KEYWORD_WORLD | News, Culture & Life

KEYWORD_WORLD · Culture · 2 November 2026 LAIKA’s Wildwood is now in UK cinemas, and a London exhibition lets visitors look at the physical work behind its animated world. It follows the journey from early sketches to puppets, small sets, animation and camera work. The Design Museum says the film opened in UK cinemas on 23 October 2026. Its exhibition runs from 15 October 2026 to 10 January 2027. Both dates refer to the UK; check local listings for a cinema release elsewhere. Directed by Travis Knight and based on a novel by Colin Meloy, the film follows Prue and her classmate Curtis into a forest as they search for her baby brother. The American Film Institute announced its US festival premiere for 21 October. What stop-motion actually means Stop-motion is a way to create movement by photographing physical objects, moving them a little, and photographing them again. Played in sequence, the still images create the impression of motion. The creative team makes choices about th...

KEYWORD_WORLD · Culture · Checked 29 October 2026 (KST) MoMA’s new Animation Archive Matinees put the moving films beside the materials that helped create them. The New York series began on 21 October and runs through May 2027. A companion exhibition follows animation across more than a century, from hand-drawn characters to independent films. The museum’s programme lists more than 250 selections across 41 programmes. One upcoming session on 29 October follows filmmaker Emily Hubley from analogue materials into digital filmmaking. Dates and times below are local to New York. Exhibition and films · Look for movement · One programme · Plan a screening Two ways to see animation The It’s Alive! exhibition opened on 1 August 2026 and is scheduled through summer 2027. It brings together work by more than 35 artists and filmmakers, with a particular focus on New York’s animation history. The gallery reveals the choices behind an image; the screenings let audiences see those choice...