The Weekly, September 25, 2020

Director Chris Williams discuss the cinematic influences behind Netflix's "The Sea Beast" – and how working on "Moana" prepped him for this film.

Eric Wong, a production designer on Mamoru Hosoda's new fantasy epic, speaks about designing the film's vast virtual world. Elsewhere in the podcast, we take a look at the growing trend of big U.S. companies aligning with anime studios, Chinese investment in Japanese studios, and labor issues in the Japanese animation industry. 

We revisit some of the month’s most interesting stories in the animation world, as covered on the website, and interview Joe Mateo, director of the Oscar-qualified short film "Blush," which is now available on Apple TV+.

In a wide-ranging conversation, director Chris Appelhans explains why he ended up making the feature in China, rather than through the U.S. studio system, and reflects on what it means to be an American telling a story rooted in Chinese culture.

Director Tim Story shares his experience directing "Tom & Jerry," Warner Bros.'s live-action/cg hybrid film starring the beloved cat-and-mouse duo.

In this week's roundup of animation news, we speak to Glen Keane about his feature directorial debut, Netflix's "Over the Moon." Plus, we look at the new content warnings being placed in front of classic Disney films on Disney+, the departure of the Peanuts holiday specials from broadcast television, the collapse of Quibi, and the unionization of the first animation studio in British Columbia.

In this week's roundup of animation news, we look at  a new "Lumberjanes" animated series in the works, the battle between the Walt Disney Company and the state of California over Disneyland's continued closure, investigations into misconduct over at Weta in New Zealand, lots of new projects announced at Netflix, and Disney-Pixar’s "Soul" moves to Disney+.

In this week's roundup of animation news, we look at the Disney Company's mass layoffs and whether they could have been avoided, Variety's 10 Animators  to Watch for 2020, Chris Nee's series at Netflix with Barack and Michelle Obama, and other news from the week in animation.

In this week's roundup of animation news, we talk about shifting release schedules for theatrical features in the U.S., Fox's renewals of Family Guy and Bob's Burgers, and a conversation with Pixelatl and Ideatoon founder José Iñesta about how the industry is evolving.

How is the movement for racial justice shaping animation? We speak to industry figures who are pushing for change.