This near-forgotten cartoon was the first animated show made for television

In 1950, the first cartoon produced for the small screen started airing on a California TV station, laying the foundation for ...
The A.V. Club

Animation First Festival returns with a trailer for February's festivities

The Animation First Festival, the largest animation festival in the country (and the only francophone animation festival), is returning to the Big Apple this February, bringing with it stateside ...
School of Visual Arts

SVA Animation Programs Participate in the Animation First Festival

2025 marks the 8th year of the Animation First Festival hosted by L’Alliance New York to showcase French and Francophone animation for U.S. audiences. The festival showcases screenings of ...
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The greatest animated movie from every decade over the last 100 years

In the 1930s, Disney Animation proved that cartoon movies could bring people to theaters and make as much money as a live-action drama, action, or horror movie. For many years, Disney was the king of ...
nytimes.com

A Master of Animation Is Back, With a ‘Magnificent’ Story

The first animated feature in 15 years by the acclaimed French filmmaker Sylvain Chomet, the “Triplets of Belleville” creator, is a biopic of another artist who never lost his ability for wonder and ...
The Hollywood Reporter

From the Brink to the Big Screen: How the Looney Tunes Film Defied the Odds

The director of 'The Day the Earth Blew Up' opens up about the turbulent journey to bring the first animated Looney Tunes film to the screen in more than 80 years. "We made an indie Looney Tunes movie ...