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Animation Festival Events

Animayo Festival 2025

Begins: May 7, 2025

Established in 2006, the Oscar qualifying event returns to Canaria, Spain May 7-10, 2025; the event promotes creative development in animation, visual effects and new technologies.

Festivals Events

Cartoons on the Bay 2025

Begins: May 29, 2025

International Festival of Animation, Transmedia and Meta-Arts returns to Pescara, Italy May 29 – June 1, 2025.

No Artist Left Behind Events

CTNX 2025

Begins: November 20, 2025

The 4-day event transforms the city’s ‘Animation Week’ into a hub for seasoned and emerging creators to recharge, inspire, celebrate, and ignite their passion for storytelling, running November 20-23 in Burbank, California.

The Road to Turin Events

VIEW Conference 2025

Begins: October 12, 2025

Italy’s premiere animation and visual effects event runs in-person October 12-17 in Torino, Italy with a focus on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX.

Conferences Events

SIGGRAPH Asia 2025

Begins: December 15, 2025

The 18th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre December 15-18, 2025.

Heading to Stuttgart Events

FMX 2025: Rhythm of Change

Begins: May 6, 2025

The 4-day event returns to Stuttgart, kicking off May 6; on-demand presentations are available May 10 – June 10.

The Mill Headline News

Layered Reality Partners with The Mill for ‘Elvis Evolution’

Technicolor Group-owned VFX house The Mill will use AI technology to create what’s being billed as ‘the most realistic and authentic version of Elvis’ alongside Layered Reality’s newly expanded in-house creative team.

virtual production Headline News

Impossible Objects Announces New Culver City Facility for Virtual Production

World-building lab and creative studio’s new facility features a 30-foot-wide by 10-foot-high LED wall built with AOTO 2.3mm pixel pitch panels and Brompton SX40 Tessera processors.

SIGGRAPH Asia Headline News

SIGGRAPH Asia Returns to Hong Kong for 2025 Edition

Conference and exhibition runs December 15-18, 2025 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.

People Headline News

The Imaginarium Studios Names Maeve Russell Head of Production

UK-based mocap and performance capture facility founded by Andy Serkis is currently at work on the forthcoming Bandai Namco release, ‘Unkown 9 ; Awakening.’

Evlis Presley Blogs

PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA - THE DAY I MET ELVIS

The never before told story of how I met Elvis Presley on the day he bought a .357 Magnum which sold at auction for $195,500.

Lighthouse Studios Headline News

Ireland’s Lighthouse Studios Promotes Marc Jordan to Chief Financial Officer

Jordan’s first co-production deal sees France’s Gao Shan Pictures board new children’s animated-adventure series ‘Showtime,’ joining Ireland’s Dog Ears.

streaming Headline News

Apple TV+ Unveils New Trailer for ‘Time Bandits’

Created for television by Jemaine Clement, Iain Morris and Taika Waititi, the live-action, comedic adventure series for all ages premieres with the first two episodes on July 24. 

jobs & training Headline News

Dimension/DNEG 360 Launch ‘Rise Up’ Virtual Production Training Initiative

Partnership with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s Group Effort Initiative on U.K.-based program is aimed at providing training opportunities to under-represented talent in a cutting-edge production environment.

virtual production Headline News

Meptik’s ‘Studio in a Box’ Accelerates Virtual Production

Pre-configured Disguise studio control stacks for projects of all sizes include ROE LEDs, camera tracking, comprehensive creative and technical support, and training in one seamless solution.

IATSE Headline News

Apple TV+ VFX Workers File for Election to Unionize with IATSE

Supermajority of in-house Visuals Effects workers at Apple Studios have signed authorization cards to unionize with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees.

9 Story Headline News

Scholastic Closes $182 Million Investment in 9 Story Media Group

Award-winning creator, producer and distributor of premium children’s content will continue to be led by president and CEO Vince Commisso.

Platige Image Headline News

Platige Image Delivers Cinematic Trailer for ‘Stormgate’

Acclaimed Polish production and animation studio employs real-time workflow to accelerate the creation of 3D assets for animatics, previs and performance capture.

From Page to Screen Headline News

LAIKA to Adapt Susanna Clarke’s ‘Piranesi’

Travis Knight, president and CEO of the Oregon-based stop-motion studio, will direct the animated feature film adaptation of the best-selling fantasy novel.

Toonz Media Group Headline News

Toonz Media Group, Angel Studios Launching ‘Gabriel and the Guardians’

Anime-style 2D fantasy adventure series is developed by Colossul Studios with animation production by Tiger Animation and pre-production by Robot Playground.

2D Headline News

Mercury Filmworks Teaming with Turnip + Duck Studio for ‘Bunny McBee’

Canadian-Irish co-production deal for original 2D-animated short-form preschool series created by Emmy-nominated 'Hilda' director Andy Coyle signed at Annecy.

Hanna Minghella Headline News

Hannah Minghella Named Netflix’s Head of Feature Animated, Live-Action Family Film

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 2:23pm

The former Bad Robot, Sony Pictures and Columbia exec boasts extensive experience in live action and animated franchise titles, including ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,’ ‘Hotel Transylvania,’ ‘The Smurfs,’ and more.

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