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Events

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.

BTS

Blending 2D Draftsmanship And CG Craftsmanship: Behind The Animation Of Emmy-Winning ‘400 Boys’ (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)

Go behind the making of Robert Valley’s '400 Boys' with a new behind-the-scenes video from Passion Pictures and Netflix's 'Love, Death + Robots.'

Distribution

Xilam Producing Short-Form Digital-First Content To Bolster ‘Piggy Builders’ Linear Rollout (EXCLUSIVE)

Xilam launches 'Piggy Builders' with digital shorts on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook ahead of the full show's linear rollout in key territories.

Advertising

‘I Have To Animate Conan Someday’: Stop-Motion Savant Justin Rasch On His Love Of Toys, Craft And Literature’s Most Famous Barbarian

Animator Justin Rasch turns his lifelong Conan fandom into a stop-motion social campaign, bringing the Barbarian into battle with a Cthulhu-like monstrosity.

Festivals

‘KPop’ Heads To Kilkenny: Directors Maggie Kang And Chris Applehans Headline This Year’s Irish Fest

Kilkenny Animated returns Oct 3–5 with Brenda Chapman, Lisa Hanawalt, Kevin Lima and more to celebrate animation and storytelling.

Festivals

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.

Awards

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.

Anime

Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘The Boy And The Beast’ Returns To U.S. Theaters For One-Day-Only Screening

Crunchyroll is bringing Mamoru Hosoda’s 'The Boy and The Beast' to U.S. theaters for one day only on August 18.

Feature Film

Eddie Murphy Reveals DreamWorks Is Working On A Donkey Movie: ‘We Start In September’

Eddie Murphy confirms a Donkey spinoff is coming from DreamWorks, with production starting in September and a solo story featuring his half-dragon family.

Animators

‘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.

Events

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.

Festivals

‘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.

Eight More ‘Bluey’ Episodes Are Getting A European Theatrical Run, Why Aren’t American Studios Putting More Shows In Cinemas?

'Bluey at the Cinema' brings 8 hit episodes to theaters across Europe, building buzz for a 2027 movie after UK success with 400K+ viewers.

Site News

Jamie Lang Officially Takes The Reins At Cartoon Brew, An Introduction To The Site’s New(ish) Owner

Jamie Lang becomes owner/editor-in-chief of Cartoon Brew, taking over from co-founder Amid Amidi.

Festivals

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.

Presented by Netflix

Netflix’s ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Filmmakers In Conversation With Cartoon Brew (Exclusive Video)

Watch a half-hour conversation with 'Love Death & Robots' creator/director/executive producer Tim Miller and series supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson.