Episode 102: AF News Edition – The 95th Academy Awards

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“I’d like to thank the academy…”

It’s time to head to the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA for another year at the Oscars! In this AF news edition, Stanford and Marc discuss the 95th Academy Awards. Including, Guillermo del Toro’s acceptance speech for PINOCCHIO‘s Best Animated Feature win, THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE‘s win for Best Animated Short, AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER‘s win for Best Visual Effects, as well as the new trailer and cast announcement for TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM plus much, much more…

(recorded on: Tuesday, March 14th, 2023)

A Fascinating Day In Animation History: Walt Disney’s ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’ (1961)

“We’ll have a Dalmatian Plantation! What an inspiration!”

Walt Disney’s seventeenth feature-length animated film 101 Dalmatians came out January 25, 1961 and was a resounding success for the company.  Sleeping Beauty had been a failure and had cost the company tons, so there was actually talk of shutting down the animation department. Walt was averse to the idea, but something had to be done to cut costs. 101 Dalmatians would be made for $2 million less than its predecessor thanks to a new Xeroxing technique that eliminated the ink department and it would be the highest grossing film of 1961 in the United States.

Veteran Animator Burny Mattinson Celebrates 60 Years of Working at Disney

Animator, writer and director Burny Mattinson celebrated his 60th year of working at The Walt Disney Company this week. The commemoration and celebration were held on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Roy E. Disney Animation Building on The Walt Disney Studios lot in Burbank, CA.

“Animation Fascination” Episode 26: An Endless Summer of Animation

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In this episode Marc and Matt are joined by guest hosts “The Rotoscopers” (Morgan Stradling, Chelsea Robson, and Mason Smith) to discuss this summer’s animated films & preview next year’s. Plus “Disney Animation” on Blu-ray reviews and much, much more…