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Many trends from January have carried over this month, with the main talking points among our readers being artificial intelligence, mass layoffs, and unionization.

What do you get when you lock up a director, an art director, and a storyboard artist together in a room for 18 months?

The director of the Annie Award-winning 2D feature, his first animated film, about a lonely dog who buys a robot companion, discusses how his live-action experience helped him focus on crafting emotionally nuanced character performances. 

Director Pablo Berger channels Chaplin, Tati, and Earth, Wind and Fire for his acclaimed animation debut "Robot Dreams," set to be released by Neon.

The filmmaker recruited talent from across Europe to staff his single-use studio.