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ACE Canada Names Nine Animation Professionals For Its Fifth Career Excelerator Cohort

The Netflix-backed program will bring together artists and filmmakers from across Canada to make an animated short and gain senior-level credits.

Brad Bird Wants To Push Animation ‘Less Towards The Kiddies Table’ With ‘Ray Gunn’

Bird was joined by Cinesite VFX supervisor Adel Abada, costume designer Neysa Bové, and head of animation Jason Ryan at OIAF to discuss ‘Ray Gunn.’

A New 20% Federal Tax Credit Would Require Most Animation Work To Stay In The U.S. To Qualify

The bipartisan proposal would cover eligible U.S. labor costs and could be combined with states’ local production incentives.

Fantasy Musicals, Spanish Horror, And Survival Comedy: MIANIMA Unveils Nine Animation Projects

The program supports women filmmakers across Ibero-America with four months of mentorship before they pitch their projects to potential partners in Madrid.

Bobby Prod, BBC, Folivari International Among 2026 Cartoon Tributes Winners

Cartoon Forum attendees vote for the awards, which recognize companies working across European animation production, broadcasting, investment, and distribution.

‘Goldie,’ ‘Strawberry Vampire’ Creator Emily Brundige Inspires New ‘Frames Per Second’ Animated Short

The biographical short explores the family history that shaped Brundige’s work. It was animated by CCAD students working alongside industry professionals.

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.

ESMA Short ‘Cows’ Takes Gold At Student Academy Awards

Silver went to Matthias Strasser’s ‘The Panic Inside’ while Noran Fikri Alezabi, Xinyue Ma, and Yulin Yue’s ‘Gauze’ took bronze. All three are Oscar-qualified.

Richard Williams’ Final Film ‘Lysistrata,’ Featuring More Than 9,000 Hand-Drawn Images, Debuts In L.A. This Weekend

Richard Williams’ posthumous final film, the eight-minute, hand-drawn ‘Lysistrata,’ opens in Los Angeles after premiering at Annecy.

Sander Joon Revisits The Long, Winding Road That Took ‘Sierra’ To The Oscar Shortlist In Viborg Masterclass

The Estonian filmmaker discussed his experimental process, childhood influences, unexpected breakthroughs, and the value of creative rejection.

Acclaimed Indie Filmmakers Get Candid About Their Craft In Miyu’s New Online Series

The new series launches with Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter, and Anna Mantzaris discussing their work, processes, and the challenges of stop-motion filmmaking.

Warner Bros. Pictures Animation Sets 2027 Release For ‘Margie Claus,’ Reveals Voice Cast

Kirk DeMicco directs the holiday musical, starring Melissa McCarthy as Mrs. Claus alongside Jim Gaffigan, Andrew Scott, Octavia Spencer, and Cole Escola.

YouTube Is Doubling Its Monetization Threshold, And New Indie Animators Could Be Hit Hardest

YouTube is doubling the watch-hour and Shorts-view thresholds for new channels to earn ad revenue, creating a particularly difficult hurdle for indie animators.

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.

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.

Meet Wabie Velasquez, A Self-Taught Musician-Turned-Animator Building One of the Internet’s Favorite Indie Cartoon Series (EXCLUSIVE)

After teaching himself Blender, the former musician developed a distinctive handmade style that’s attracting fans, studios, and fellow animators.

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