MBA, BFA in Animation, Illustrator, Public Speaker and Autism advocate while a quasi-normal social entrepreneur. SIGGRAPH 2023-2024 Subcommittee
Los Angeles, CA
Joined October 2009
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Dani Bowman retweeted
I'm rarely at a loss for words. This is beyond sad. So young. So much ambition. My phone and texts have been non stop with friends and press asking me details. I have none and I don't want to speculate or spread gossip. The bottom line, this is oh so sad.
See? This is a Huge difference! AI films...you LOST!
#NoAI
China’s first AI-generated theatrical feature has flopped, earning just $181,000 in its first weekend.
By contrast, the scrappy ‘Niu Lai’ turned its crude animation into a viral attraction, grossing nearly $10 million a couple of months ago.
cartoonbrew.com/box-office-r…
Dani Bowman retweeted
Besides being immensely talented, Eric Bauza was so kind and gracious. He was certainly someone I looked up to - speaking out for Coyote Vs Acme, showing up at the picket line, and working with Saturday Morning Cartoons United are a few of the ways he showed up for the community.
Dani Bowman retweeted
I just finished Wildwood and I was emotional.
It wasn't the great story beats, it wasn't the amazing musical score.
In a time where AI art is taking over jobs, churning out soulless work, this film was a reminder of what we need to continue creating.
#Wildwood
Dani Bowman retweeted
The illustrator of the original ‘WILDWOOD’ book Carson Ellis has a cameo in the film.
“Enjoy handmade art… before it’s gone for good!”
Dani Bowman retweeted
“Wildwood” director Travis Knight calls AI an “amazing piece of technology” but says, “I’m not embracing it at all.”
“I see technology as a tool, and we use technology at Laika. A pencil is technology, a paintbrush is technology, a 3D printer is technology. Technology is useful when you put it in the hands of people, when you put it in the hands of artists who can amplify their voice."
“Technology is not useful when it takes the place of the artist, and that’s the concern with generative AI,” he continued. “It’s an amazing piece of technology, but the concern is that when it supplants the artist, then we have an issue because the computer cannot speak about humanity at all. It doesn’t know what it feels like.”
variety.com/2026/film/column…
Dani Bowman retweeted
'Wildwood' director Travis Knight when asked about Ai
"A pencil is a tool. A paintbrush is a tool. A 3D printer is a tool. A digital capture is a tool.
Al is not a tool. Al can go fuck itself."
Dani Bowman retweeted
'Wildwood' is still at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes 🍅
• Based on 45 reviews
• LAIKA's highest-rated film ever
"Wildwood is at once beautiful and horrifying, heartwarming and gut-wrenching, hopeful and crushing" — ScreenRant
“It is the finest animated film of the year and the crown jewel in LAIKA's remarkable, ever-growing legacy" — Next Best Picture
Exclusively in theaters October 23 🍿
🤝 Paid partnership
Dani Bowman retweeted
Laika’s ’WILDWOOD’ debuts with a near perfect 98% Audience Score on Rotten Tomatoes from early fan screenings 🍅
The film still sits at a 100% critics score — one of the highest rated animated films of the decade.
