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2D animation test video of Pixar's new movie is so gorgeous, it's a shame it wasn't released this way

Pixar's Hoppersis proving to be the next big hit for the animation studio, but a 2D clip reveals what the movie could have been. Though the company launched in the 1980s, Pixar didn't become widely ...
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‘Nobody’ Director Yu Shui On Crafting China’s Biggest-Ever 2D Animated Hit

Ahead of an Annecy competition appearance, the filmmaker discusses blending Chinese painting traditions with Western techniques to shape the feature's look.

Lost Art: How CG Killed Hand-Drawn Animation at Disney

While blockbuster CG-animated films like Toy Story 5 dominate the big screen today, let's take a look back at how hand-drawn ...
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‘Light of the World’ Directors John Schafer And Tom Bancroft On The Joys And Challenges Of Making Their 2D Animated Epic

This weekend, more than 1,900 U.S. theaters will screen the mostly hand-drawn 2D animated feature Light of the World, which adapts the Biblical story of Jesus through the eyes of the youngest disciple ...
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Disney Director Calls Industry's Dismissal of 2D Animation "Disappointing" [Exclusive]

The world of feature-length animation continues to thrive, with films like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Predator: Killer of Killers, and the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movies pushing the ...
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'A Goofy Movie' and 'Tarzan' Director Explains What Makes 2D Animation So Special [Exclusive]

The world of feature-length animation continues to thrive, with films like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Predator: Killer of Killers, and the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movies pushing the ...