Creators Talk ‘Shape Island’ Origins and Season 2 Fun
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen discuss their stop-motion kids’ series, based on their ‘Shapes’ picture books, that is funny and honest about sentient geometric solids without sneaking in ‘lessons’ or ‘messages;’ premieres August 29 on Apple TV+.
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National Film Board of Canada’s Hothouse 15 Program Now Online
The latest edition features work by 6 emerging animation filmmakers: ‘Get a Grip’ by Abbey Collings; ‘I Want to Go Home’ by Mégan Dupont; ‘Intruder’ by Max Ma; ‘Panoptic’ by Katie Finn; ‘Springrise’ by Mitchell Keys; and ‘Super Mr. Woods’ by Aerin Wu.
‘Women Wearing Shoulder Pads’: A Weird, Sexy Stop-Motion Game-Changer
Gonzalo Cordova and Cinema Fantasma deliver a surreal, over-the-top telenovela comedy that blends 1980s Ecuadorian fashion, culture, comedy, and guinea pigs; new episodes air Sundays on Adult Swim at midnight, the next day on HBO Max.
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Exclusive Clip: ‘Shape Island’ Season 2 on Apple TV+
Stop-motion kids’ and family series, with serious Square, intrepid Circle, and tricky Triangle, based on the ‘Shapes’ picture books from Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, premieres August 29.
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Apple TV+ Unveils ‘Shape Island’ Season 2 Trailer
Upcoming season of the stop-motion kids and family series, based on the ‘Shapes’ picture books from Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, premieres August 29.
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BBC Studios Announces 4 New ‘Bluey’ Short-Form Series
Co-commissioned with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, each ‘themed’ show will air on ABC iview, Disney Jr., Disney Channel and Disney+, and the Disney Jr. and Official Bluey channels on YouTube.
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LAIKA Joins the Academy Software Foundation as Premier Member
The award-winning animation studio has been a longtime contributor to the Open Shading Language project, MaterialX project, and OpenUSD Working Group, and plans to help expand the organization’s mission and support learning and mentorship programs.
Gunship Releases ‘Tech Noir 2’ Synthwave Claymation Music Video
Directed by filmmaker Lee Hardcastle, the nostalgia-charged odyssey with references to ‘DooM,’ ‘Zelda,’ ‘Golden Axe,’ ‘Chase HQ,’ ‘Pac-Man,’ and ‘Super Mario’ features John Carpenter, Charlie Simpson, and Tim Cappello.
Coinbase, Aardman Team for ‘Human Nature’ Ad Campaign
The stop-motion series aims to find if talking critters can help people understand the challenges of the traditional financial system, and present cryptocurrency as a tool to increase their financial freedom.
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Apple TV+ Sets ‘Shape Island’ Season 2 Return
Based on the picture books from Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen, new episodes of the stop-motion preschool series will premiere globally on August 29.
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‘Saurus City’: A Stop-Motion Tale of Knights, Dinosaurs, and Found Families
Set in a dino-populated medieval fantasy world, writer-director Nate Smith’s film follows a grizzled knight’s journey to understand the courage and love it takes to give a child a better life, echoing the real-life adoption experiences of its creators.
