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A record-breaking 1,800 animated short films from 83 countries were submitted, with 218 chosen by the pre-selection committee; the festival returns to Žilina, Slovakia June 24-29.

New season kicks off with the theatrical premiere of ‘Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye’ in Asia on May 30, North America on June 6, and Europe on June 7; series streams globally in July.

Skydance Animation’s upcoming second installment of the animated series, based on the 'The Search for WondLa' books by Tony DiTerlizzi, premieres April 25.

Now available to subscribers, the update includes hundreds of new features and capabilities across its tools, including ZBrush for desktop and iPad, Red Giant, Maxon Studio, Cinema 4D, Redshift, and Cineware.

New Generative Extend editing tool instantly generates and expands the length of video and audio clips; Media Intelligence quickly locates specific clip content via keyword search; all updates and releases now available.

Anime of the Year noms include ‘DAN DA DAN,’ ‘Delicious in Dungeon,’ ‘Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End,’ ‘Kaiju No. 8,’ ‘Solo Leveling,’ and ‘The Apothecary Diaries;’ Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, and Damiano David top list of presenters planned for live May 25 Tokyo ceremony.

Submissions are still being accepted for the International Festival of Animation, Transmedia and Meta-Arts, which returns to Pescara, Italy May 29 – June 1, 2025.

It’s time once again… to blame Canada! The newest season of the renowned series, which will feature P. Diddy, war with America’s neighbors to the north, and plenty of plane crashes, debuts July 9.