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PreVIEW Panel Set: ‘Oscar Contenders for Best Animated Short Film’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 2:28pm

Join AWN’s own Dan Sarto on February 27 for a free online conversation and Q&A with the directors of ‘Beautiful Men,’ ‘Wander to Wonder,’ ‘Yuck!,’ ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress,’ and ‘Magic Candies,’ hosted by the VIEW Conference.

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2024 VIEW Awards Announced

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 12:57pm

9 animated short films recognized for their excellence by an international jury include Grand Prize winner ‘Inkwo for When the Starving Return’ and Jury Award winners ‘Have I Swallowed Your Dreams’ and ‘Jour de Vent;’ View Conference 2025 runs October 12-17.

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AVAF, SAIK, Toonz Team for International AniMela-AMS Fest

The event, which features a strategic partnership with the Annecy Festival, is scheduled for March 6–9, 2025, and will offer knowledge centers, experiential zones, film screenings, and professional networking opportunities for India's creative sector.

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PFCAT 2025 Issues Call for Entries

By Dan Sarto | Friday, November 15, 2024 at 10:00am

The 13th edition of Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology will take place August 6-10, 2025, at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, with screenings of animated shorts and features as well as films from visionary filmmakers and a juried competition with over 30 awards. 

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VIEW 2024: Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence

By Dan Sarto | Friday, October 11, 2024 at 1:13pm

Dr. Maria Elena Gutierrez’s annual ‘must attend’ confab in Turin, Italy has been bringing the industry together for a quarter century, an event where top professionals from across animation, VFX, and games share their latest achievements and future plans… whether in front of an eager audience or a gleaming white bowl of pumpkin risotto; this year’s celebration of all things animated runs next week, October 14-19.

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PSIAF Reveals 2024 Winners

‘A Passenger from Ganora’ takes the award for Best Feature, while ‘Wild Eye Pub’ takes home the award for Best Comedy; the online event celebrated its 7th year, once again recognizing international animators across a number of competitive categories.

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‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’ Named Best in Show at 2024 Spark Animation Festival

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 4:30pm

Iranian filmmakers Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani’s film, about a captain suffering from PTSD who lives with his daughter, wants to be a caring father, but struggles with a harsh life, has now qualified for consideration in the upcoming Academy Awards with the win; festival runs October 31 – November 3.

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Industry Event News in Brief for 10/8/24: Awards, Call for Entries, and New Dates

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:36am

The latest info for Madrid’s Cartoon Springboard; Vancouver’s Spark Animation; Bordeaux’s Cartoon Movie; South Africa’s Durban FilmMart Institute’s DFM Pitch and Finance Forum, and Greece’s Animasyros 2024 Festival.

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‘La Voix des Sirènes,’ ‘Flow’ Lead OIAF 2024 Winners

By Dan Sarto | Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 6:52am

Gianluigi Toccafondo takes home the Grand Prize for short animation, while Gintz Zilbalodis takes home the Grand Prize for feature animation, at the 48th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival.

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SPARK ANIMATION 2024

Begins: October 31, 2024

The festival returns to Vancouver featuring an expansive program of talks, presentations, screenings, and network opportunities running October 31-November 3; online programming will be available on-demand through December 31.

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VIEW 2024 Reveals Expansive Full Conference Lineup

Jonathan Nolan, Fede Alvarez, Kelsey Mann, and Chris Sanders are just a few of the top speakers who’ll be attending as the English-speaking event celebrates its 25th anniversary, bringing together industry professionals, students, and enthusiasts in a celebration of the latest achievements in animation, VFX, and games; the event runs October 14-19 in the beautiful baroque city of Turin, Italy.

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PFCAT 2024 Announces Animation Award Winners

The Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology, which wrapped last month, featured 160+ films in competition, including 90 animated shorts and features; animated films ‘Fulgores’ by Andrés Palma and ‘LUKi and the Lights’ each garnered wins in 2 categories.

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Fede Alvarez to Deliver Keynote at VIEW 2024

Award-winning ‘Alien: Romulus’ director will present live at Italy’s premier animation and VFX event running October 14-19 in the beautiful baroque city of Turin.

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OIAF 2024 Panel Set: Go Behind the Scenes of ‘The Wild Robot’

Writer/director Chris Sanders will lead a discussion exploring the story and artistry of DreamWorks Animation’s new film at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, North America’s leading animation festival, which runs September 25-29.

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ITFS 2025: The Call for Entries Starts September 1

The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) will begin accepting film submissions for the main competitions on Sunday, September 1; deadlines for the short film competition are November 15 and feature-length film competition is January 15, 2025.

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Jonathan Nolan to Keynote VIEW 2024

The award-winning writer, director, producer and ‘Fallout’ EP will appear in person, in conversation with VFX supervisor Jay Worth, at Italy’s premier animation and VFX event running October 14-19 in the beautiful baroque city of Turin.

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