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Webtoon Adaptations, Daring Originals, And Fantastic Worlds: 10 Cartoon Forum Projects To Watch
New series from Cartoon Saloon, Xilam, Passion Pictures, TeamTO, and others will be pitched to buyers in Toulouse this week.
WildBrain To Handle Ad Sales For The ‘Miraculous’ Franchise
ESMA Short ‘Cows’ Takes Gold At Student Academy Awards
Dandelooo Launches Dedicated Teen/YA Division With Two Apocolyptic Titles
‘Metafear’ Takes Best In Show At Spark Animation 2026: Full Winners List
‘Emma Makes Waves’ Splashes Down At Cartoon Forum, Unveils First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
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Lost For 40 Years, Mexico’s Third Animated Feature, ‘Roy Del Espacio,’ Is Back With Help From Two Animators (EXCLUSIVE CLIP)
Isabelle Aspin and Brian Smee explain how they created new animated footage for the restoration of Mexico’s long-lost 1983 animated sci-fi feature.
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Paramount, Netflix End Skydance Animation Deal; Future Films Will Receive Theatrical Releases
The companies agreed to end the deal after ‘Ray Gunn’ and Rich Moore’s Jack and the Beanstalk films release, with future Skydance films heading to theaters.
Inside SVA’s 3D Animation Program: Clubs, Studio Tours, And Industry Access
See how SVA’s 3D Animation and Visual Effects program uses studio tours, student clubs, and portfolio reviews to prepare artists for careers.
Panini’s ‘Fantasy Riders’ Getting Animated Adaptation, First Teaser Drops Ahead Of Cartoon Forum Pitch (EXCLUSIVE)
Watch the first teaser for Hampa Studio’s ‘Fantasy Riders,’ an animated series based on Panini’s trading-card franchise and co-produced by RTVE.
Simón Bucher On Animating Chile’s Great Sausage Uprising In Box Office Hit ‘Denominación De Origen’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Simón Bucher discusses handmade filmmaking and creating a surreal longaniza origin story for Tomás Alzamora’s Chilean box office hit.
Stream A While And Listen: Blizzard And Netflix Developing Animated ‘Diablo’ Series
Blizzard announced the adaptation at BlizzCon along some other franchise news, but revealed little about what awaits viewers in Sanctuary.
‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Passes $82M Worldwide, Remains In Domestic And Global Top Five
The rescued Looney Tunes feature held firm during its third domestic weekend, while ‘Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie’ reached $146.4 million globally.
‘Please,’ ‘God Is Shy,’ ‘Ball Face’ Among 2026 Viborg Animation Festival Winners
VAF handed out awards for its 2026 competition on Friday evening in the quaint Danish city, where Anna Mantzaris’ ‘Please’ emerged as the event’s big winner.
Warner Bros. Drops Main Trailer For ‘The Cat In The Hat’
The well-received Annecy standout, animated by DNEG, marks WBPA’s first full-length feature and arrives in theaters and IMAX on November 6.
How To Pitch An Animated Project, According To The Executive Who Bet On ‘Arcane’ And ‘Hilda’
Clarity, personal stakes, and specificity are among Dominique Bazay’s essentials for a successful animation pitch after decades spent on both sides of the room.
Nearly 1,900 Blizzard Workers Ratify First Union Contracts, Including Wage Increases And AI Guardrails
Negociated by the CWA, new agreements include wage increases, AI guardrails, enhanced severance, recall rights, and remote-work protections.
Guillermo Del Toro On What Artists Lose To AI: ‘You’re Never A Master; You’re Always An Apprentice’
The director uses ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’s’ Pale Man, practical effects, and creative accidents to explain what gets lost when artists replace process with prompting.
French Animation Sales Plunge 30% As Export Market Contracts
French animation sales fell for the second consecutive year in 2025, dropping 30.3% to €32.2 million amid a broader contraction in audiovisual exports.
From Fukushima Drama To A Horror Anthology From ‘The Violinist’ Studio: 5 Animated Features Head To TIFFCOM
The seventh Tokyo Gap Financing Market will present 24 international feature projects during TIFFCOM, taking place October 28–30.
Brazil’s Raucous Road Movie ‘Son Of A Bitch’ Unveils International Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
The filmmakers behind the Brazilian feature discuss its 10-year production journey, festival reception, expressive visuals, and music.
Toei Wants ‘Monkey Quest’ To Be Its Next Global Franchise, And Lionsgate Is On Board
Lionsgate will release Toei Animation’s CG-anime feature ‘Monkey Quest’ in North America in 2027 as part of a broader distribution partnership.
A Dog Unpacks A Toxic Friendship To His Lobster Therapist In ‘The Truth Rejects You, Cornelius’ Trailer
Marc Torices and Khris Cembé bring a cult comic character to the screen in a Spanish short combining 2D and stop-motion animation.
‘South Park’ Wins First Emmy In 13 Years, Trolls Trump: ‘You Finally Got Your Emmy’
‘South Park’ won the 2026 Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for ‘Sermon on the ’Mount,’ its Trump-targeting season 27 premiere.