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Elizabeth Wood’s ‘White Girl’ and Penny Lane’s ‘NUTS!’ Land at Streaming Sites
Two female-helmed features out of Sundance — Elizabeth Wood’s drug drama “White Girl” and Penny Lane’s animated medical documentary “NUTS!” — have found distribution....
Vicky Zhao to Direct Animated Feature Adaptation of Iconic TV Series ‘My Fair Princess’
Vicky Zhao, one of China’s most popular actresses, will return behind the camera to helm a feature-film version of “My Fair Princess,” the TV show that launched her to stardom. The animated...
Guest Post: From the Oscars Stage to Directors Jail: This Is What Sex Discrimination Looks Like
The following was originally posted on composer Michael Levine‘s Facebook page. It has been slightly edited below. Recently, I went to a screening of a 30-minute film called...
Trailer Watch: Po Reunites with His Long-Lost Father in Jennifer Yuh’s ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’
The world’s clumsiest kung fu master is back. “Kung Fu Panda 3,” co-directed by Jennifer Yuh, is almost here, and a new trailer has been released in anticipation of the animated flick’s...
Seeking Our Story: An Animated Life: Director Vicky Jenson
Vicky Jenson was bornin Los Angeles to a highly talented family that was led by her mother Ana, animmigrant from Costa Rica who encouraged her children to explore the arts. Vicky’s sister became a...
Women in Animation Rolls Out ‘50–50 by 2025’ Initiative
Many top animation programs boast 50% or more female students in their graduating classes, but the cartoon world still employs four men for every woman. In response to this stark gender inequity,...
The 10 Most Gut-Punching Moments From BuzzFeed’s Exposé on Sexism in Animation
It’s not news that the animation industry has always been a boys club, but that doesn’t make BuzzFeed’s recent longform exposé on the historical, institutional and ongoing sexism within the...
Women in Animation Offers Dismal Stats on Current State of Affairs, Proposes Paths toward Progress
Film and television aimed at families and children routinely underrepresent girls and women. According to the Geena Davis Institute, movies and TV shows for those demos feature on average three male...