With the pilot episode of their webtoon-turned-series debuting May 4 at Comic Con Cape Town, the award-winning Johannesburg studio’s founders, Kabelo Maaka and Dr. Tshepo P. Maaka, continue to focus their animated storytelling on the experiences of women of all ages.
The 2-part animated short series from Torey Strahl and Elena Ridker is set in 2003 on Cape Cade, where 4 horny teens living their beach town dreams who get schooled by a talking seagull.
Studio’s 6-minute 2D short explores mental health with a story of 4 neighbors whose emotional struggles take on the physical forms of creatures they attempt to conceal; world premiere set for May 3 at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
Submissions open May 12 for animation creatives aged 11-22; deadline set for September 1, with nominations announced on October 1.
New animated short anthology series sets in-game launch on May 2, 2 days prior to Disney+ premiere; first entirely ‘Star Wars’-themed Battle Royale Season also launching; from Dave Filoni, show focuses on 2 iconic villains from the galaxy’s criminal underbelly.
The second edition of the awards invites aspiring and professional filmmakers from ASEAN member nations to submit 2-minute original short films exploring the theme of ‘family;’ submissions open through August 15.
The proof-of-concept animated short ‘Mara & Milo: Magic & Mayhem,’ which was created by the team in a matter of weeks, was produced to showcase the artist-directed workflow.
All 8 episodes of Eli Roth and Noah Belson’s cult stop-motion animated comedy series are now streaming on the platform in celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary.
The event will showcase a hybrid program of animated nostalgia, cult classics, and new projects; takes place in-person May 17–18 and online May 17 – June 1.
Kyle Stegina and Josh Lehrman’s animated comedy, developed from the first short in Nick’s Intergalactic Shorts Program ever picked up for series, follows best friend and roommate trio Rock, Paper and Scissors, who compete over everything in hilarious and wildly absurd ways.
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.
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.
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.’
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.
Running May 7-10, the event will feature more than 40 guests and keynote speakers participating in 14 masterclasses, 15 educational talks, five workshops, six premieres and screenings, three auteur presentations, five school stands, 20 talent booths, two exhibitions, and 18 hours dedicated to recruitment, portfolio reviews, and signings.
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.
Three-part animated short series from Jared Corwin and Conor Reed is set in the charming town of Paw Peak, where the Pomeranian dog mayor, Mochi, is one mean son of a bitch.
Short film ‘Beautiful Men’ also took home a top prize at the Animation Festival’s 24th edition, which wrapped up last week.
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.
