Animation

Sharp debates over Studio Ghibli-style self-portraits encapsulate a fundamental fault line: Where do we draw the line between inspiration and theft? Even the outrage depends on the stature of the artist whose work has been used in training models. Adding to the dilemma is that AI, originating from the same training model, can serve both a public cause and a narrow end

Amit Dutta, the little-known most famous Indian auteur: ‘The kind of films I make should be sought out, not thrust upon people’

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025: In this final instalment of a two-part interview, the unparalleled Amit Dutta talks about his practice & influences, David Lynch, artist’s anxieties and trade-offs & why film bodies are irreplaceable.

‘Kumar Gandharva was not just a musical genius but also a profound scholar & thinker’: Amit Dutta & Kuldeep Barve

International Film Festival Rotterdam 2025: In this first instalment of a two-part interview, indie filmmaker Amit Dutta & music composer Kuldeep Barve talk about their latest animation film 'Phool ka Chhand (Rhythm of a Flower)', on singing legend Pandit Kumar Gandharva, whose birth centenary was last year.

Karnataka animation & gaming policy 3.0: Govt unveils operational guidelines for companies

The Department of Electronics, Information Technology, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with ABAI to establish the AVGC Centre of Excellence (CoE) 2.0 on July 31.

Disney probes data breach as hackers expose alleged internal communications online

Disney is presently looking into a serious breach of their internal Slack channels, which is a worrying development. According to their accusations, the hacker collective Nullbulge gained access to these channels and stole and leaked more than 1 terabyte of private information.

Inside Out 2 Review: Pixar’s Animated Adventure Hits The Right Emotional Notes, But Isn’t As Fun As Its Predecessor

With Riley entering her teenage phase, the older emotions—Joy, Anger, Sadness, Fear and Disgust are replaced by Anxiety, Boredom, Envy and Embarrassment. There’s also Nostalgia (portrayed as a nanny) who appears randomly, much like the fleeting emotion itself.

Steve Carell and Illumination take a dig at superhero franchises with the ‘Megaverse’

In celebration of the release of "Despicable Me 4," the most recent film in the franchise, Steve Carell and Illumination have unveiled a completely new timeline that includes new projects and features the Minions. This will broaden the franchise's universe.

After The Garfield Movie, producer Namit Malhotra announces his next, 'The Angry Birds Movie 3'

Production on 'The Angry Birds Movie 3' has begun, according to a statement released by Rovio Entertainment Corporation, SEGA, and Namit Malhotra's Prime Focus Studios production firm. DNEG Animation has been partnered on the project.

Karnataka aims to be global animation & gaming leader with 30,000 jobs by 2028: Siddaramaiah

The 5th edition of Bengaluru GAFX will witness a convergence of animation, VFX, and game studios, production houses, industry veterans, professional students, academia, and technology partners over the next three days.

IFFR 2024 | Animator Ishan Shukla: ‘Ramayana is much better than The Odyssey or Game of Thrones because it is so tragic’

After a short for 2023 Star Wars animated anthology, Vadodara-based Shukla’s ‘Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust’ premieres at IFFR Rotterdam. He talks about Ramayana, polarised world, using AI and cinema legends for his motion capture animation feature.

Composer Sneha Khanwalkar: ‘In the inclusion of everything, somewhere lies my music’

The maverick composer recently worked on the Indian short film 'The Bandits of Golak' for the animated anthology 'Star Wars: Visions' Volume 2.

I&B ministry submits task force report on 'Realising AVGC-XR Sector Potential in India'

According to Apurva Chandra, Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Ministry, the domestic demand for AVGC material as well as the entry of numerous international players into the Indian talent pool have all contributed to the AVGC sector's recent extraordinary growth rates in India.

David Fincher Tries Animation in ‘Love, Death + Robots’

“Bad Travelling” is based on a story by British science fiction author Neal Asher. Fincher worked closely with Tim Miller (Blur Studio) to make it via motion-capture.

Watch: Ice Age's Scrat finally gets his acorn in farewell video from animation studio

Blue Sky Studios, the animation company behind 'Ice Age', was closed by Disney in 2021 because of Covid-related economic difficulties.

I&B Ministry forms task force for animation, VFX sector

India has the potential to capture five per cent ( USD 40 billion) of the global market share by 2025, with an annual growth of around 25-30 per cent and creating over 1,60,000 jobs annually, the ministry said.

As 'Hotel Transylvania' franchise ends, Selena Gomez says, ‘It felt like home’

'Hotel Transylvania: Transformania' will be the last film in the 'Hotel Transylvania' series. For nearly a decade, singer and actor Selena Gomez voiced Mavis, the second lead character in the movies.

Virtual children's short film festival explores themes of friendship, higher purpose and co-existing with nature

The six award-winning shorts have previously been showcased at film festivals across the globe.

Bangalore to Host India`s Largest Animation, Visual Effects and Gaming Event - ABAI Fest & KAVGC Summit, 2016

The 11th edition of ABAI Fest and Karnataka Animation, VFX, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) Summit will commence from April 16-17, at The Lalit Ashok ...

Broadcasting ministry wants to make India global media hub

The ministry has expedited clearance for new TV channels over the last six months under a liberalised regime. It intends to play a role of a facilitator for the media and entertainment industry to flourish in the country, he said.

Budget 2016: Digitisation led to increase in tax collection: Survey

The government has embarked on an ambitious exercise to digitise cable network in four phases and complete switch off of analog TV services by December 31, 2016.

Tata Elxsi Q1 net rises three-fold to Rs 8.92cr

Tata Elxsi's consolidated net sales rose 18 percent to Rs 173.17 crore in the April-June quarter of 2013-14 fiscal against Rs 146.19 crore in the same quarter of previous fiscal.

Hottest Tech Careers - Part 2

Over the past couple of years IT has grown organically, intertwining itself with several other disciplines: design, language, marketing, statistics, analysis

Making it large the 3D way: DQ Entertainment

Tapaas Chakravarti, Chairman & CEO of DQ joins CNBC-TV18 to talk about the company’s operations and the big orders it recently received

HP unveils new series of workstations

Hewlett Packard (HP), on Friday unveiled a range of workstations targeted at sectors like medical imaging, animation, banking and financial services as well as manufacturing.

Start-up wonder: Meet the 14 year old CEO

Sindhuja Rajuraman is a class 9 student who loves her cartoons. She loves them so much that she decided to get into animation herself.