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Awards Headline News

77th Emmy Awards Juried Category Winners Announced

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 4:51pm

Artists on ‘Arcane,’ ‘Love, Death + Robots,’ and ‘Octopus!’ were among those awarded for work in background design, character animation, character design, color, motion design, production design, and storyboarding; winners will be formally announced on September 6 as part of the two-night Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on September 6-7.

People Headline News

Catch the National Film Board of Canada at SIGGRAPH 2025

Head of technical direction and production technologies Éloi Champagne will participate in a Real-Time Live! Session, and will sit down with filmmaker Amanda Strong to discuss ‘Inkwo for When the Starving Return;’ Jo Roy’s ‘Corpus and the Wandering’ will screen as part of the Electronic Theater.

Here Kitty Kitty Headline News

Adult Swim SMALLS Drops ‘Glen’ Animated Series Premiere

Watch first of 3 episodes in new comedic project about an awkward but determined man navigating life alongside his cat/mentor, from Shawn Golden, Joe Hingleberg, and Travis Pelto’s Big Big Baby.

We Want More Blue Heelers Headline News

BBC Studios Announces 4 New ‘Bluey’ Short-Form Series

Co-commissioned with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, each ‘themed’ show will air on ABC iview, Disney Jr., Disney Channel and Disney+, and the Disney Jr. and Official Bluey channels on YouTube.

So We’re Fishing for Goats Now? One Pixel Brush ANIMATIONWorld

‘Christo the Civilized Barbarian’: A True DIY Animated Adventure

One Pixel Brush founder, award-winning concept artist Shaddy Safadi, talks about his Annecy Cristal-winning 3DCG short comedy, years in the making, which he wrote, directed, voiced all characters for, and self-financed, that’s set in 400 AD, when decency, decorum and cleanliness were not high priorities.

Portland's Celebrating All Things Animated Headline News

2025 Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Announces Panels

Running August 6-10, the event plans a range of insightful talks, featuring industry experts discussing the future of storytelling, animation, and media, starting August 8.

Heading Back to Royce Hall Headline News

Call for Entries: The 53rd Annie Awards

By Dan Sarto | Monday, August 4, 2025 at 4:19pm

Submissions run through November 9; next year’s ceremony is set for February 21, 2026 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

Tech Noir Returns Headline News

Gunship Releases ‘Tech Noir 2’ Synthwave Claymation Music Video

Directed by filmmaker Lee Hardcastle, the nostalgia-charged odyssey with references to ‘DooM,’ ‘Zelda,’ ‘Golden Axe,’ ‘Chase HQ,’ ‘Pac-Man,’ and ‘Super Mario’ features John Carpenter, Charlie Simpson, and Tim Cappello.

The One That Started it All Headline News

SIGGRAPH 2025 Announces Powerful Production Session Lineup

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 9:59am

One of the conference’s most anticipated programs includes behind-the-scenes looks at groundbreaking work from DreamWorks Animation, DNEG, NASA, Nickelodeon Animation, Walt Disney Imagineering, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Wētā FX, offering a rare glimpse at the full arc of visual storytelling, from emerging artists to industry leaders.

Animated Shorts in the Cinema Headline News

Ink Films Announces ‘Animation Mixtape’ Animated Shorts Theatrical Program

Curated by Don Hertzfeldt, the collection features 12 films including never-before-seen work from underground animator Bruce Bickford; set for an exclusive Fall 2025 release in cinemas.

We Want More SMALLS! Headline News

Adult Swim SMALLS Announces ‘Lil Daddy’ Series Release

Created by Zae Jordan and MANDAL, the project follows the day-to-day misadventures of a single father chasing love and respect while ruining everyone’s day along the way; first episode drops July 18.

Awards Headline News

‘Trash’ Takes Best in Show at SIGGRAPH 2025

By Dan Sarto | Monday, July 14, 2025 at 4:29pm

The animated short from a team of students at ESMA about a rat fighting a pigeon for a small slice of pizza takes the Computer Animation Festival’s top award; conference runs August 10-14 in Vancouver.

In-Passing Headline News

Phil Mulloy, British Animator Known for Dark, Satiric Work, Dies at 76

By Dan Sarto | Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:31am

Revered for his unflinching films that skewered politics, religion, and human nature with cutting humor and minimalist style, the filmmaker died last Thursday at the age of 76.

Keep it Short! Headline News

72 Shorts to Compete at OIAF 2025

By Dan Sarto | Friday, July 11, 2025 at 9:38am

The final set of competitive short films were selected from a record 2,850 entries in the Commissioned, Narrative, Non-Narrative, Student and Canadian Student categories; festival runs September 25-29 in Ottawa.

Show Us Your Work! Headline News

3 Days Left to Enter SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Computer Animation Festival

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 9:17am

Submit your work by July 13 - multiple categories include shorts, visualizations, VFX sequences, game cinematics, and real-time pieces; conference runs December 15-18 in Hong Kong.

New Training for Executive Producers Headline News

Call for Entries: Quirino Lab First Edition

Tenerife will host the Quirino Awards’ new training program focused on professional development for animation executive producers; registration for the 20 spots will be open until August 5.

A Night of Classic Shorts Headline News

‘Out of the Inkwell: The Silent Cartoons of Max Fleischer’ Heads to MoMI

A block of classic Fleischer Studios shorts, restored by Jane Fleischer Reid, will screen on July 12; live music from Charlie Judkins will accompany the show.

We Have a Winner! Headline News

IBERMEDIA NEXT Announces 3.0 Call Winners

The new edition’s 15 selected projects were announced at MIFA during Annecy 2025; technology, diversity and risky narratives mark the new generation of winners.

Building Chronic Health Awareness Headline News

Sammivik Media Group Launches Animated Series for Chronic Health Awareness

The Greenland-based creative health communication agency, led by founder Mona Koch Madsen, is developing new video series focused on issues such as hypertension, COPD, medication literacy, and diabetes.

The Hope of a Better Life in America ANIMATIONWorld

‘Paper Daughter’: A Chinese Immigrant’s Great Granddaughter’s ‘Thank You’

Cami Kwan shares the emotional debt she feels she owes in her heartfelt, stop-motion short about her great grandmother Joy Dep Chan, who immigrated from China to America in 1926 but was reluctant to reveal her story to anyone other than her great granddaughter.

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