Animation is taking a larger share of the California film incentive, as the state announced Tuesday that $71 million would go to four animated features. The state expanded its production incentive to $750 million a year in 2025,

Nearly three dozen indie movies, along with big animated films from Disney and DreamWorks Animation, are among the recipients of California's latest round of film tax credits.

And you believe those things because the movie is animated and has a certain look and feel, which creates an unspoken whimsy. The world itself feels real, even when it’s obviously not. Funny then that the “real” version of Moana feels so incredibly fake.

"If we want anything to change, we need what the Benders have... Power." Paramount+ finally revealed the official trailer for their animated spin-off sequel movie titled Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender.

This round of subsidies is headlined by DreamWorks' 'Donkey,' Disney's 'Hexed,' and an untitled movie from Pixar. Changes to California's tax credit program expanded the eligible categories of production to include animation.

The Donkey movie receives $19.2 million in California tax credits as animated films get $71 million, highlighting Hollywood's growing investment in animation.

For as groundbreaking as Shrek was for DreamWorks, animated movies like How to Train Your Dragon and The Prince of Egypt are arguably better.

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But while everyone is still so excited about KPop Demon Hunters, I’d like to point out that there are other — and, dare I say, better — animated movies on Netflix as well. There are movies that have stood the test of time,