You’d think the number of animators would grow accordingly, but it didn’t increase that much,” said Fukumiya Ayano, of Nippon Anime and Film Culture Association (NAFCA), an advocacy group. In 2010 it ...

Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key ...

Anime stands as one of Japan's most prominent cultural exports, actively inspiring international creators who want to create something similar. However, a prominent industry executive has noted that ...

This year marks the 76th anniversary of the Warner Bros.’ The Dover Boys at Pimento University, an experimental theatrical short directed by Chuck Jones that pushed stylized animation in new ...

Animators were paid bottom rate on a recent Japanese production for Netflix, according to Ippei Ichii. The animator and storyboard artist took to Twitter to condemn the streaming giant, claiming that ...

Lynn Tomlinson and Corrie Francis Parks, two independent animators and college professors in the Baltimore region, have been inducted into this year’s class of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and ...