New animated short anthology series from Dave Filoni focuses on 2 iconic villains from the galaxy’s criminal underbelly, premiering May 4 on Disney+.
The 4th annual animation festival returns to the university’s campus in Provence, France with a lineup of screenings, including Annecy and Oscar winners, presentations, portfolio reviews and masterclasses.
The ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘The Lion King’ screenwriter will executive produce the ‘yarn-based’ animated reimagining, while John Rivoli joins as creative director; huge production will include over 200 6-minute shorts and 5 holiday specials.
Artists in the fourth year of Film London’s commissioning program for early-career Black animators shared short film works in progress; applications for new round opens March 31.
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.
Teodora Tošić took first place for her animation, ‘TV Warming,’ with second place going to Jovana Martinović for her illustration, ‘The Unknown,’ and third place to Andrija Martinović for his illustration series, ‘The1 and The2.’
The 49th edition returns November 7-16 to Espinho, promoting animation and its creators with a commitment to educating professionals and the public.
From his early, revolutionary work at Disney on ‘Tron’ to his Oscar-nominated short, ‘Technological Threat’ and Coca Cola ‘Polar Bear’ commercials, the long-time industry veteran was front and center at the nexus of revolutionary change from hand-drawn to computer animation.
The 14th Edition of the Oscar qualifying event will be online throughout Latin America and in person in Santiago de Chili between May 26-30.
The 2025 edition of the Internationl Comic & Animation Festival takes place September 18-28 in Chania-Crete, Greece.
A total of 26 works from 10 Ibero-American countries will compete across 10 categories; winners will be announced May 10 at ceremony in Tenerife.
The pitching and co-production forum for animated TV projects returns to Toulouse September 15-18, 2025; projects are now being accepted through May 7, 2025.
The celebration of animated filmmaking and retro animation nostalgia runs May 17-18 in Cardiff, Wales.
The short film, with animation by Passion Pictures, tells the harrowing tale of a mother and daughter experiencing domestic abuse, seen through the eyes of a young girl; campaign aims to pressure the UK government to re-evaluate funding for support services.
The Oscar and Annie Award-nominated ‘Presto’ director also previously led teams on classics like ‘Monsters, Inc.’ and ‘Cars;’ he recently worked on Psyop-produced short-form content for mobile gaming giants Dream Games and Supercell.
The 2D animated short film, set in 1850, follows a prospector driven insane by isolation and greed.
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.
‘Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur,’ ‘Merry Little Batman’ and ‘StoryBots: Answer Time’ were three of the top shows among other winners at this weekend's two separate awards ceremonies.
The Bucheon International Animation Festival returns to Bucheon, South Korea October 24-28, 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.
The 20th edition of Animest Bucharest International Animation Festival, the only Oscar qualifying event in Romania, will take place October 3-12, 2025.
The international animation festival’s ‘Animated Cosmos’ theme will be reflected across all the pillars of the event; the festival returns to Syros Island, Greece September 22-28.
Ujwal Nair and his wife Indou Theagrajan discuss their first musical, a self-funded 2D animated short about a loyal dog dreaming of reuniting with his owner, who left him behind when she moved from India to Canada with her cat.
The annual event returns to the village of Salamiou from August 8-10 with a selection of the world’s latest productions, focusing on independent and non-commercial films.
The 16th edition returns to the picturesque city of Peja, Kosovo July 14-20 with screenings, workshops, classes, and exhibitions.
