Representations of girls on screen have become much better over the years but there is still a vocal audience who would rather they be tame and demure.
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A provocative short film about a woman and her dog, Bestia highlights the impunity enjoyed by Chile’s military and politicians
Animation allowed the makers of Flee to tell a story that challenges the pervasive narrative of it means to be a refugee
Growing up is never easy, but visualising complex ideas can help. Animation and character design allow us to put a metaphorical mirror up to society.
Royal satire has softened over the last 300 years, but audiences are more sensitive to barbs against the institution.
The latest Disney-Pixar film has been seen as containing queer themes, but what is the animation studio trying to achieve?
The condition challenges the centuries-old idea that all great artists are able to envision what they’re drawing.
ACMI’s first feature exhibition since its redevelopment shows fans the complex artistry behind their childhood favourites.
Fictional screen robots have long represented our fear of technology. A new animated family film combines this trepidation with many parents’ fear of losing offline connection with their kids.
Released in 2001, it was the first film to really give Pixar a run for its money.
What the closure of Blue Sky studios means for the future of cartoons
If you still haven’t seen this movie about a jazz pianist whose soul goes on a great adventure, it’s about time you did.
The genius of Bluey isn’t just in its characters and stories of family life. The hit show’s soundtrack sets the mood, plays with the narrative and draws on classical scores.
The film about old toys and new turns 25 this year. Heralded as the first computer animated film, a re-examination indicates it was cautiously innovative rather than a complete break with the past.
How one filmmaker is trying to capture the visceral experience of an abusive relationship to foster understanding and empathy, and prevent further abuse.
BoJack Horseman is part of a long history of animations that have always broached more grown-up topics.
Since medieval times, animals have been used by storytellers to teach humans about themselves.
For decades, animators have attempted to recreate realistic human faces without entering what’s called the ‘uncanny valley.’
More than a decade before Snow White, Lotte Reiniger was pioneering revolutionary animation ideas – now they are being rediscovered.
In a Sydney community centre, a group of artists with and without disabilities are showing how creativity can connect us all.
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