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Academy Unveils 2026 Student Academy Award Winners
Student films from ESMA, Gobelins, and Film Academy Baden-Württemberg are among this year’s winners, who will receive their awards at TIFF.
‘RWBY’ Film And TV Projects In Development At Gotham Group, Viz Media
Epic Spaceman On Solo-Building One Of YouTube’s Top Science Channels, Making The Universe Comprehensible, And Rejecting GenAI
Disney And TikTok Strike Deal To Bring Fan-Made Short-Form Videos To Disney+
First ‘CoComelon: The Movie’ Trailer Previews The Franchise’s Theatrical Expansion
Reel FX’s Bollywood Inspired Original ‘Diya’ Finds A Home At Paramount Animation
Waffles, Wanking, And Other Worlds: The Films Of Ivan Li
Canadian animator Ivan Li discusses the sex, violence, discomfort, and unruly 3D worlds behind Finding Uranus, Fruit, Build, and Jelly Baddies.
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Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull Joins Jury For GenAI Film Competition
Higgsfield says “the man who invented 3D graphics” will judge its $1 million generative AI filmmaking competition.
Rebecca Sugar Returns To SVA To Celebrate ‘Lonely Magic’ Music
The ‘Steven Universe’ creator reunited with SVA alumni to celebrate ‘Lonely Magic,’ sharing music, animation insights, and a live performance.
Frank Gladstone Elected ASIFA-Hollywood President, Replacing Retiring Sue Shakespeare
Shakespeare retires after six years in charge, while Michael Paxton succeeds Gladstone as executive producer of the annual Annie Awards.
TIFFCOM 2026 To Spotlight Anime, Japanese IP, And International Co-Productions
Tokyo’s TIFFCOM returns October 28–30 with an expanded Japanese IP market and sessions covering anime, AI, and international co-production.
Eli Roth Confirms ‘Ice Cream Man’ GenAI Use After First Describing A Traditional Animation Process
It’s always the ones you most medium expect.
Disney Profits Soar After Three Rounds Of Layoffs, Millions In Tax Credits, And $100M Tariff Refund
Company shares have also jumped nearly 5% as it added another $1 billion to its stock-buyback plans, surely a major source of comfort to its laid-off workers.
Don Hertzfeldt’s Films Find A New Streaming Home At Dropout
Dropout has acquired a collection of Don Hertzfeldt films, including ‘Rejected’ and ‘World of Tomorrow,’ with Annecy-winner ‘Paper Trail’ arriving September 1.
Peering Through the Cracks: How Sun Xun Spent A Decade Creating The Chinese Epic ‘Magic Atlas’ With 500 Artists
Sun Xun discusses the decade-long production of ‘Magic Atlas,’ its handmade animation, shifting visual styles, political themes, and spiritual ideas.
‘Cherry And Virgin’ Director Masanao Kawajiri On Rotoscoping Sex And The Emotions That Come With It
Masanao Kawajiri discusses using rotoscoping and shifting art styles to explore sex, desire, and intimacy in his animated feature ‘Cherry And Virgin.’
‘The 70 Deadly Sins’ Turned The Shock Of USC’s XA Shutdown Into An Experimental Short (EXCLUSIVE)
Chinese animator Tara Hou discusses making ‘The 70 Deadly Sins’ and how USC’s Expanded Animation program shutdown disrupted her MFA education.
54th Annie Awards Open Submissions, Add Anime Category
Submissions are open for the 54th Annie Awards, which will introduce a new category honoring international anime productions for television and media.
Warhammer 40,000 Animated Series In Development At Amazon
Amazon MGM Studios is developing a new Warhammer 40,000 animated series centered on the Deathwatch, written by Masters of the Air’s John Orloff.
‘There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy’ Takes Apple TV+’s Peanuts Into Longer-Form Storytelling
EP Mark Evestaff discusses the creative evolution behind the new special and honoring Charles Schulz’s vision for the beloved characters.
Malaysia’s Highest-Grossing Animated Film Ever, ‘Papa Zola The Movie,’ Sets Its Biggest International Expansion Yet (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)
Monsta founder Nizam Razak discusses the Malaysian animated blockbuster’s working-class hero, local identity, and journey from homegrown hit to global release.
‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ Is Coming To The Criterion Channel With Its Pre-Netflix English Dub
The complete anime series, ‘The End of Evangelion,’ and ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth’ will stream September 1 with the classic English dub.
New MoMA Exhibition Traces Animation History From ‘Gertie’ To MTV
More than 200 works from Winsor McCay, Sally Cruikshank, Tissa David, the Hubleys, and others will be displayed through summer 2027.
Hur Bum-Wook, Director Of ‘Pig That Survived Foot-And-Mouth Disease,’ Dies At 43
The award-winning filmmaker behind On the White Planet and Pig That Survived Foot-And-Mouth Disease died following an accidental fire.