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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.
First ‘CoComelon: The Movie’ Trailer Previews The Franchise’s Theatrical Expansion
Reel FX’s Bollywood Inspired Original ‘Diya’ Finds A Home At Paramount Animation
Academy Unveils 2026 Student Academy Award Winners
Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull Joins Jury For GenAI Film Competition
Disney Profits Soar After Three Rounds Of Layoffs, Millions In Tax Credits, And $100M Tariff Refund
Epic Spaceman On Solo-Building One Of YouTube’s Top Science Channels, Making The Universe Comprehensible, And Rejecting GenAI
Toby Lockerbie explains how he turned self-taught animation and VFX skills into one of YouTube’s top science channels, and why genAI has no place in his videos.
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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.
Re:Anima Joint Master In Animation Has Opened A New Call For Applications
The program offers an intensive two-year exploration of animation from an artistic perspective in Ireland, Belgium, or Portugal.
Eli Roth Confirms ‘Ice Cream Man’ GenAI Use After First Describing A Traditional Animation Process
It’s always the ones you most medium expect.
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.
Flying Bark And Olan Rogers’ Lightfold Team Up For Original Animation Project
Flying Bark and Lightfold are co-developing an ambitious original property they say will span animation, comics, and games.
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.’
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.
Opinion: When Is A Film Responsible For Its Country?
OIAF programmer Chris Robinson and his colleagues consider boycotts, Russian and Israeli films, and if artists should be judged by their countries’ actions.
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.
‘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.
Toei Launches Eterna Animation With Original Short ‘Foxing: Kitsuné-tsuki’
Director Takeru Shinozuka and producer Yoshihide Moriyama discuss Toei’s new label for original filmmaking and developing new anime talent.
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.
‘Your Name’ Gets 10th Anniversary 4K Theatrical Re-Release From GKIDS
GKIDS has released a new trailer and opened ticket sales for the 10th-anniversary reissue of the acclaimed box office phenomenon.
‘The Colors Within’ Director Naoko Yamada To Headline Kilkenny Animated 2026
The Irish festival returns September 11–13 with premieres, industry panels, craft talks, an artist market, and a Cartoon Saloon anniversary book signing.