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The global animation industry unveiled major news this week. Here are some of the top highlights, including big stories from MIPCOM 2025 in Cannes.
'Two Ships' is a hand-drawn short that explores distance and connection as experienced by a couple occupying the same space, but with opposing schedules.
Hudson reimagines Frankenstein for families in his 'Stitch Head' feature adaptation, a touching, gothic adventure about love, belonging, and courage.
Netflix and AMC end their frigid standoff as 'KPop Demon Hunters' returns to theaters worldwide for a special Halloween sing-along event.
AnimSchool spotlights independent animation with online event IndieMation Fest 2025, featuring creators behind 'Spice Frontier,' 'Forevergree,' 'MechWest,' and more.
Director Phil Johnston turns Roald Dahl’s nastiest couple into a darkly funny, grotesque, and heartfelt animated adventure for Netflix.
Kazi joins Watermelon Pictures as executive VP of marketing, focused on expanding the company's global reach and developing original projects.
Ida Melum’s stop-motion short 'Ovary-Acting' blends humor and heart as a woman literally confronts her uterus while debating motherhood.
Director Guillaume Dousse reveals how Netflix’s 'Splinter Cell: Deathwatch' blends gritty realism, silence, and bursts of intense action.
Producer John Cohen and writer Matt Roller team with Jeremy Zag for Miraculous Corp’s first theatrical feature starring Ladybug and Cat Noir.
Director Kenji Iwaisawa talks about his new film '100 Meters,' touching up his cult hit 'On-Gaku: Our Sound,' and what he's working on next.
Creators Tracy Butler and Fable Siegel will expand 'Lackadaisy' under the new Glitch Presents banner. 'Final Space' creator Olan Rogers will help development.
Warner Bros. and DC reveal 'Batman: Knightfall,' a multi-part animated saga adapting one of the Batman comics' most legendary arcs.
The new Paris studio shares a stop-motion spirit with Mexico's El Taller del Chucho, also co-founded by del Toro, and honors Mark Gustafson’s legacy.
Cartoon Saloon’s 'Éiru' is a visually lush Celtic myth about courage, nature, and divine balance, brought to life with a breathtaking color palette.
Duolingo unveils 'The Final Test,' an anime-inspired mini-series starring its owl mascot Duo, expanding its animation and Japanese learning efforts.
'Gigi' follows a transgender woman’s poetic journey of self-discovery through metaphors of water, mermaids, and transformation.
Karrot Entertainment and Kavaleer Productions team on 'MaeBee,' a new preschool comedy backed by CBeebies, France TV, and RTÉ.
At Spain’s Weird Market, Guillermo García Carsi focused on storytelling and craft as Animaj’s AI-driven studio stayed out of the spotlight.
DreamWorks expands its hit franchise with 'The Bad Guys: Breaking In,' a six-episode Netflix prequel series exploring the crew’s early heist days.