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Ash Ketchum is retiring from the Pokémon franchise, but this doesn’t spell the end of Pikachu.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio explores one of the filmmaker’s signature tropes – a child abandoned amid a fascist regime.
Twenty-five years on from his promise to become “the very best”, Ash Ketchum has won the Pokémon World Championship. But for a franchise that’s always evolving, this is far from the end.
Despite the fact that many of its elements were alien to American audiences, the film became a sensation.
The company has been suspected of alluding to same-sex couples in the past but Lightyear’s kiss could be the first overt instance of LGBTQ+ representation.
The custodians of one of Hollywood’s most reliable cash machines have been careful to sidestep political minefields that might remind customers of a realm outside the Magic Kingdom.
Though it was exceedingly grating, the late comedian was able to perfect a sound that worked in tandem with his brand of humor.
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.
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.
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Senior Lecturer in the School of Design, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Film Studies, Department of Liberal Arts, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer: Director MSc Animation and VFX MDes Comics & Graphic Novels, University of Dundee
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Lecturer in Illustration/Animation, University of South Australia
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Director of the Animation Academy, Loughborough University
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Lecturer in Film & Media Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer Film Studies and Media, York St John University
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Jury Professor of English and Language and Literature, University of Adelaide
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SHARP Professor, leader of the Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, UNSW Sydney, and leader of the UNSW Node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney
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Visual artist / interactive author, leader of the Living Data program., University of Technology Sydney
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Visual Science Communicator, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Garvan Institute
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