Netflix Announces ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Voice Cast, Musical Artists, Release Date
Arden Cho, Ahn Hyo-seop, May Hong, Ji-young Yoo star in the animated film, which features music from Teddy Park, 24, Danny Chung, KUSH, and DOMINSUK of THEBLACKLABEL; debuts June 20.
We Ghosted Media, Lamina1 Team for ‘Owen Nowhere’ Animated Comedy
The series, which follows a pre-teen who lives on the open road with his retired vampire parents, will launch on the next-gen Web3 and AI-powered platform, allowing the creators full ownership and control over the IP.
Asteria to Release ‘The Odd Birds Show’ Animated Shorts Series
Created through traditional hand-drawn animation as well as VR puppeteering, rendered 3D assets, motion tracking, and AI tools, the show, about a dysfunctional family of birds who host a talk show, will release across social platforms.
Annecy 2025 Official Feature Film Selections Revealed
Out of 130 film submissions, 10 make the Official Competition, with 11 selected for the Contrachemp Competition; festival runs June 8-14.
Warner Bros. Animation, Cartoon Network Studios Reveal Annecy Slate
Festival plans include behind-the scenes looks at ‘Bat-Fam,’ and ‘Get Jiro;’ Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Pendleton Ward, Rebecca Sugar, J.G. Quintel, and Adam Muto to headline Cartoon Network 25 Year Celebration.
Netflix Announces Annecy 2025 Activities
Festival plans include exclusive previews of ‘In Your Dreams’ and ‘Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85,’ the world premiere of ‘Fixed,’ a masterclass with Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and an in-depth look at the full animation series slate.
Andy Serkis’ ‘Animal Farm’ Voice Cast Revealed
The all-star lineup boarding the upcoming animated adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel includes Seth Rogen, Glenn Close, Woody Harrelson, Gaten Matarazzo, Laverne Cox, Kieran Culkin, Steve Buscemi, Jim Parsons, Kathleen Turner, and Iman Vellani.
Lenovo Introduces New ThinkPad Device Lineup
Engineered for modern professionals handling AI-powered workflows, the offering includes Copilot+ PCs, such as the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 AMD and ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 AMD mobile workstations, alongside new ThinkPad L Series business laptops, with expanded ThinkPad X1 Aura Editions.
Adult Swim Drops ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 8 Trailer
More wubbin and dubbin is just over the horizon… a new season of the best – and only – animated series about a genius scientist who drags his timid grandson on adventures across the universe returns May 25.
Mysterious ‘Star Wars’ Series in Development
From ‘Lost’ showrunner Carlton Cuse and son Nick Cuse, the project will take place in a galaxy far, far away…and that’s all we know; ‘LEGO Star Wars’ sequel series also in the works.
‘Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures’ Season 3 Coming This Fall
The upcoming season of Lucasfilm’s preschool animated series follows the Jedi kids as they journey into the delightful world of droid care; will debut on Disney+ and Disney Jr.
‘Star Wars: Visions’ Volume 3 Episode Details Revealed
The animated anthology returns in a longer format, with 9 new anime shorts from david production, Kamikaze Douga, Kinema citrus Co, Polygon Pictures, Production I.G, Project Studio Q, TRIGGER, and WIT Studio; hits Disney+ October 29.
Academy Sets 2025 Dates, Rule Changes, AI Guidelines, and Expands Animated Short Voting
For 98th Oscars, members must now watch all nominated films in a category in order to vote in final award round; each branch will judge films based on the ‘degree to which a human was at the heart of the creative authorship.’
The Line, Riot Games Partner on ‘League Of Legends’ Music Video
In celebration of the upcoming ‘LoL’ season Spirit Blossom Beyond, new short ‘Here, Tomorrow’ showcases themes that blend myth, memory, and the mystical beauty of Ionia.
Disney+ Reveals ‘Maul - Shadow Lord’ Animated Series
The project will feature franchise regular Sam Witwer as Darth Maul and will take place ‘about a year’ after the Clone Wars.
MONSTRA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 20 – 30 March 2025 Lisbon, Portugal
Monstra Animation Festival always has many wonderful surprises for its audiences, and this year it outdid itself.
Moonbug Entertainment Launches ‘CoComelon Can Help’ Campaign
The year-long campaign, which aims to show how songs can help families through real moments, focuses on potty training, bedtime, and mealtime.
Bill Plympton’s ‘Guard Dog’ Now on YouTube
Inspired by a simple walk in the park, the Oscar-nominated short film first went on tour in The Animation Show, and was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2015; now remastered and available for free.
Call for submissions - stop motion and experimental animation art StopTrik IFF in Maribor, Slovenia
The 15th edition of the Festival is coming in autumn to Maribor, Slovenia (24. - 28. 9. 2025).
Cannes’ Annecy Animation Showcase Lineup Revealed
5 titles to be highlighted as part of the Festival de Cannes’ Animation Day on May 18: ‘Julián,’ ‘Sunny,’ ‘Ana, en passant,’ ‘Dante,’ and ‘Mu Yi and the Handsome General.’
‘God’s Gang’ Celebrates Mini Season Finale, World Autism Month
The multicultural action-adventure animated series has partnered with Autism in Entertainment and Spectrum Laboratory to support ongoing employment opportunities for autistic talent; star Atticus Baldwin to appear at ‘Neurodiversity Night of Laughs’ at the Laugh Factory on April 28.
Aardman Announces Yearlong Partnership with Young BAFTA Program
The initiative will provide opportunities for young talent, including direct engagement with the studio’s creative team and a platform to explore creative careers; support for animation talent continues through the Aardman Academy.
Apple TV+ Drops ‘WondLa’ Season 2 Clip
Catch a sneak peek of the new, 7-episode season of Skydance Animation’s animated series, based on the 'The Search for WondLa' books by Tony DiTerlizzi, that premieres April 25.
Exclusive: See Covers of ‘Rick and Morty vs. The Universe’ #1
The first of a 4-issue mini-series with 3 top secret unannounced tie-ins hits July 9, as the ‘Rick and Morty’ comic book event kicks off, led by the deviant psyches of comics mastermind and multiple Emmy Award–nominee Daniel Kibblesmith, artistic annihilator Jarrett Williams, and a host of special guest talents.
‘Rick and Morty 10th Anniversary Deluxe Omnibus Library’ On the Way
A special pre-order Kickstarter is underway for the 5-hardcover volume, 2000+ page, portal-hopping insanity-filled limited-edition collection of 100 iconic Omniversal adventures, including special 2-volume ‘Unreprintable Rick and Morty’ set.
