Brazil’s thriving animation scene has been on display around the world over the past year, with titles teasing, screening and winning awards at major international events such as Palm Springs, Annecy, ...

EXCLUSIVE: The director behind My Grandfather is a Nihonjin, an animation about the Japanese immigrant experience in Brazil, has said she did not want to lean too heavily into anime but forge her own ...

Founded in 1993, Brazil’s Anima Mundi has established itself as the largest animation festival in the Americas and the second largest in the world. Taking place in both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever has acquired international rights to Priscilla Kellen's animated feature "Papaya" following its world premiere at the Rio Film ...

Noburu is 10 and living in Brazil with a budding curiosity surrounding his Japanese heritage. With an inquisitive enthusiasm, he approaches his grandfather Hideo, reluctant to share tales of his ...

The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards have unveiled the nominees for this year’s eighth edition, honoring the best in animation from Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. This year, 26 titles from ...

Pedro Conti is a São Paulo–based director, production designer and 3D visual development artist whose animation work is shaped by the rhythm of city life. Growing up in Brazil’s largest metropolis ...

Brazilians ale abreu and Luiz Bolognesi, leading lights of Brazil’s vibrant animation scene, have teamed to co-produce “Voyagers of the Enchanted Forest” and “Immortals,” their respective next toon ...

Otto Guerra Netto is a Brazilian filmmaker, animator, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the pioneers of auteur animation in Brazil, being the creator of Otto Desenhos Animados, which has ...

Ennio Torresan Jr. is an internationally recognized animation film director and storyboard artist whose work spans from mainstream Hollywood super blockbusters to independent art films. He received a ...