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Spain’s Sitges Fantastic Film Festival Unveils It’s Largest-Ever Animation Lineup
Sitges 2025 spotlights animation with Anima’t, featuring high-profile new titles, restored classics, and global premieres this October.
Festivals
Seville Film Festival Adds New Short Film Section And Its First Dedicated Animation Award
The Seville European Film Festival will debut a new European short film section this year and a best animated short award, its first animation-specific prize.
Toronto Introduces Best Animated Short Award, Unveils 10-Title Slate
TIFF 2025 debuts a best animated short award and reveals 10 animated title lineup, joining feature showcases from Mamoru Hosoda and Takahide Hori.
Stream A Half-Dozen 2025 Annecy Shorts On The Animation Showcase
Stream award-winning shorts from Annecy 2025, including ‘The Night Boots’ and ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls,’ now on The Animation Showcase.
Pictoplasma NYC 2025 Brings Global Character Design To Manhattan
The world’s leading celebration of character design returns to New York this fall, spotlighting boundary-pushing art, animation, and storytelling.
Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ To Screen At Venice And Toronto, Marking Prestigious Festival Double
Oscar-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘Scarlet’ will screen at Venice and Toronto ahead of its North American release on December 12.
‘Dog Alone’ Tops Anibar’s International Competition, ‘How’ Wins Best Balkan Title
Kosovo’s Anibar Festival wrapped July 20, spotlighting bold animated films tackling the future, human rights, and raw human connection.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival Has Released Its Full 2025 Lineup
This year’s fest received 2,850 submissions from 99 countries, with six features and 79 shorts selected for official competition.
Student Films Sweep SIGGRAPH 2025’s Top Animation Awards As Industry Heavyweights Reveal Behind-The-Scenes Secrets
From daring student shorts to industry deep dives on Disney rides and AI-powered NASA visuals, SIGGRAPH 2025 showcased animation’s evolving future.
Annecy Shifts 2026 Dates To Avoid G7 Summit
Annecy, typically held in the first week of June, saw a record 18,200 guests visiting the fest. What impact might a change in dates have?
Cartoon Brew’s Livestream: Original Feature Animation Is Back (For At Least One Week)
On this week’s livestream, we’re celebrating what has become an increasingly rare occurrence in Hollywood: the release of original animated features.
Annecy Exposes The Widening Chasm Between Student Hopes And Industry Reality
Festivals and events, writes Matt Jones, must “evolve beyond their current model of celebration without substance.”
Canadian Indie Animated Features On The Rise: ‘Space Cadet,’ ‘Death Does Not Exist,’ ‘Endless Cookie’
A deep dive into three new indie Canadian features screening at Annecy.
Opening Night Of Annecy Festival Turns Political As Filmmakers Go Off-Script
The audience reportedly erupted into applause when Bulgarian-Canadian filmmaker Theo Ushev directed F-bombs at Putin, Trump, and Netanyahu.
‘Olivia & The Clouds,’ A Wildly Creative Feature From The Dominican Republic Made For Under $1 Million
Director Tomás Pichardo Espaillat speaks about his bigscreen accomplishment and how he turned limitations, like a lack of animators in his country, into an opportunity to experiment creatively.
Exclusive Trailer: Locksmith Animation’s First Short Film ‘Cardboard’
Next week, the film will premiere in competition at the Annecy animation festival.
10 Shorts You Don’t Want To Miss At Annecy 2025
We take a look at ten new shorts screening at this year’s Annecy Festival.
Cartoon Brew’s Livestream: Previewing Annecy And Early Look At This Year’s Oscar Contenders
We’re marking the livestream’s first year anniversary with a new broadcast design
Cannes 2025 Interview: Eva Lusbaronian On Her Short ‘Death Of The Fish’ (Exclusive Trailer)
The 14-minute short was one of two animated films in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes.
Three Animated Features Are Premiering At Cannes. Could One Of Them Be The Next ‘Flow’?
There’s a good reason to pay close attention to these three animated films premiering at Cannes.
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