Call for Entries: Claims Conference’s 2025 Emerging Filmmaker Contest
Aiming to educate and spark powerful discussions, the worldwide competition focuses on short films about the Holocaust; the submission deadline is June 16.
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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.
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Watch New ‘Buzzard’s Bay’ Short from Adult Swim SMALLS
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.
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Animation Nation, DreamWorks Channel Team for 2025 ANSEA Awards ‘Short Film’ Category
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.
Nickelodeon Renews ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ for Seasons 2 and 3
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.
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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.
Academy Sets 2025 Dates, Rule Changes, AI Guidelines, and Expands Animated Short Voting
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.’
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Binocular Briefs - April 2025
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.
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10 New ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Shorts Hit Netflix Next Month
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.
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Watch New ‘Mayor Mochi – Mayo Days’ Short from Adult Swim SMALLS
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.
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‘Percebes,’ ‘Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass’ Lead MONSTRA 2025 Winners
Short film ‘Beautiful Men’ also took home a top prize at the Animation Festival’s 24th edition, which wrapped up last week.
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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.
Binocular Briefs - March 2025
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.
In 2D, 3D, CG, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Binocular Briefs | Geographic Region: All
CINANIMA 2025
Begins: November 7, 2025
The 49th edition returns November 7-16 to Espinho, promoting animation and its creators with a commitment to educating professionals and the public.
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Chilemonos International Animation Festival 2025
Begins: May 26, 2025
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.
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.
Animatriz Studio Presents ‘Ballad for Raposo Tenório’
The 2D animated short film, set in 1850, follows a prospector driven insane by isolation and greed.
Annecy 2025 Official Short Film Selections Announced
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.
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BIAF 2025
Begins: October 20, 2025
The Bucheon International Animation Festival returns to Bucheon, South Korea October 24-28, 2025.
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Animest 2025
Begins: October 3, 2025
The 20th edition of Animest Bucharest International Animation Festival, the only Oscar qualifying event in Romania, will take place October 3-12, 2025.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, Call for Entries, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films | Event Types: Competitive Festivals
Anibar International Animation Festival 2025
Begins: July 14, 2025
The 16th edition returns to the picturesque city of Peja, Kosovo July 14-20 with screenings, workshops, classes, and exhibitions.
Animayo Festival 2025
Begins: May 7, 2025
Established in 2006, the Oscar qualifying event returns to Canaria, Spain May 7-10, 2025; the event promotes creative development in animation, visual effects and new technologies.
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Anifilm 2025
Begins: May 6, 2025
The International Festival of Animated Films runs May 6-11 in Liberec, Czech Republic.
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Watch New ‘Munch Rexford: Legendary Poacher’ Short from Adult Swim SMALLS
New animated series from Australian creator Millie Holten and producer Nicolas Colla follows the exploits of a damaged, sad hunter trying to bag elusive and often mythological big game before his rival does.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2025
Begins: December 15, 2025
The 18th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre December 15-18, 2025.
In 3D, AI, AR/VR/XR, Business, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Immersive, Mobile and Wireless, Post-production, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Production, Short Films, Technology, Television, Transmedia, Virtual Production, Visual Effects | Event Types: Conferences
