Disney Director Calls Industry's Dismissal of 2D Animation "Disappointing" [Exclusive]

Kevin Lima, the director behind A Goofy Movie, Tarzan, and Enchanted, thinks the industry's lack of hand-drawn 2D animated ...

The Anime Boom Proves Disney Made a Huge Mistake

When I started getting into anime in my early teens, it was basically impossible to find in the mainstream. I belonged to ...
Cartoon Brew

2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Two Ships’ Director McKinley Benson

Two Ships' is a hand-drawn short that explores distance and connection as experienced by a couple occupying the same space, ...
Psychology Today

When 2D Animation and Nostalgia Bring Us Renewed Hope

I woke up today embracing two things. First, as an adult, I am going to spend my Saturday morning watching cartoons in bed, with a bowl of Fruity Pebbles, next to my partner. The other thing: the ...
IndieWire

With Its Revival of 2D, ‘Wish’ Became a ‘Gateway Drug’ for Young Disney CG Animators

With “Wish,” Disney Animation celebrates its 100th anniversary by merging the 2D legacy of watercolor background paintings (dating back to “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”) with cutting-edge CG. The ...

The Chainsaw Man movie mixes hand-drawn animation with CGI — just like Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle

The Chainsaw Man panelists also explained how using 3D CG models helps maintain positions and gives background objects ...
Variety

‘Mulan’s’ Ming-Na Wen to Narrate Annecy-Bound 2D Animation Documentary ‘Pencils Vs Pixels’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Ming-Na Wen, who voiced Mulan in Disney’s animated feature of the same name, is set to narrate a new documentary titled “Pencils Vs Pixels.” Co-directed by Bay Dariz (“Hypochondriac”) and Phil Earnest ...