Motionographer

For today’s animation students, a thesis film is no longer just a graduation requirement. It’s often the project that lands a first job, attracts collaborators, gets into festivals, and introduces artists to the industry. That’s why MAKE created the Animation Thesis Grant. The program provides funding, professional support, and industry visibility to help emerging animators... Read more »

Twenty years of Motionographer, built by artists, studios, readers, and collaborators, and the opening frame of a next chapter shaped with the industry.

"Director c. Craig on the Tribeca short that wraps a hand-drawn soul in a CG cloud. Practice makes magic." Or even tighter: "The artists' hands stay visible in every frame of ChikaBOOM! Practice makes magic.

Versus has announced the appointment of Nico Puertollano as Executive Creative Director. As part of the move, Rezonate’s commercial client portfolio will transition to Versus, further expanding the studio’s creative capabilities across design, animation, storytelling, and brand experiences. Puertollano founded Rezonate, an award-winning creative studio recognized for its work across animation, Motion Design, brand storytelling,... Read more »

The conversation could have been about tools, pipelines, or AI. Instead it kept returning to something older and harder to automate: the compulsion to make. Tim Thompson talks with director Onur Senturk at OFFF Barcelona 2026.

At the Beacon Theatre, with every phone sealed shut, Madonna premiered Confessions II and reminded us of a forty-year truth: she has never simply released music. She has released visual worlds. A love letter to the greatest Motion Designer who never touched the software.

Yorkshire-based Distant Future Animation Studio has created Maritime Connected, a 90-second animated film exploring the unseen relationships between people, industries, and communities connected by the world’s oceans. Created for Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Maritime Connected initiative, the film approaches maritime safety through human experience rather than technical explanation. Through a series of interconnected visual scenarios, it... Read more »

Madrid / Shanghai / Los Angeles Final Frontier has announced the signing of director, visual artist, and curator Andrea Devia-Nuño for worldwide representation. Born in Colombia and based in Spain, Andrea Devia-Nuño brings a multidisciplinary background spanning animation direction, illustration, painting, sculpture, and contemporary art curation. Trained in graphic design in Argentina, her work is... Read more »

Filmmaker Hao Wu worked in Silicon Valley before turning the camera on the industry he helped build. With TikTok Never Dies, premiering at the 2026 Tribeca Festival, he asks a question that lands hard for anyone who creates online: what does it mean to build your work, your audience, and your livelihood on a platform you do not own?