Culture news

Walking in movie scenes: Studio Ghibli exhibition opens in Bangkok

The iconic scenes from Studio Ghibli's famous animations are brought alive at an exhibition in Bangkok. Visitors are immersed in the 3D world of ten movies including Spirited Away.

03/07/2023

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light'

A stop-motion standout of this year's Annecy Animation Film Festival, one to keep a close eye on.

16/06/2023

Culture news

Guillermo del Toro: 'We need to take over the asylum and then run it!'

Disclaimer: This article contains Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro dropping a fair few f-bombs.

16/06/2023

Culture news

Annecy Film Festival 2023: The unmissable animation event

The Annecy Animation Film Festival runs from 11 - 17 June. Here's the full lowdown.

10/06/2023

Culture news

'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' breaks new global record

Mario Time is still not over, as the animated film has broken another record, becoming the first film of 2023 to pass the $1 billion mark at the global box office.

01/05/2023

Culture news

Anime in Africa: Fans gather for Nigeria's second ever anime festival

Japanese anime is becoming increasingly popular in West Africa's largest nation as more Nigerians fans are getting involved in cosplay.

15/01/2023

Creators

Enter the magical world of stop motion film with Patagraph

Stop motion animator and director Victor Haegelin is better known as Patagraph on Instagram. In this episode of Creators, we visit his studio to see how he creates his magic on screen.

22/12/2022

Culture news

Mexican town believes late grandmother is inspiration for Pixar's Coco

On the eve of the Day of the Dead, a group of visitors from abroad and all over Mexico visit the house of late Maria Salud Ramirez, who they are certain was the inspiration for the famous Pixar animated film Coco (2017).

02/11/2022

Moments

Studio Ghibli fans rejoice as long-awaited theme park opens in Japan

Visitors can get up close and personal with detailed, life-size reconstructions of some of the studio’s most famous film scenes.

02/11/2022

Culture news

Yu-Gi-Oh! creator dies: here's why it was a legendary franchise

The body Kazuki Takahashi was found floating off the coast of Japan. We look back at the incredible manga and card game he created.

08/07/2022

Art

Meet the artist fixing potholes with ceramics to urge street repairs

Ivan Kravchenko, a 26-year old ceramics artist, is plugging Russia's notoriously potholed roads with beautiful painted patches.

11/11/2021

Culture news

Halloween makes a killing - but do 21st century reboots pay off?

Here are some of the biggest disasters and successes of 21st-century cinema's obsession with remaking old classics.

18/10/2021

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New York Comic Con is back for its first in-person event since 2019

New York Comic Con has returned following a virtual event last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Fans were back Friday (08 OCT. 2021) at the Jacob Javits Center for the comic book culture festival.

09/10/2021

Cinema

Egypt’s first animated feature took 20 years to make

After nearly 20 years in the making, Egypt’s first animated feature movie hit the big screen on Monday at the third edition of the El Gouna International Film Festival in Egypt.

25/09/2019

United Kingdom

Watch: AIDS awareness animation featuring Freddie Mercury released

The video tells the story of two white blood cells, one of whom is infected with the virus, who fall in love. Mercury, who died from AIDS-related complications in 1991, performs his 1985 track Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow.

05/09/2019

World

Backstage at one of the world’s largest indoor theme parks

Batman and Superman are about to move into their first official home in the Middle East.

20/07/2018