Over the last couple of decades, animated features have pushed the boundaries of art, storytelling and the box office. “Flow” won the animated feature Oscar this year, and it didn’t have any dialog, ...

The Czech animation industry can point to a century-long legacy that gave rise to internationally recognized talents including Jiří Trnka, Karel Zeman, Jan Švankmajer and Jiří Barta, many of whom ...

Variety will once again celebrate the next wave of animation trailblazers at its annual 10 Animators to Watch event on July 9 in Los Angeles. The evening, presented by Nickelodeon, will spotlight this ...

From Indonesia to Warsaw, an unlikely group of amateur animators connected for the genre mold-buster. By Steven Zeitchik Senior Editor, Technology and Politics Over three decades as a musician, ...

In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, animators and freelancers need to adapt their content to meet the unique demands of social media platforms. With Tiktok, Instagram, and Youtube driving ...

Digital technology may have led to the decline of hand-drawn animation, but it still required legions of creatives and technicians to feed into the process. Now some fear that artificial intelligence ...

Variety is once again proud to honor the artists behind the toons with our 2025 Animators to Watch report. As has become an annual tradition, Variety asked each honoree to create a self-portrait to ...