In July of this year, the Pixar-produced “Inside Out 2” sprinted out of the gate to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Meanwhile, some are predicting that a strike by animators in the USA is potentially looming. 

So how does this come to be? How do we explain the huge discrepancy between box office success and layoffs? And what are the issues faced by animators working in Hollywood? 

Talking animals and moving objects, it seems like science flies out the window when it comes to animation – or does it? Anthropomorphism dominates animated films and it turns out there’s a good reason for this.

Sometime last year the news broke that the celebrated short film festival held annually in the French town of Clermont-Ferrand was in trouble. One of the major funders of the festival announced a surprise 50% cut in their subsidy for the 2023 edition - that had already taken place.

Smartphones have changed how we make and consume media in our daily lives. But how have they impacted areas of the film industry?

You don’t need a budget when you’ve got a beach ball with legs - and other lessons from bargain science fiction films from history.