Gints Zilbalodis has achieved the impressive feat of capturing an Academy Award while competing with global animation giants. For the third year in a row (as reported by many publications), a familiar, Western household animation studio lost the Oscar battle. And while winning an Oscar is not the only indication…
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Vengeance Most Fowl: A classy response to AI art threat
Since I watched Chicken Run as a child and, later, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget as an adult, Aardman Studios has impressed me with its sheer creativity and stop-motion brilliance. Wallace and Gromit’s latest adventure is yet another feather in the Aardman cap! Let’s explore! AD Ode to Innovative Minds The…
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Fatenah, breast cancer, and animating Gaza
‘My sister, our land has a throbbing heart, It doesn’t cease to beat, and it endures the unendurable. It keeps the secrets of hills and wombs. This land sprouting with spikes and palms is also the land that gives birth to a freedom fighter. This land, my sister, is a…
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The timeless relevance of Genzaburo Yoshino’s How Do You Live
Hayao Miyazaki’s current final film, How Do You Live, was released theatrically in Japan on July 14, 2023. The film is inspired by Genzaburo Yoshino’s 1937 coming-of-age classic of the same name and is also one of Miyazaki’s favorite books. How Do You Live is written for adolescent boys, and…
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TRIO Manga Volume 2: Action-Packed & Yet Spiritual
I cannot wait to watch the Trio Anime! TRIO Manga is revolutionizing the Indian anime scene, and its second volume is a unique and captivating reading experience. For a quick recap, the first volume introduces our heroines – Genia, Bonnie, and Sonnie– teenage girls from different ethnicities in India who…