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Brad Bird, Pixar, DreamWorks, Aardman, And More Headline View Conference 2026
The five-day event will feature sessions on ‘Toy Story 5,’ ‘Forgotten Island,’ ‘GOAT,’ and more, plus talks on AI and the future of filmmaking.
Italy
‘I Am Frankelda’s’ Ambriz Brothers Return With ‘The Ballad Of The Phoenix,’ Heading To Venice’s Gap-Financing Market
The long-gestating stop-motion fantasy follows a fire-wielding goblin princess forced to choose between saving her tyrannical father and freeing his kingdom.
Venice-Bound Short ‘Rock, Paper, Scissors’ Turns An Amusement Park Into A Coming-Of-Age Nightmare (EXCLUSIVE TRAILER)
Virginia Mori’s dialogue-free 2D short uses pastel amusement park imagery and dark humor to explore childhood’s first encounter with violence.
Italian Industry Rallies Around Zerocalcare, DogHead, Movimenti After Right-Wing Senator Offers His 2 Cents On Anonymous Labor Allegations
ASIFA Italia, ANICA, and Cartoon Italia backed the creator and studios behind Netflix’s ‘My 2 Cents’ after anonymous labor claims sparked political backlash.
View Conference’s New Trailblazer Award Honors 15 Women From Across The Motion Picture Industry
Italy’s annual animation and VFX gathering will honor 15 women across directing, cinematography, production design, VFX, publicity, and education.
‘Spacetime Chronicles’: A Cat Named Freud, A Man In Limbo, And A Stop-Motion World Made Of Paper
Director Stefano Bertelli discusses his handcrafted stop-motion feature ‘Spacetime Chronicles,’ an introspective journey through memory, identity, and limbo.
‘The Cat & The Composer’: A Famed Publishing Mistake Makes For A Fun Watch In Matteo Bernardini’s Short
Inspired by a 19th-century misprinted novel, Bernardini’s short blends sketchy illustrations and era-appropriate music into a playful, fragmented experience.
‘Allegro Non Troppo’ At 50: GKIDS Acquires Bruno Bozzetto Catalog
GKIDS picks up Bruno Bozzetto’s full catalog as the restored cult classic gets a 50th anniversary screening in New York alongside ‘Fantasia.’
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Il Burattino E La Balena’ Director Roberto Catani
The haunting Ottawa-winning short explores identity, autonomy, and the human world through the eyes of a puppet who, unlike Pinocchio, rejects transformation.
‘Distribution Is Free’: ‘Claynosaurz’ Boss Nic Cabana Says The Future Of Entertainment Belongs To Creators
At View Conference, Cabana shares how ‘Claynosaurz’ is reshaping traditional distribution through fan collaboration, collectibles, and community integration.
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.
‘Spit And Duct Tape And Dreams’: How A Small Global Team Built The Queer CG Feature ‘Bouchra,’ Premiering In Toronto
‘Bouchra,’ a queer CG-animated story and Morocco’s first animated feature, world premieres at Toronto tonight.
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.
Low-Poly Stop-Motion Takes Flight In Stefano Bertelli’s ‘Don’t Make It A Song’ Music Vid
Set against a backdrop of soulful retro grooves, “Don’t Make it a Song,” a music video for Canal Power Club, is a breezy, funk-infused stop-motion piece.
Riva Studios Purchases Insolvent French Animation Studio TeamTO
TeamTO will continue to operate from its studios in Valence and Paris.
‘MeteoHeroes’ TV Series Is Taking Climate Education Directly To Children In American Schools
The show, which currently airs around the globe, is experimenting with a unique distribution strategy for U.S. audiences.
Italy’s Mondo TV Fined $538K By U.S. Treasury For Producing Animated Shows In North Korea
The company has on occasion hosted North Korean animators in Italy for animation training.
View Conference 2023 Takes Flight With Italian Premieres Of ‘Migration,’ ‘Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget’
This year’s conference boasts an incredible speaker lineup and several panels of the impact of AI.
Venice Immersive Reveals 2023 VR/AR/XR Lineup Featuring ‘Wallace & Gromit in the Grand Getaway’ World Premiere
This year’s lineup features 44 projects from 25 countries totaling more than 21 hours of interactive media.
Ibermedia Next Grants Are Now Available To Iberoamerican Productions
Over $160,000 in grants are being given to projects that make use of new technological tools for animation or open-source software.