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 ...

In the 20 years since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences introduced the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, a hand-drawn movie has claimed the award only once—Japanese director Hayao ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Born with Autism (formerly classified as Asperger syndrome), Tyler B. Searle has been obsessed with storytelling since he was old enough to speak. He gravitated towards fairy tales, mythology, the ...

LOS ANGELES – Computer animation may have taken control of the big-screen cartoon world, yet two of the world’s animation masters remain committed to the hand-drawn form. Japan’s Hayao Miyazaki – ...

When Walt Disney Co’s animated film “Home on the Range” debuts Friday, it may signal the end of an era for hand-drawn cartoon features as the company that all but created the art form moves to ...

Earlier today I caught a very entertaining panel at WonderCon in San Francisco moderated by Walt Disney Animation Studios visual effects supervisor Marlon West, who has spent the last few years ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hand-drawn animation, out of fashion in the computer age, experienced a rescue worthy of a fairy tale on Thursday, when Walt Disney animators announced they would bring back ...