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The decade-in-the-making stop-motion spectacle sets Collodi’s classic tale against the backdrop of Fascist Italy. It opens in Portland November 23.

Animation geeks will enjoy following the twists and turns in the remarkable career of claymation expert Will Vinton

Performing arts, a dance party, plus an educational nature hike.

Here are the best films at this years Portland Film Festival, Local Features, Portland local Features, Breaking Features alerts for Portland city.

Historian Vincent Alexander has exhumed a frightening list of stop-motion gems worth dusting off this Halloween.

The Northwest Museum of Cartoon Arts is set to host its first pop-up exhibits in June 2023.

Portland is a perfect place to bring stop motion characters to life, according to animator and director Henry Selick. “You know, those long, gray, wet winters are perfect for staying inside," he told the Mercury. Though he directed several outstanding stop motion films at Walt Disney Studios—like the 1993 Nightmare Before Christmas and 1996 James and the Giant Peach—Selick speaks of Portland and the films he's worked on here with a special love. His latest...

Will Vinton Claymation Double Feature A celebration of stop-motion animation legend Will Vinton, father of Claymation, and creator of the California Raisins, M&M’s characters, numerous holiday programs and special effects. Join us for a rare theatrical screening of the Will Vinton Studio’s only theatrical film, “The Adventures of Mark Twain” (1985) followed by the new documentary about Vinton’s studio and life, “Claydream” (2022). It’s a celebr...

'One Piece Film: Red,' coming to North American cinemas this fall, posted the second-best two-day opening in Japanese history.

On the presence of cartoons at this year's Comic-Con.