Annecy Unveils 2026 Shorts Lineup Featuring Hertzfeldt, Hulsing, Schwizgebel
Films from established animation voices debut alongside award-winning titles and emerging experiments, signaling a strong and diverse year for the French fest.
An airport transforms into a surreal ecosystem in this poetic Blender-made film exploring language, culture, and meaning through imagery and sound.
Films from established animation voices debut alongside award-winning titles and emerging experiments, signaling a strong and diverse year for the French fest.
The unexpected collapse of Sora stalls Disney’s AI ambitions, highlighting the volatility and uncertainty around generative video.
Learn nine pro techniques from 2024 Cartoon Animator contest winners to boost your 2D animation skills with creative rigs and smart motion tools.
Two best friends stumble into a sprawling, myth-inspired world where getting home will test their lifelong bond along the way.
The rare film prints represent decades of Toei features, from early color milestones to global franchise hits, in a summer archive program.
Tim Sweeney frames the latest cuts as necessary for long-term goals, but the memo’s tone highlights a growing disconnect in how layoffs are justified.
A whirlwind 72-hour dive into Portugal’s Monstra uncovers cutting-edge studios, international collaborations, and standout animated titles.
A lack of early sequel terms with Netflix gave Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans unprecedented leverage to secure major paydays and rare backend compensation.
The festival’s latest selections span global series, music videos, ads, and auteur shorts, highlighting animation across formats and audiences.
This year’s Spanish Academy animated feature winner, ‘Decorado’ is a sharp animated satire of late-stage capitalism and the modern media landscape.
Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ is outpacing all other post-Covid Hollywood animated originals, but a Mario-shaped cloud looms over the horizon.
A look behind Disney’s latest ‘Short Circuit’ films, a program where artists “aren’t afraid to show stuff that was rough” and push bold ideas forward.
The 2026 edition introduces the Fipresci critics prize, bringing increased global attention and industry weight to the Nordic animation showcase.
‘Rick and Morty’ spinoff ‘President Curtis’ and ‘Family Guy’ spinoff ‘Stewie’ are the first animated series to qualify for California’s expanded tax credits.
GKIDS sets a September release for Aardman’s third Shaun feature, which leans into Halloween horror-comedy with a missing Farmer and a mysterious monster.
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 applies AI to reinterpret game visuals in real time, challenging traditional ideas of authorship in games.
Show creators unpack the craft, financing, and audience appeal behind a breakout series tackling hedgelords, childcare costs, and modern middle-class pressures.
Inspired by a 19th-century misprinted novel, Bernardini’s short blends sketchy illustrations and era-appropriate music into a playful, fragmented experience.