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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.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Witches, Goblins, And An Ogre Deal With Substance Abuse, Depression, And Domestic Violence In Alberto Vázquez’s ‘Homeless Home’

The 2020 Annecy jury award-winning short about a soldier's return to an isolated and depopulated village is now free to stream online.

Events

A Look At 14 Visually Striking Projects That Will Be Presented At Cartoon Forum

The 29th edition of Cartoon Forum, the renowned European co-production platform for animated television and new media projects, starts next Monday, September 10, in Toulouse, France.

Feature Film

FILM REVIEW: ‘Rocks in My Pockets’: A Deeply Personal Film About Depression

Can an animated feature about depression be entertaining too?

Feature Film

Science Proves Lightning McQueen’s Aerodynamics Aren’t Quite ‘Ka-Chow’

NASCAR engineer Seth Dillard uses real-world aerodynamics software to prove Lightning McQueen's smile is actually a drag.

Cartoon Study

Here Are Some Of Betty Boop’s Greatest Moments

Jasmine Amy Rogers, the Tony-nominated star of 'Boop! The Musical,' reveals her favorite Betty Boop cartoon, too.

Festivals

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.

Awards

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘A Crab In The Pool’ Directors Alexandra Myotte And Jean-Sebastien Hamel

This Oscar contending short takes place in a run-down neighborhood, where Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves.

Awards

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Maybe Elephants’ Director Torill Kove

Three-time Oscar nominee Torill Kove, who won the Academy Award for her short 'The Danish Poet,' is back in the Oscars race this year with a new film about her memories of growing up in Kenya.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Intermission’ By Réka Bucsi

Departing from her usual lush, almost neon-like visuals and serene dreamscapes, award-winning filmmaker Réka Bucsi shifts gears with this minimalist, abstract exploration of line, image, and sound.

Awards

2024 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘It’s A Gray, Gray World!’ Director Seyed Mohsen Pourmohseni Shakib

Set in a world where colors are banned, the short turns on a young man whose vibrant identity is accidentally outed by a playful young child.

Events

Alberto Vázquez’s ‘Decorado’ Headlines Impressive Spanish Projects Lineup At Valencia’s Weird Market

We attended every pitch at this year's Weird Market in Valencia and picked out 10 that deserve a closer look.

RIP

Pete Kozachik, ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas,’ ‘Coraline’ Director Of Photography, Dies At 72

Kozachik was the go-to cinematographer for spooky stop motion, also filling the role on 'James and the Giant Peach' and 'Corpse Bride.'

RIP

Ken Mundie, Adventurous Artist Who Pushed Graphic Boundaries In Hollywood Animation, Dies At 97

A one-of-a-kid artist, Mundie's definitive works include the tv special 'Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert,' and 'The Door,' which is arguably the oddest short ever released by Warner Bros.