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

The ninth annual Animation First Festival, the country's largest animation festival, hits New York City from February 3-8, ...
Hyperallergic

The First Animation Is Film Festival Showcases the Best of Today's Animation

Over the course of the nearly ten years since its founding, indie film company GKIDS has carved out an increasingly strong niche for itself as a distributor of foreign animated films. While animating ...

The greatest animated movie from each of the last 5 decades

When discussing the best animated movie from each of the last 5 decades, it's inevitable to mention classics like Akira and ...
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 ...
The New York Times

Animation Hasn’t Been the Same Since ‘Toy Story’

The Pixar Era kicked off 30 years ago with the first installment of the popular franchise. It’s given us countless hits, but something has also been lost. By Maya Phillips There are so many ways of ...