Tokyo Competition's First Animated Feature Was Sun Xun's All-In Bet

Chinese artist and filmmaker Sun Xun never expected "Magic Atlas" to become the first animated feature selected for the Tokyo ...

This Should Be the First Animated Film to Win Best Picture

Laika Studios’ Wildwood, which just premiered at the London Film Festival, is an incredible feat. It’s a major leap forward ...
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This near-forgotten cartoon was the first animated show made for television

On August 1, 1950, "Crusader Rabbit" debuted on the NBC-owned Los Angeles TV station KNBH, making history as the first animated series created specifically for TV broadcast. Produced as a satirical ...
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First Look at Animation ‘The Last Whale Singer,’ Pre-Sold to Multiple Territories by Global Screen (EXCLUSIVE)

As sales agency Global Screen prepares to show the first scene from animated feature “The Last Whale Singer” to buyers at a screening at the European Film Market in Berlin on Feb. 13, and Variety has ...