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Animation

'The Colors Within'
Features
‘The Colors Within’ Marks a Fresh Challenge for Animator Naoko Yamada
The "A Silent Voice" and "Liz and the Blue Bird" animator tells IndieWire about the allure of animation.
By Ryan Gaur
Secret Level
Getting Animated
‘Secret Level’ Reinvents Popular Video Game Franchises — Including a Dark and Violent Pac-Man
Creator Tim Miller and supervising director Dave Wilson tell IndieWire about their new animated anthology series and adapting decades' worth of lore into 15-minute episodes.
By Rafael Motamayor
Creature Commandos DC Max animated series
Getting Animated
‘Creature Commandos’ Kicks Off a New DC Universe — and Fresh Looks for Some Familiar Faces
Showrunner Dean Lorey and supervising producer Rick Morales tell IndieWire about teasing a larger universe without knowing how any of it will actually look.
By Rafael Motamayor
That Christmas Neflix
Getting Animated
‘That Christmas’ Director Simon Otto Turned to Richard Curtis Movies for Inspiration
Otto tells IndieWire what he learned working on an animated ensemble Christmas film with the "Love Actually" director, and how Ed Sheeran saved a montage.
By Bill Desowitz
Czech stop motion animated film Living Large
Getting Animated
‘Living Large’ Tackles Heavy Themes with Stop-Motion Puppetry (and Real Hair)
Director Kristina Dufková tells IndieWire about her Annency Jury Award winner, which follows a teen struggling with bullies, puberty, and his weight.
By Mark Peikert
FLOW, (aka STRAUME), 2024. © Janus Films / courtesy Everett Collection
Getting Animated
‘Flow’ Doesn’t Have Dialogue — But Its Sound Design Speaks Volumes
Director Gints Zilbalodis and sound designer Gurwal Coïc-Gallas tell IndieWire about maintaining the momentum of the animated animal adventure through sound.
By Sarah Shachat
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL, 2024. © IFC Films /Courtesy Everett Collection
Features
‘Memoir of a Snail’ Celebrates the ‘Lumps and Bumps’ of Truly Handmade Stop Motion
Director Adam Elliot tells IndieWire about making a "chunky wonky" animated film in shades of brown.
By Rafael Motamayor
MOANA 2
Getting Animated
‘Moana 2’ Animators Gave the Wayfinder More Strength (and Muscle) to Battle Storm God Nalo
The Disney animation team discusses strengthening Moana with a Marvel-like pose, the return of the Kakamora, and the introduction of Nalo.
By Bill Desowitz
'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,' Netflix/Aardman
Getting Animated
Wallace & Gromit Are Only 8 Inches Tall? That and More from Our ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Set Visit
Plus, watch a new trailer for the upcoming stop-motion movie.
By Bill Desowitz
SPELLBOUND - Spellbound follows the adventures of Ellian, the tenacious young daughter of the rulers of Lumbria who must go on a daring quest to save her family and kingdom after a mysterious spell transforms her parents into monsters. Spellbound is directed by Vicky Jenson (Shrek) with original score from EGOT-winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast) and lyrics by Glenn Slater (Tangled). A Netflix Film from Skydance Animation, Spellbound boasts an all-star voice cast led by Rachel Zegler, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane, and Tituss Burgess. Spellbound is written by Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin and Julia Miranda and produced by John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Bruce Anderson for Skydance Animation. Cr: Skydance Animation/Netflix © 2024
Getting Animated
‘Spellbound’ Puts a Musical Twist on Fairy Tale Families
Director Vicky Jenson tells IndieWire about her new animated Netflix movie, which explores bad parenting in a mythical kingdom.
By Bill Desowitz
COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG, Courage the Cowardly Dog, 1999-2002. (c) Cartoon Network/ Courtesy: Everett Colleciton.
Getting Animated
25 Years Later, Looking Back at ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ and Its Heady Mix of Jungian Concepts, Nietzsche, and Angry Eggplants
John Dilworth, the creator of the beloved Cartoon Network series, tells IndieWire about treating his animated show like an indie film.
By Carlos Aguilar
'Flow,' Gints Zilbalodis
Getting Animated
‘Flow’ Director Gints Zilbalodis Doesn’t Need Dialogue to Tell His Stories
The writer/director tells IndieWire about applying a purely visual style to his epic animated film about a black cat escaping a flood.
By Bill Desowitz
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