Takeshi Koike Talks ‘Lupin the Third’
Anime columnist Andrew Osmond interviews the director about his 13 years spent working on the famous franchise based on the manga by Monkey Punch.
Toyota Launches ‘GRIP, A Toyota Movie’ Anime Campaign Short
Directed by Yoriaki Mochizuki, the 10-minute piece from Intertrend Communications marks the final chapter in the car company’s GRIP series and the brand’s first-ever anime film.
Oscar Winner Peter Ramsey Boards ‘Popsicle’ Animated Short as Executive Producer
The ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ director, who has supported the project for the last 2 years, joins the production, from visionary filmmaker Vani Balgam, about a South Indian teenage tennis prodigy whose game changes when her father falls into a coma; the Kickstarter campaign is now live.
Trailer Drops for Annecy Cristal-Winning ‘Arco’ Animated Feature
NEON’s critically acclaimed film follows a 10-year-old boy from a distant future who travels back to the year 2075; will have an awards-qualifying cinema run starting November 14, with a wide release planned for early 2026.
Netflix Reveals ‘Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85’ First Look, Voice Cast
The new animated adventure, set in Hawkins between Season 2 and 3 during the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must fight new monsters, streams in 2026.
Previs Pro Releases Update with User-Requested Refinements
Software introduces Pose Mode, Hand Pose presets, and a series of community-suggested workflow mods to make storyboarding and scene creation more expressive and precise.
NVIDIA Studio Presents ‘Hologram’ Crowdsourced Music Video
Adobe MAX attendees were invited to use AI features in Adobe Premiere or Photoshop to remix and reimagine frames of the original music video by Jordan Sommerlad.
Adult Swim SMALLS Sets ‘Archaeologists’ Series Premiere
In the upcoming set of animated shorts from Brooklyn-based comedy group Simple Town, 5 archaeologists must tolerate each other’s eccentricities while digging in the desert; first episode hits November 7.
Disney+ Drops ‘Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol’ Trailer
The popular animated franchise returns after a decade with its 4th holiday special, new shorts, an official single, and a limited-edition Toddland merchandise collection; show streams November 28.
Telstra, Nexus Studios Team for ‘Together Builds Better’ Stop-Mo Spot
Directed by Johnny Kelly and created in partnership with +61 and Bear Meets Eagle on Fire, the commercial features the animators’ visible hands for a ‘behind-the-scenes’ feel.
Phantom Digital Effects Consolidates Studios into Phantom Media Group
Milk and Lola Post join the previously acquired Tippett Studio, PhantomFX, and Spectre Post under the new PMG creative collective; each studio will retain its approach and creative leadership, ensuring consistent experiences for clients across film, episodic, commercial and immersive content.
Teaser Drops for ‘Baahubali: The Eternal War – Part 1’ Animated Feature
The upcoming 3D epic from director Ishan Shukla serves as a spin-off of the original 2 ‘Baahubali’ live-action movies; the film, from Aniventure, Zaratan, Alcyde and Arka Productions, releases in 2027.
The Animation Showcase Launches 2025 Best Short Film Collection
The leading platform for showcasing top animated properties has made its latest selection of award-winning shorts and awards season contenders available for free to industry professionals.
Viva Kids Acquires ‘Charlie the Wonderdog’ Starring Owen Wilson
Ahead of AFM, the animation studio announces the film’s pickup; the superpooch story is now set for a wide theatrical release in North America on January 16, 2026.
‘Murmuration’ Takes Best Animation Award at 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival
‘Snow Bear,’ ‘Dragfox,’ ‘Playing God,’ and ‘Inside, The Valley Sings’ also take home wins; Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ named the Audience Award Winner at event, which ran October 24-31.
Luminopia, Crunchyroll Team for Pediatric Lazy Eye Content Library
The digital health company has added anime content to its platform, which specializes in a VR treatment, rather than eye patching, that encourages the brain to use both eyes together.
New Animated Short ‘Disarm,’ Set After 2021 Atlanta Spa Shooting, Seeks Funding
Running through November 6, the film’s Seed&Spark campaign offers supporters a tiered set of incentives; the film, which addresses anti-Asian hate, is slated for submission to festivals in 2026.
Strange Beast, Passion Pictures Announce BFI-Backed ‘Hag’
The animated short, a dark comedy, stars Charlotte Ritchie and is directed by Anna Ginsburg; it explores breakups, impending doom, and the monstrous pressures of modern womanhood.
Keanu Reeves and Tim Miller Teaming Up on ‘Shiver’ Sci-Fi Feature
The pair, who recently worked together on Prime Video’s ‘Secret Level’ anthology short ‘Asset Management,’ are attached to the film about a smuggler who is double-crossed on the Caribbean Sea; Warner Bros. is in talks to acquire.
Exclusive: Viva Pictures Shares ‘Grand Prix of Europe – Edda’s First Race’ Clip
The folks behind ‘Night of the Zoopacalypse’ and ‘Pets on a Train’ tease their new animated family adventure about a young mouse who dreams of racing glory… and gets a chance at the ride of her life: in theaters November 7.
A Tale of 2 Chainsaw Men
As ‘Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc’ proves it’s not just ‘Demon Slayer’ that can storm the U.S. box office, anime columnist Andrew Osmond looks over the franchise on both big and small screens.
Ella Purnell and Rita Ora Board ‘ViQueens’ Animated Feature
Directed by Harald Zwart (‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Agent Cody Banks’) the 3DCG comedy adventure about 2 fearless Viking girls returning a stowaway boy to China is set to release in late 2026; teaser to be unveiled by Sola Media at AFM.
Pinkfong’s ‘Kikipuppup’ Animated Show Launches on YouTube
Company behind ‘Baby Shark’ and ‘Bebefinn’ debuts all-new preschool series, co-produced with Japanese broadcast TBS Television.
Toei Animation Reveals ‘One Piece’ Anime Series Production Changes
The epic show, based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga, will cut back the maximum number of new annual episodes to 26 starting in April 2026, broken into 2 different parts (cours) of up to 13 each.
Webs, Dewclaws and Barn Builds: Behind the Making of ‘Charlotte’s Web’
For showrunner Luke Matheny and director Yurie Rocha, ‘getting it right’ on certain key visual elements was critical in their 3-part 3DCG adaptation of E.B. White’s classic book about the loving bond between a gentle pig and a wise, selfless spider determined to save his life; now streaming on HBO Max.
