Animatriz Studio Presents ‘Ballad for Raposo Tenório’
The 2D animated short film, set in 1850, follows a prospector driven insane by isolation and greed.
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Annecy 2025 Official Short Film Selections Announced
Out of the 3,900 films submitted from around 100 countries, 72 films from 33 countries were selected to compete: 36 in the Official category, 9 in the Off-Limits category, 17 in the Perspectives category, and 10 in the Young Audiences category.
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Brighton International Animation Festival 2025
Begins: April 4, 2025
The 3-day international animation festival runs April 5-7 in Brighton, England; the 2025 edition will include a focus on East Asian Animation.
Anibar International Animation Festival 2025
Begins: July 14, 2025
The 16th edition returns to the picturesque city of Peja, Kosovo July 14-20 with screenings, workshops, classes, and exhibitions.
Animation Production Days 2025 Announces Project Selections
Out of a record 103 submissions, 50 works are chosen, including 28 TV series, 10 feature films, 4 TV specials, and 8 cross-media projects; conference runs May 6-8 in Stuttgart.
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Titmouse Announces ‘5 Second Day… Night!!!’ Screenings
Shorts born from the studio’s annual 5 Second Day will be shown for industry leaders and insiders, animation enthusiasts, and the public in Los Angeles, New York, and Vancouver.
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Annecy Festival 2025
Begins: June 8, 2025
The annual festival returns to Annecy June 8-14, 2025.
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Binocular Briefs - February 2025
AWN’s latest survey highlights under-the-radar animated shorts that are currently making their way through the festival circuit — or are newly available for online viewing.
Animation Dingle 2025
Begins: March 21, 2025
The 2-day festival returns to Dingle, Ireland, on March 21 for a weekend of creativity, art, and storytelling
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Spotlight on Oscar-Nominated Shorts: ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’
Iranian filmmakers Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani talk about their hand-drawn, deeply personal film, created under extreme political and financial hardship, about a captain suffering from PTSD who lives with his daughter, wants to be a caring father, but struggles with a harsh life.
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Spotlight on Oscar-Nominated Shorts: ‘Yuck!’
Director Loïc Espuche and producer Juliette Marquet discuss their 2D animated short about a group of kids on vacation and how they react with disgust as they spy people kissing on the mouth… although for one young boy and girl, the idea may not be so awful.
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Spotlight on Oscar-Nominated Shorts: ‘Magic Candies’
Producer Takashi Washio shares insights on his collaboration with director Daisuke Nishio and their efforts to understand Korean culture in order to faithfully adapt Heena Baek’s picture book, which follows a boy who struggles to connect with others until he discovers a pack of magical candies.
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‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,’ ‘Dune: Part 2’ and ‘Wander to Wonder’ Nab BAFTA 2025 Wins
The stop-motion comedy and ‘Dune’ sequel each take home 2 awards, with ‘Wicked’ winning twice as well, including Best Production Design, at the yesterday’s 2025 EE British Academy Film Awards gala.
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Oni Press Announces ‘The Summoning’ Graphic Novel Adaptation
Based on the animated short by Elyse Castro, 'The Summoning Volume One: The Art Of The Craft' hits bookstores October 7.
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Spotlight on Oscar-Nominated Shorts: ‘Beautiful Men’
Nicolas Keppens discusses his stop-motion film about the vulnerable journey of 3 balding brothers who travel to Istanbul for hair transplants.
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Spotlight on Oscar-Nominated Shorts: ‘Wander to Wonder’
Nina Gantz discusses her stop-motion film about 3 tiny humans, stars of a kids’ TV series, whose creator dies, leaving them alone in the studio to somehow survive and continue making episodes.
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‘The Wild Robot’ Takes Home Producers Guild Award
Jeff Hermann is honored for his work alongside Chris Sanders on the hit DreamWorks Animation feature; ‘Shōgun’ wins for Episodic Television – Drama.
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‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Arcane’ Dominate at 52nd Annual Annie Awards
Chris Sanders and DreamWorks’ blockbuster feature led the festivities with wins in 9 categories, while Netflix and Riot Games’ fan-favorite series took home 7, in a fun but emotional ceremony dedicated to victims of January’s tragic fires and highlighted by several tributes to LA’s firefighting finest, a real-time fundraiser, and 2 building-clearing false fire alarms.
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AWN’s Annie Awards Roundup: Top Contenders in Film and TV
Dig into the roster of animated feature films, TV shows, and shorts vying for wins in 36 different categories on February 8 at ASIFA-Hollywood’s 52nd annual ceremony recognizing the best in animation from the past year.
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ITFS and APD 2025 to Spotlight Stop-Motion, Swiss Artistry
Highlights for the upcoming festival include screenings of ‘Memory Hotel’ ‘Vengeance Most Fowl,’ with a masterclass hosted by Aardman’s Will Becher; ITFS runs from May 6-11.
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Honoring Holocaust Victims Using Animation
A new essay from noted historian, author, and educator Karl Cohen discusses a wide selection of animated films, from harrowing survivor biographies to inspiring stories of people, and historic events - more than 50 in all, 40 made since 2010 - that bring needed awareness to one of the most disturbing subjects in world history.
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Binocular Briefs - January 2025
AWN’s latest survey highlights under-the-radar animated shorts currently making their way through the festival circuit or newly available for online viewing.
Nicolás P. Villarreal Sets ‘Courage or Destiny’ Release
New animated short from the ‘ON/OFF’ director is inspired by the 1955 Grand Prix of Argentina, where famed Mercedes Benz F1 driver Juan Manuel Fangio suffered third degree burns in order to win the race; debuts end of March.
Blinkink, Coldplay Team for ‘ALiEN HiTS/ALiEN RADiO’ Music Video
Isabel Garrett directs 28 global collaborators, including Sam Gainsborough, Will Wightman, and Studio Gruff, to create a mixed-media mosaic of life and love that premiered as part of the band’s ‘A Film for The Future’ project.
2025 Producers Guild Awards Movie and TV Nominations Announced
‘Flow,’ ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Moana 2,’ ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ and ‘The Wild Robot’ get the nod in the animated movie category, while ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Shōgun,’ ‘The Penguin’ and ‘Wicked’ are also among the Outstanding Producer nominees.
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