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The film covers themes of belonging, identity and the struggle of trying to straddle different cultural worlds.
Ne Zha has successfully created both an emotional and patriotic bond with Chinese audiences while boosting China’s cultural confidence.
Ne Zha 2: The Sea’s Fury has entered the top 10 highest grossing films of all time. It’s also China’s highest-grossing film to-date.
Stop motion has evolved monumentally since the first feature came out 100 years ago – yet it hasn’t lost its delicate charm.
Ben Whitehead took over for Peter Sallis and was able to seamlessly voice Wallace thanks to deep study of the late actor’s work.
The new film could be considered a huge achievement in Australian animation – even if it does lack adult appeal.
The animated hit has garnered a lot of success in nearly every iteration.
Within a few years of his debut appearance in 1934, Donald Duck had already achieved a celebrity status comparable to Shirley Temple or Greta Garbo.
Kids will probably love it. It looks like the distilled essence of Pixar’s Monster’s Inc visual appeal. Essence is the wrong word though; to be honest this is more like pastiche.
Bluey’s widespread appeal can be considered a symptom of the slow decline of age-based viewing.
Dawn of the Nugget has appealing new characters, emotional depth and distinctly British humour.
These stories allow for beautiful explorations of the British countryside, and the female-focused approach that Ghibli have become known for.
The Wrong Trousers introduced viewers to the endeavours of Feathers McGraw, a silent criminal mastermind penguin.
The success of Frozen extends beyond the box office, leaving a permanent mark on popular culture.
Pluto follows German robot detective Gesicht as he traces the mysterious killings of robots and humans.
Arkie was created by illustrator Nathan Jurevicius 21 years ago. She has evolved into graphic novels, games, toys – and now an animated feature.
The stylish Oscar Wilde animation has a distinguished cast, including Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie.
The 82-year-old Japanese director brings over half a century’s worth of animated masterpieces together in this coming-of-age story
Ruby Gillman is not the Monstrous beast of Norweigan folklore but an awkward teen going through a big change.
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Senior Lecturer in Illustration and Animation, Adelaide University ; University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Liberal Arts and Visual Cultures Education, Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer: Director MSc Animation and VFX MDes Comics & Graphic Novels, University of Dundee
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Media Production, University of Westminster
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Director of the Animation Academy, Loughborough University
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PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University
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Lecturer in Animation, University of Greenwich
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Senior Lecturer Film Studies and Media, York St John University
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Professor of Film and Digital Arts, University of Bristol
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Lecturer in Animation, University of Newcastle
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Associate Dean of Learning, Teaching, and Student Success and Lecturer in Media, Art and Communication, Sheffield Hallam University
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Associate Professor in Film Studies, University of Southampton
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Lecturer in Contextual and Critical Studies for Visual Effects and Motion Graphics, University of South Wales