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AnimSchool Launches IndieMation Fest Spotlighting Independent Animation Creators
AnimSchool spotlights independent animation with online event IndieMation Fest 2025, featuring creators behind ‘Spice Frontier,’ ‘Forevergree,’ ‘MechWest,’ and more.
Events
Phil Tippett On His Studio’s Use Of Generative AI: ‘Like Having A Dog, It Trains You As Much As You Train It’
At Italy’s VIEW Conference, Tippett Studio veterans explore how artificial intelligence could accelerate stop motion and VFX without losing the human touch.
‘Pocoyó’ Creator’s IP Case Study Sidesteps AI Debate At Spain’s Weird Market
At Spain’s Weird Market, Guillermo García Carsi focused on storytelling and craft as Animaj’s AI-driven studio stayed out of the spotlight.
Weird Market 2025 Spotlights Original And Top Global IPs, Awards Emerging Animation And Game Creators
The 17th Weird Market honored 13 standout projects in animation, video games, and short films, spotlighting global talent and original IPs.
‘Care Bears’ 40th Anniversary Screening To Support Workers Impacted By Wildfires
Aero Theatre hosts a ‘Care Bears’ 40th anniversary screening to support AnimAID and Legends Animated, helping animation workers impacted by wildfires.
‘Brave’ Director, ‘The Incredibles,’ ‘The Iron Giant’ Story Artist Mark Andrews Masterclass: ‘Story Is Alchemy — Embrace The Chaos’
Oscar-winning filmmaker and story artist Mark Andrews wowed Comic-Con Málaga with an improvised storyboarding masterclass.
‘The Simpsons,’ ‘King Of The Hill’ Director Wes Archer Exhibit Hits Hollywood’s Pauhaus Gallery Oct. 4
Animation legend Wes Archer unveils Tinseltown in the Membrane, a solo show of LA-inspired paintings at Pauhaus Gallery, Oct. 4–31.
Pete Docter Joins The 24 Hours Animation Contest For Students, Kicking Off Oct. 3
Pixar’s Pete Docter will reveal the theme at the 2025 24 Hours Animation Contest, where students worldwide race to create films in just one day.
Denmark’s DR, France’s Mediatoon, And Belgium’s Creative Conspiracy Win Cartoon Forum Tribute Awards
Cartoon Forum 2025 recognized DR, Mediatoon, and Creative Conspiracy as leaders in European animation broadcasting, distribution, and production.
10 Eye-Catching Projects From Cartoon Forum’s Expansive 2025 Lineup Worth Tracking
From rainbow penguins to dystopian thrillers, explore the wild, heartfelt, and inventive new TV animation projects unveiled at Cartoon Forum 2025.
Tim Burton, Stan Winston Honored As LightBox Expo Returns October 24–26 – Full Lineup Unveiled
LightBox Expo returns Oct. 24–26 with panels on ‘Zootopia 2,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ and more, plus awards honoring Tim Burton and Stan Winston.
Immersive Enterprise Laboratories Brings Real-Time Animation To Life At San Diego’s Fleet Science Center
Immersive Enterprise Labs brings real-time, hands-on animation to San Diego’s Fleet Science Center with speakers from Disney, Pixar, and more.
Powwow Dance And Animation Unite In Indigenous Enterprise’s ‘Still Here’
Indigenous Enterprise marks 10 years with Still Here at The Joyce Theater in New York, blending powwow dance and animation in a groundbreaking performance.
Cartoon Forum 2025 Brings 75 European TV Projects To Toulouse
The 36th Cartoon Forum in Toulouse hosts 75 new animated series from 20 countries, highlighting co-productions, diversity, and new IPs.
Bill Plympton, Signe Baumane To Host Made In New York: Best Of NYC Indie Animation This Weekend
Metrograph will host the one-night-only showcase celebrating the humor, grit, and artistic individuality of the city’s indie animation scene.
Weird Al Yankovic To Present Bill Plympton Retrospective At New York’s IFC Center
Weird Al will present Bill Plympton’s ‘Your Face,’ ‘Guard Dog,’ and more plus New York premieres of ‘Duckville’ and ‘Whale 52’ at the IFC Center, Sept. 15–21.
LEGO, Aardman Launch Stop-Motion Challenge With New Clay Alien Character
Lego teams with Aardman on a stop-motion challenge starring Boop, a clay alien, inviting kids to finish the story in the Lego Play app.
The Brothers Quay’s Long-Awaited Feature Return, ‘Sanatorium Under The Sign Of The Hourglass,’ Gets August 29 U.S. Theatrical Release Date
The Quay Brothers’ long-awaited return feature, ‘Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass,’ premieres August 29 at Film Forum.
Nickelodeon Reveals ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ First Look At Comic-Con
Nickelodeon reveals ‘Avatar: Seven Havens’ first-look, a new animated series featuring twin Earthbenders in a fractured world.
‘It’s A Creative Superpower’: Jorge Gutiérrez On Why The Industry Is Better When It Embraces The Strengths And Perspectives Of Neurodivergent Artists
Jorge Gutiérrez shares how autism shapes his storytelling and why embracing neurodivergent artists leads to bolder, richer, and more original animation.
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