CINANIMA - International Animation Film Festival 2023
Begins: November 13, 2023
The Oscar qualifying event returns to Espinho, November 13-19 to promote animation and its creators with a commitment to educating professionals and the public.
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Iron Circus Launches New 'Lackadaisy' BackerKit
The latest crowdfunding campaign for the Prohibition-Era webcomic will include new graphic novels, plushies, and an all-new “Lackadaisy” animated short; animated pilot released this past March will screen twice on August 2 at LA’s Secret Movie Club Theater.
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London International Animation Festival 2023
Begins: November 24, 2023
The event showcases the whole spectrum of creative animation and how animation is for everyone; running 10 days from November 24 – December 3, the festival is accepting submissions through July 31.
New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2023
Begins: November 2, 2023
The festival returns in-person for its 10th edition, taking place at the New Chitose Airport November 2-6.
'Loki's Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Narrate ‘To My Daughter’ Animated Short
The upcoming film adapts a chapter from the debut novel ‘This Thread of Gold’ by Catherine Joy White (Black Mirror, Ten Percent), celebrating Black women, ‘who resisted in secret through trusted networks.’
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ReAnimania International Animation Film Festival of Yerevan 2023
Begins: October 22, 2023
The 15th edition of the festival will be held October 22-28 in Yerevan, Armenia.
Fredrikstad Animation Festival 2023
Begins: October 19, 2023
This year's festival will present the best and latest within Nordic-Baltic and international animation, running October 19-22.
BIAF 2023
Begins: October 20, 2023
The festival, taking place October 20-24, seeks to share the charm of animation and promote growth in the Asian animation community.
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Animest International Animation Film Festival 2023
Begins: October 6, 2023
The 18th edition of Animest, the only Oscar qualifying event in Romania, will take place October 6-15.
Binocular Briefs – July 2023
A monthly survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.
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Podcast EP 216: How Catya Plate Produced Her Stop-Motion Film ‘Las Nogas’ in NYC
The artist turned animator shares her journey from Spain to Germany to New York in pursuit of an art career and how that path led her to a career in animation.
OIAF Announces 2023 Official Shorts Selections
Out of 2,165 entries from 85 countries, 40 films will compete in the Commissioned, Narrative, Non-Narrative, and Student categories; the festival runs September 20-24.
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Lion Forge and Nickelodeon Ink First-Look Animation Deal
Academy Award-winning ‘Hair Love’ studio gives Nick dibs on its original kids and family IP across animated series, features, short-form, and digital content.
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Ital Tek’s ‘The Mirror’ Brings Sound to Animation
Created by U.K.-based director/animator Karl Poyzer the fully animated CG music video found its timing with the track from the ‘Time Proof’ album.
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Roland Emmerich to Lead ‘Space Nation’ Multimedia Franchise
The ‘Stargate’ and ‘Independence Day’ director will spearhead the all-new, upcoming space opera venture spanning video games, animated shorts, and a live-action series, with the first game releasing in 2024.
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Taichung International Animation Festival 2023
Begins: October 13, 2023
TIAF, the international film festival held in Taichung, Taiwan, will take place October 13-21.
2023 Fest Anča Winners Announced
Elodie Dermange’s ‘Armat’ and Adela Križovensk’s ‘Doubt’ take top honors at Slovakia’s newly designated Oscar-qualifying event; winners were announced at the event’s closing ceremonies on July 1.
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Sweaty Eyeballs Animation Festival 2023
Begins: October 5, 2023
The international festival features cutting edge, quirky and boundary pushing animation runs October 5-8.
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Peter Ramsey Talks Afro-Futurist ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’
The Oscar-winning director discusses the new African artist-created animated short film anthology he executive produced, filled with compelling tales of advanced technology, spirits, and monsters, now streaming on Disney+.
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‘The Thief’ Heals Wounds in ‘Unreal’ Time and Detail
Selected by Epic Games to create a short film in four weeks based on the concept of ‘Duality,’ Arturo Brena and his production studio, KeexFrame, used Unreal Engine to tell the emotional story of a thief who confronts a young, wounded version of themselves when looking in a mirror.
OIAF Reveals 2023 Official Inaugural Teen Audiences 13+ Competition Selections
Young Audiences 7+ selections for competition also announced, to be judged by the OIAF Kids Jury; the festival runs September 20-24.
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The Academy Invites 398 New Members
Short Film and Feature Animation branch set to add 37 new members, with 26 asked to join the Visual Effects branch.
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ANIMASYROS 2023
Begins: September 26, 2023
ANIMASYROS 2023 returns in September with a focus on Animation and Ancient Greece, a tribute to the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America, and a focus on female creativity.
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Crunchyroll Releases Summer Anime Calendar
More than 40 new titles are coming to the platform, including ‘Horimiya: The Missing Pieces,’ ‘Mushioku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation,’ and ‘Reborn as a Vending Machine, I now wander the Dungeon.’
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Imagine This Women’s International Film Festival
Begins: September 21, 2023
The 8th annual ITWIFF will be presented as a hybrid structure at Regal Battery Park, allowing women and non-binary filmmakers from around the world to showcase their work in categories such as Best Feature Film, Fest Documentary Feature, Best Short Film, and Best Animated Short; the festival runs from September 21 to October 1.
