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The Real-World Power of Animation—And Why It’s Worth $400 Billion

Animation isn’t just kids’ cartoons—it’s a $400 billion force reshaping medicine, education, politics, and the way we live. When most people think of animation, they imagine Saturday morning cartoons ...
Variety

Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Yellowbrick Launch Free Online Course, ‘This Is Animation’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks have teamed up with the educational platform Yellowbrick to present “This Is Animation,” an all-new, free-to-access online course designed to ...
Variety

Animation Is Film Reveals October Dates for L.A.’s Top Toon Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

The seventh edition of Animation is Film (AIF), a Los Angeles-based sister event to France’s prestigious Annecy Animation Festival, will run October 18-20 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Climate Change Animation ‘Black Butterflies’ Has Conquered Spain and Latin America — Now It Hopes to Take Flight in the U.S.

With an original song from Grammy-winning artist Rubén Blades, the film’s director and producer look to tackle the U.S.: "We're very happy with the recognition and the awards we've had all these last ...
The New York Times

What if Making Cartoons Becomes 90% Cheaper?

A.I. has yet to upend Hollywood. But it is starting to make big inroads in animation. The founders of Toonstar, a small animation studio in downtown Los Angeles, have incorporated A.I. at various ...