Many generations' first introduction to anime films was with works entirely or almost entirely animated with hand-drawn cel animation. Cel animation is a traditional technique using celluloid sheets ...

Studio Ghibli's hand-drawn animation requires unparalleled dedication from artists, resulting in vibrant visuals. Ghibli ...

Benoît Chieux's first solo feature, 'Sirocco and the Kingdom of Air,' is a 2D animated tale about two sisters who get trapped in the pages of a children's book. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief ...

JAPANESE hand-drawn animation master Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle) has hinted strongly in recent interviews that this epic work will be his last. That should be reason enough ...

It’s been years since Disney made an animated film that Walt himself could have rolled up his sleeves and pitched in on. The traditional, hand-drawn “classic” animation fell out of favor with ...

From Oscar winners like Inside Out in 2015 to underrated gems like Rango in 2011, these are the best animated movies from ...

"The exchanges between Mahito and the heron... they really reflected my usual sort of conversations with Miyazaki." GKids has released a promo featurette video for Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the ...

The Japanese market loves homegrown hand-drawn animation: In 2013, six of the 10 top-earning domestic films were toons, with Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises,” at $120 million, topping the list. And ...

"The great ravine is disputed territory... so we go to war. Idiocy." Mano Animation Studios has revealed a trailer for an animated feature titled The Glassworker, from filmmaker Usman Riaz as his ...

However much Mary Poppins Returns might have its heart in the past, the new Disney musical might have just changed cinema’s future as we know it. As in the 1964 original, the film’s centrepiece ...