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The Best in Ibero-American Animation Headline News

‘Black Butterflies,’ ‘Jorel’s Brother,’ and ‘Capybaras’ Lead 2025 Quirino Awards

By Dan Sarto | Monday, May 12, 2025 at 10:26am

Works from Spain, Brazil, and Uruguay were recognized in the 3 main categories at the May 10 in-person gala event in Tenerife recognizing achievements in Ibero-American animation.

100 Years of The New Yorker Headline News

ROOF Studio Reveals ‘The New Yorker’ Animated Short

Watch it from ‘cover’ to ‘cover’… in partnership with Le Truc, The Condé Nast Creative Marketing Team, and Human, the promotional project celebrates the publication’s 100th anniversary.

Diverse Voices in African Storytelling ANIMATIONWorld

Cabblow Studios Talks ‘Crimson,’ ‘Rorisang,’ and All Things Female

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.

We Want More SMALLS! Headline News

Watch New ‘Buzzard’s Bay’ Short from Adult Swim SMALLS

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 2, 2025 at 11:25am

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.

The Transformative Power of Shared Vulnerability Headline News

Exclusive: Supernova Design Drops ‘Creatures of Chaos’ Teaser Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 2, 2025 at 10:43am

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.

From Short to Series Headline News

Nickelodeon Drops ‘Wylde Pak’ Trailer, Cast Additions

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 8:58am

Gillian Jacobs and Jon Glaser join the 2D animated comedy series, greenlit from the network’s Intergalactic Shorts Program, which follows the daily life of a blended multigenerational Korean American family, inspired by the lives of co-creators and executive producers Paul Watling and Kyle Marshall; debuts June 6.

Creativity Converging in Mumbai Headline News

Dancing Atoms Shares Groundbreaking Animation & Filmmaking Competition Finalists

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 4:44pm

Winners of the creative challenges in animation, VFX, virtual production, and AR/VR to be revealed at the inaugural WAVES Summit running May 1-4 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.

At Ease Soldier Headline News

‘Sgt. Rock’ No Longer Moving Ahead at DC Studios

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 11:29am

The feature film project from director Luca Guadagnino and his collaborator, ‘Challengers’ writer Justin Kuritzkes, with Colin Farrell in talks to star, has been shelved due to production scheduling issues.

We Love Our Space Cowboys! Headline News

Lucasfilm’s ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld’ to Debut on Fortnite

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 11:24am

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.

Consume Responsibly Headline News

Netflix Drops ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Volume 4 Trailer, Episode Details

10 new shorts, featuring dinosaur gladiators, messianic cats, and other oddities, are set to debut May 15; voice cast includes MrBeast, Kevin Hart, John Oliver, Niecy Nash, John Boyega, and Rhys Darby.

On the Road to the Oscars Headline News

Academy Sets 2025 Dates, Rule Changes, AI Guidelines, and Expands Animated Short Voting

By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 21, 2025 at 11:47am

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.’

Consume Responsibly Headline News

10 New ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Shorts Hit Netflix Next Month

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:03am

Tim Miller and David Fincher’s acclaimed, Emmy-winning animated anthology returns with stories of dinosaur gladiators, messianic cats, and string-puppet rock stars; Jennifer Yuh Nelson once again serves as supervising director.

We Want More SMALLS! Headline News

Watch New ‘Mayor Mochi – Mayo Days’ Short from Adult Swim SMALLS

By Dan Sarto | Friday, April 4, 2025 at 1:56pm

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.

We Love Our Space Cowboys! Headline News

Lucasfilm Drops ‘Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld’ Trailer

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:20am

New animated short anthology series from Dave Filoni focuses on 2 iconic villains from the galaxy’s criminal underbelly, premiering May 4 on Disney+.

Animation Festivals Headline News

SCAD AnimationFest Lacoste Set for April 4-5

By Dan Sarto | Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11:27am

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.

Diversity in Animation Headline News

FLAMIN Animations Showcases Latest Cohort’s Work at TNBFC XPO

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.

Awards Headline News

The 1st Animation and Illustration Festival (RE)ANIMACIJA Concludes in Nikšić

By Dan Sarto | Monday, March 24, 2025 at 4:43pm

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.’

Fight Domestic Abuse Headline News

Women’s Aid Fights Domestic Abuse with ‘The Monster Who Came to Tea’ Campaign

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.

Annecy 2025 is Coming! Headline News

Annecy 2025 Official Short Film Selections Announced

By Dan Sarto | Monday, March 17, 2025 at 11:22am

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.

Competitive Festivals Events

Brighton International Animation Festival 2025

Begins: April 4, 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.

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