For former Pixar animator Frank E. Abney III, making his short film “Canvas” has been a longtime labor of love. He and his devoted crew have worked on the nine-minute animated film in their off-hours ...

Frank Abney says the idea for his animated short feature and Oscar hopeful “Canvas” was born out of a need to make a film that was personal. Six years ago, the animator, whose credits include Pixar ...

Frank Abney is one of the brilliant minds behind Pixar hits like Frozen, Big Hero 6, and Coco, as well as Soul, which will premiere on Disney+ later this month. He also served as executive producer ...

The upcoming animated film, Canvas, is coming to Netflix this December, and director Frank E. Abney. Abney shared the official trailer on his social media page. Be prepared, as the tears will be ...

Animation director Frank E. Abney III opened up about his film Canvas and the potency of animation to tell powerful stories. “Trying to pull from something real,” director Frank Abney III tells ...

With his first large-scale, animated short, Canvas, director Frank E. Abney III channeled the pain of a major loss early in his life into a work of art. Emerging from a moment when Abney found himself ...

For former Pixar animator Frank E. Abney III, making his short film “Canvas” has been a longtime labor of love. He and his devoted crew have worked on the nine-minute animated film in their off-hours ...