InterviewsInterview: Mamoru Hosoda on Tapping Into His Inner Child for “Mirai”The gifted Japanese animator behind "Wolf Children" talks about keeping his latest film all in the family.byStephen SaitoNov 30, 2018
InterviewsInterview: Milorad Krstić on the Art of the Steal in “Ruben Brandt, Collector”The animator talks about creating this dream film for art lovers about a man with nightmares about becoming an artist.byStephen SaitoNov 20, 2018
New York Film FestivalInterview: Dash Shaw on Getting That Floating Feeling of “My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea”The celebrated comic book artist talks about his feature directorial debut and bringing out the color in this animated look at the teenage y...byStephen SaitoOct 9, 2016
InterviewsInterview: Roger Ross Williams on Making the Vibrant and Vital “Life, Animated”The Oscar-winning director talks about getting inside the mind of a young autistic man who learned how to express himself by watching Disney...byStephen SaitoJun 28, 2016
InterviewsTIFF ’12 Interview: Patrice Leconte on the Beautiful Afterlife of His Animated Musical “The Suicide Shop”The filmmaker behind "Girl on the Bridge" and "Man on the Train" takes his talents to the animated realm with this mordantly amusing musical...byStephen SaitoSep 16, 2012
AwardsShaking Off Oscar Cynicism at an Evening of Academy Award-Nominated Shorts Hosted by Brad BirdThe "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" director moderated two panels with the creative teams behind this year's Oscar-nominated short fi...byStephen SaitoFeb 22, 2012
Kickstart This!Kickstart This! – Jen Sachs’ High-Flying Animated Biopic “The Fantastic Flights of Sophie Blanchard”With its future may be up in the air, an award-winning animator's biography of one of the first female aviators is as deserving of more atte...byStephen SaitoDec 12, 2011
To Live and Screen in L.A.Enrico Casarosa’s “La Luna,” John Lasseter and the Pixar ProcessWith the studio's filmmakers doing the usual awards season barnstorming, there's been some interesting details about their creative process,...byStephen SaitoDec 6, 2011