Chris Robinson chats with American indie animator Tom Schroeder

Esteemed animation historian Giannalberto Bendazzi has just completed a 3 volume set of books titled Animation – A World History.
This comprehensive animation history took Giannalberto 9 years to write and is a greatly expanded and more detailed addition to his 1994 book Cartoons.  The three volumes treat animation as the serious art form that it is, deserving of its own place in film history.

A mismatched couple traverse a succession of breathtaking, naturalistic environments on their journey home.

Sketching is transformational

Dedicated to Colin, my host, who invited me for ideation brainstorming and asking, ‘What if?’

A teaser for Bob Godfrey's Great has been released as part of the crowdfunding campaign for new documentary.

A fascinating and thought-provoking roundtable discussion tackles the notion that animated short films may be getting too “talky.”

There's nothing more frustrating than getting an email from a producer asking if I’m interested in writing a screenplay and then, when I email back and convey my interest, all I hear are—

Change in dates for The International Animation Film Festival Golden Kuker in Sofia, Bulgaria: May 9 -15, 2016.

The 14th Euganea Film Festival takes place over 3 different weekends  in 3 different Northern Italian cities where over 60 films were screened.  The first weekend in the beautiful city of Este was devoted to animation.  The documentary and short live action films were shown in two other cities on following weekends with different juries.

Why is it so hard to find good, mid-priced recording gear?

Excited about Creative Field Recording

Veteran animator Kevin O’Hara makes the rounds of NYC animation schools to showcase Disney and Pixar’s upcoming Thanksgiving release, ‘The Good Dinosaur.’

Imagination and ‘gravity free & reality independent’ ideation are critical to unlocking the true potential of AR and VR.

Chris Robinson chats with the acclaimed Canadian animator and multimedia artist.

What’s joy got to do with it? Is joy just a second-hand emotion?

Lobster Films has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the Keaton Project - which is a venture to restore 32 Buster Keaton films.

Italy’s VIEW Conference 2015 is just around the corner, with a top lineup of industry leaders preparing for a memorable week of presentations and al dente agnolotti.

The Great Women Animators project is a growing international archive showcasing women animators throughout history.

Founded in 1955, DOK Leipzig is the oldest documentary festival in the world, and from its beginning, animated films were part of the program, which today extends into crossmedia art. Dok Leipzig 2015 will be from 26 Oct. until 1 Nov. this year.

The Monstra Animation Festival in Lisbon has sent out their call for entries for Monstra 2016 in March, 2016. The entry deadline is 31 October, 2015

23rd Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film invites you to submit your animated films produced after October 1st 2014 for the competition categories International Competition, Young Animation, Tricks for Kids and AniMovie. Submission deadline is December 1st, 2015

Final reflections on how society has a critical need for igniting and cultivating imagination as the origin of all ideation, inspiration, invention and innovation.

Can we ever realistically connect with the world around us for extended periods or are these moments of connection and small joys just fleeting, fading as fast as they appear?