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2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Éiru’ Director Giovanna Ferrari, Producer Nora Twomey
Cartoon Saloon’s ‘Éiru’ is a visually lush Celtic myth about courage, nature, and divine balance, brought to life with a breathtaking color palette.
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Can Anything Stop ‘KPop Demon Hunters’? And Other Burning 2026 Oscars Questions
From anime upstarts to international indies and the absence of stop-motion, the 2026 Animated Feature race looks anything but predictable.
Rebecca Sugar Returns To SVA To Celebrate ‘Lonely Magic’ Music
The ‘Steven Universe’ creator reunited with SVA alumni to celebrate ‘Lonely Magic,’ sharing music, animation insights, and a live performance.
Duolingo Launches Anime-Inspired Series ‘The Final Test’ To Promote Japanese Learning
Duolingo unveils ‘The Final Test,’ an anime-inspired mini-series starring its owl mascot Duo, expanding its animation and Japanese learning efforts.
French CG Series ‘Louca’ Scores Pre-Sales Ahead Of MIPCOM Kickoff
Animated soccer comedy ‘Louca’ secures global produciton/distribution partners, kicking off Studio 100 International’s MIPCOM 2025 lineup.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Gigi’ Director Cynthia Calvi
‘Gigi’ follows a transgender woman’s poetic journey of self-discovery through metaphors of water, mermaids, and transformation.
CBeebies, France TV, RTÉ Board Karrot And Kavaleer’s New 2D Preschool Series ‘MaeBee’
Karrot Entertainment and Kavaleer Productions team on ‘MaeBee,’ a new preschool comedy backed by CBeebies, France TV, and RTÉ.
‘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.
Banijay Tests New Distribution Model With Digital-First Series ‘Ava & Digger’
Banijay and TheSoul Publishing launch ‘Ava & Digger,’ a digital-first series testing a new, audience-driven distribution model.
Guru Studio Expands ‘True And The Rainbow Kingdom’ With YouTube Shorts, Roblox Fashion Drop
Guru Studio grows its hit preschool brand ‘True and the Rainbow Kingdom’ with new YouTube Shorts and a Roblox fashion collaboration.
DreamWorks’ ‘The Bad Guys’ Head To Streaming With New Netflix Series ‘Breaking In’
DreamWorks expands its hit franchise with ‘The Bad Guys: Breaking In,’ a six-episode Netflix prequel series exploring the crew’s early heist days.
Visual Effects Society Names Director Jon Favreau, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Among 2025 Honorees
VES Honors Celebration 2025 will also celebrate Bob Coleman, Dennis Hoffman, Colin Campbell, Darin Grant, Gayle Munro, and new Hall of Fame inductees.
Report Sheds Light On Bankruptcy of Scottish ‘Eyes of Wakanda’ Studio Axis Studios
Axis Studios, which has worked on global IPs including ‘Halo,’ ‘League of Legends,’ and ‘Love, Death & Robots,’ has entered administration after 25 years.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Playing God’ Director Matteo Burani
‘Playing God,’ a skin-crawling stop-motion short where abandoned clay figures fight for identity and belonging, earned qualification by winning the grand jury award at Animayo.
2D Kids Series ‘Treehouse Friends’ Acquired By PVP Distribution Ahead Of Mipcom
Canadian distributor PVP Distribution has picked up international rights to 2D preschool series ‘Treehouse Friends’ from Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduction and Media Solution Animation.
New Canadian Studio Limestone Animation Debuts With R.L. Stine’s ‘Stinetinglers,’ Heading To Mipcom
New Canadian studio Limestone Animation debuts with R.L. Stine’s ‘Stinetinglers,’ the horror author’s first property adapted exclusively in animation.
CG Feature Project ‘The Last Dodo’ Heads To AFM With Studio 100
Studio 100 Film will unveil the CG family feature ‘The Last Dodo’ at AFM 2025 in Santa Monica, spotlighting the market’s growing focus on indie animation.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Retirement Plan’ Director John Kelly
John Kelly’s ‘Retirement Plan,’ narrated by Domhnall Gleeson, has qualified for the 2026 Oscars after winning several major festival awards.
OpenAI Retreats From Unpopular Sora Opt-Out Policy
OpenAI says it will give creators more control over how their characters appear in Sora and plans revenue sharing after backlash to its IP opt-out model.
‘Steven Universe’ Creator Rebecca Sugar To Helm ‘Moomin’ Animated Feature For Annapurna
Sugar will write and direct the first U.S.-produced ‘Moomin’ film, marking her feature debut and bringing Tove Jansson’s beloved characters to theaters.
‘Smiling Friends’ Creators Launch Indie Outfit Zam Studios In L.A.
Focused on “high-quality work made by people who love the craft,” Zam aims to revive the magic of classic cartoons with modern animation and VFX techniques.
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