Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Santa Barbara Unified’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday adopted its 2026-27 budget and Local Control and ...

Apple Original Films is adapting the beloved Jon Agee children’s book Little Santa to the screen and has set Peter Baynton as the director. Baynton is the Academy Award-winning director behind Apple’s ...

The Runner (Animation Still) Corn Dancers (Animation Still) John Jota Leaños, UC Santa Cruz Associate Professor of Film and Digital Media Latino Public Broadcasting will premier an animated short film ...

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootopia 2 roared past the $1 billion threshold at the global box office, achieving the massive milestone in just 17 days. This phenomenal pace makes it the fastest-ever ...

Since its introduction in 2002 at the 74th Academy Awards, the Best Animated Feature category has emerged as a tribute to the realm of animation, with Shrek clinching the inaugural award. This award ...

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may have ended their marriage, but they continue to share six children: Maddox, Zahara, Pax, Shiloh, and twins Vivienne and Knox. Over the years, the Jolie-Pitt siblings ...

The stranger-than-fiction story of Natalia Grace and one set of her adoptive parents, Michael and Kristine Barnett, was a tabloid sensation and the focus of an explosive documentary. Now, the “made ...

Animation isn’t just for kids – adults enjoy the genre, too, and there are more high-quality animated movies than ever. That’s especially evident on Netflix, which just added several animated titles ...