Climate Change Animation ‘Black Butterflies’ Has Conquered Spain and Latin America — Now It Hopes to Take Flight in the U.S.

With an original song from Grammy-winning artist Rubén Blades, the film’s director and producer look to tackle the U.S.: ...
Tech Xplore

An AI approach for single-image-based 3D character animation with preserved proportions

In Proceedings of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Conference Papers, a research team affiliated with UNIST reports a new AI technology ...

Zootopia 2 director Byron Howard & animation supervisor Adam Green on animating Gary De'Snake in a realistic way – the process

For Disney’s long anticipated sequel to 2016’s Zootopia, director Byron Howard needed some new ideas for characters and the ...
Westword

Mile High Animation Receives $10,000 Grant to Fund Free Animation Courses for All Ages

The Denver Creates fund has awarded a local animation studio a $10,000 grant to offer free animation courses to kids and adults. Since 2023, Mile High Animation has offered a summer camp and workshop ...
PC Gamer

The Python Software Foundation has turned down a $1.5 million US government grant amid ethical concerns

Linux I'm brave enough to say it: Linux is good now, and if you want to feel like you actually own your PC, make 2026 the year of Linux on (your) desktop AI 'There is *zero* point in talking about AI ...
Bleeping Computer

Python rejects $1.5M grant from U.S. govt. fearing ethical compromise

The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has withdrawn its $1.5 million grant proposal to the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) due to funding terms forcing a compromise on its commitment to ...
The Verge

Python Software Foundation turns down $1.5 million NSF grant because of the anti-DEI strings attached.

A PSF proposal to address vulnerabilities in Python and PyPi was recommended for funding, but it was declined because the terms barred “any programs that advance or promote DEI, or discriminatory ...
Ars Technica

Python plan to boost software security foiled by Trump admin’s anti-DEI rules

The Python Software Foundation has rejected a $1.5 million government grant because of anti-DEI requirements imposed by the Trump administration, the nonprofit said in a blog post yesterday. The grant ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers target Python devs in phishing attacks using fake PyPI site

The Python Software Foundation warned users this week that threat actors are trying to steal their credentials in phishing attacks using a fake Python Package Index (PyPI) website. PyPI is a ...
Columbus Dispatch

Columbus is building a diverse animation industry, but there is still work to be done

Columbus is trying to grow its animation industry and retain local talent from schools like CCAD. Financial incentives like the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit and the Columbus Motion Picture Incentive ...
Cartoon Brew

USC Launches The Expanded Animation (XA) MFA Program: A Bold New Frontier For Artists And Innovators

The University of Southern California (USC) School of Cinematic Arts has unveiled its groundbreaking Expanded Animation Research + Practice (XA) MFA program, a comprehensive, interdisciplinary ...
Yahoo

NMSU’s Animation, Visual Effects program ranks in top 200 nationwide

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — New Mexico State University’s (NMSU) Animation and Visual Effects program is ranked among the top 200 programs in the nation, according to the university on Friday, May 23.