This mildly spooky digital cat from 1961 represents the first-ever computer animated character in the history of filmmaking.

If you’re old enough to remember Reboot it was the first full computer animated cartoon series on TV, if you’re not sure how old that makes you feel let’s keep in mind that it is about to ...

Pixar was the first studio to release a computer-animated feature. The company's commitment to storytelling is key to its success.

Features Computer animation and its constant leaps forward Animation never ceases to evolve, seemingly with every new release. But where did it begin, and will it have unintended effects?

The actual explosion of the Genesis Device represents the first appearance of particle systems in computer animation, an innovation devised by Bill Reeves.

“Toy Story,” the first computer animated feature film, began production at Pixar Animation Studios on Jan. 19, 1993.

Since retiring from feature filmmaking, Hayao Miyazaki has dabbled in working on a manga while Studio Ghibli, sadly, shows no signs of creating another full-length film. However, the director ...

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The film about old toys and new turns 25 this year. Heralded as the first computer animated film, a re-examination indicates it was cautiously innovative rather than a complete break with the past.

Ed Catmull, the Pixar Animation Studios co-founder who helped pioneer the computer-animation industry and led Walt Disney Co.’s animation business to its contemporary renaissance, is retiring.