Infinity Festival Announces 2026 Lineup With Brad Bird, Travis Knight, And New ASIFA-Showcase

Infinity Festival has announced its initial lineup for its ninth edition, taking place November 12–15 at the Audrey Irmas Pavilion in Los Angeles. Animation highlights include Brad Bird, Travis Knight, screenings of Tangles and Ray Gunn, and the inaugural ASIFA-Showcase.

The Tangles screening will be followed by a Q&A with producer and voice cast member Seth Rogen, producer Lauren Miller Rogen, director, producer, and co-screenwriter Leah Nelson, and co-writer Sarah Leavitt.

Bird will receive the Monolith Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by composer and DEVO co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh. The festival will also screen his Netflix/Skydance animated feature Ray Gunn. Knight, Laika’s president and CEO, will receive the Monolith Award for Visionary Storytelling and discuss the creative process and technologies behind his latest stop-motion feature, Wildwood.

Presented with ASIFA-Hollywood, the inaugural ASIFA-Showcase will bring studios and filmmakers together for a For Your Consideration event. Its announced highlights include a panel for Tierney Corp’s animated short Addicted to It, featuring voice cast members Mel Brooks, Dixie D’Amelio, and Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor.

Participating companies include Apple TV, Cartoon Saloon, Crunchyroll, Disney/Pixar, Disney Kids and Family, IFC Films, LAIKA, Marvel Animation, Netflix Animation, Paramount+, Sony Pictures Animation, Tierney Corp, Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Animation, and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. Additional showcase participants and programming will be announced soon.

Other sessions include a fireside chat with Mothersbaugh about art, music, technology, and animation, and a Visual Effects Society-hosted panel featuring Oscar-winning visual effects supervisor Rob Legato. Today’s release alsoo listed The Violinist as a participant, although in what capacity hasn’t been clarified just yet.

More speakers and sessions will be announced in the coming weeks. Passes and information are available at infinityfestival.com.