Kingara Kavyam took shape during the pandemic, when cinema itself felt uncertain. Rahul, with a background in live action, began to wonder whether the medium he had built his career in could survive ...

At the tender age of two, Amélie (voiced by Loïse Charpentier) — a Belgian girl living in rural Japan in the late 1960s — is roused from a vegetative state by a bar of white chocolate. Newly awakened ...

is an art director at The Verge. In a style that feels nostalgic and nascent, Bree O’Donnell is crafting her singular vision of a 3D witch named Mary. Through the tiny window of short clips on ...

EXCLUSIVE: Piece of Magic Entertainment has picked up all rights for Germany on Oscar-nominated animation Little Amélie or The Character Of Rain. Liane-Cho Han and Mailys Vallade’s French feature is ...

The Times’s tiny animated athletes flip, spin and soar through the air just like their real-life counterparts. By Alice FangMatt RubyWilson Andrews and Eden Weingart Alice, Matt, Wilson and Eden are ...

Simply sign up to the Film myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Mercifully, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is not a prequel to Amélie, the 2001 French hit about the crème ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In nearly a quarter-century of the Oscars’ animated feature category, Disney or Pixar Studios has won 15 out of 24 ...

Oscars Best Animated Short Film Commentary (Updated March 9, 2026): It’s a tale as old as time: Oscar pools are won or lost in the shorts categories. And this year’s animated short race may be 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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The 2026 Oscar-nominated animated shorts mix the past and the present, fable and nonfiction. Some even look into ...

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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia 2 has roared past the $1 billion threshold at the global box office, achieving the massive milestone in just 17 days. This phenomenal pace makes it the ...