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Must, must, must watch.

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through a special partnership with our friends at vimeo, we're pleased to be able to share "paper trail" with you online, for free, for a limited time ❤

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Sponsored: Connection requires vulnerability. You have to risk being seen, knowing you might not be accepted. THE VIEW comes from those moments: the awkwardness, rejection, loneliness, and desire to find someone who chooses to stay. - Alli Sadegiani
Watch: https://t.co/9fBAZ8Y0tk

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Skydance is carrying $87 billion in debt and betting on AI to slash costs.

CEO David Ellison expects AI to make production faster and cheaper across every department. Meanwhile, layoffs and restructuring are already underway.
https://t.co/G9ZGh5aAo8

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Following backlash over celebrity and influencer voice casting, Laika's 'Wildwood' is getting a new Spanish-language dub in Mexico, just two weeks after its theatrical debut.
https://t.co/sAbtnXqMau

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Disney's 'Hexed' filmmakers discuss bringing back (a bit of) hand-drawn animation, pushing the limits of CG character design, and the challenges of making original films.

Studio chief Jared Bush also shares his vision for Disney Animation's future.
https://t.co/SUaIvwZif6

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1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is Anna Mantzaris' stop-motion comedy ‘Please,’ about the awkward things we do to find affection. It won awards at Annecy and Zagreb, and qualified thanks to a Best Nordic Short prize at Nordisk Panorama.
https://t.co/iXTnK4q0to

[Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew]

Skydance is carrying $87 billion in debt and betting on AI to slash costs.

CEO David Ellison expects AI to make production faster and cheaper across every department. Meanwhile, layoffs and restructuring are already underway.
https://t.co/G9ZGh5aAo8

[Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew]

Following backlash over celebrity and influencer voice casting, Laika's 'Wildwood' is getting a new Spanish-language dub in Mexico, just two weeks after its theatrical debut.
https://t.co/sAbtnXqMau

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The Forger family is heading back to theaters. Toho has announced a new ‘Spy x Family’ movie for 2027, along with a fourth season of the hit anime series.
https://t.co/9BjqaM0Ezw

[Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew]

Disney's 'Hexed' filmmakers discuss bringing back (a bit of) hand-drawn animation, pushing the limits of CG character design, and the challenges of making original films.

Studio chief Jared Bush also shares his vision for Disney Animation's future.
https://t.co/SUaIvwZif6

[Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew]

2/2 - In our chat, Mantzaris talks about directing across three countries, enriching her puppet worlds while preserving their simplicity, and making uncomfortable behavior feel deeply human. “I’m letting the puppets do those things for us.” Full interview: https://t.co/iXTnK4q0to

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1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is Anna Mantzaris' stop-motion comedy ‘Please,’ about the awkward things we do to find affection. It won awards at Annecy and Zagreb, and qualified thanks to a Best Nordic Short prize at Nordisk Panorama.
https://t.co/iXTnK4q0to

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Exclusive: An AI ripoff of the award-winning 2008 short ‘El Empleo’ drew 5 million views in a day while promoting $49/month AI filmmaking classes.

The filmmaker objected, and the video was removed. Here's what both sides had to say: https://t.co/GH9SmXQpnD

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Disney has partnered with Adobe to develop AI tools that turn artists' sketches into finished concept art.

The deal is the latest example of Disney's investment priorities in a year otherwise defined by layoffs and cost-cutting.
https://t.co/MxZgFSv0Rm

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James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as DC Studios chiefs amid Paramount's sweeping post-merger shakeup. Marvel vet Jeremy Latcham will take over at the studio.

Gunn says he's "incredibly relieved" to return to filmmaking. More info: https://t.co/n2g1EtBEPb

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1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is ‘Paradaïz,’ Matea Radic’s NFB-backed debut exploring memory, displacement, and belonging through a surreal return to Sarajevo, the city she fled as a child. The full film is available online today.
https://t.co/F23XspiN9I

[Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew]

Exclusive: An AI ripoff of the award-winning 2008 short ‘El Empleo’ drew 5 million views in a day while promoting $49/month AI filmmaking classes.

The filmmaker objected, and the video was removed. Here's what both sides had to say: https://t.co/GH9SmXQpnD

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Disney has partnered with Adobe to develop AI tools that turn artists' sketches into finished concept art.

The deal is the latest example of Disney's investment priorities in a year otherwise defined by layoffs and cost-cutting.
https://t.co/MxZgFSv0Rm

[Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew]

James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as DC Studios chiefs amid Paramount's sweeping post-merger shakeup. Marvel vet Jeremy Latcham will take over at the studio.

Gunn says he's "incredibly relieved" to return to filmmaking. More info: https://t.co/n2g1EtBEPb