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Cartoons on the Bay 2025

Begins: May 29, 2025

International Festival of Animation, Transmedia and Meta-Arts returns to Pescara, Italy May 29 – June 1, 2025.

The 4-day event transforms the city’s ‘Animation Week’ into a hub for seasoned and emerging creators to recharge, inspire, celebrate, and ignite their passion for storytelling, running November 20-23 in Burbank, California.

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Call for Entries: Creative Talent Network 2025 Scholarships

CTN and the CTN Foundation have announced 11 discipline-focused awards named for industry luminaries and 4 awards offered through a new International Creative Exchange Program (ICEP).

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VIEW Conference 2025

Begins: October 12, 2025

Italy’s premiere animation and visual effects event runs in-person October 12-17 in Torino, Italy with a focus on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX.

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‘Flow,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Take Home Oscar Gold

In an upset win, Gints Zilbalodis’ animated tale of a cat who wakes up to a world invaded by water took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, while the second chapter in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic won for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound Design on a night that also saw Iranian filmmakers Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi, with visas approved just yesterday, arrive in the U.S. in time to win Best Animated Short for ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress.’

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Annecy Festival 2025

Begins: June 8, 2025

The annual festival returns to Annecy June 8-14, 2025.

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ITFS 2025

Begins: May 6, 2025

Launched in 1982, the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film returns May 6-11, 2025.

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Animation Dingle 2025

Begins: March 21, 2025

The 2-day festival returns to Dingle, Ireland, on March 21 for a weekend of creativity, art, and storytelling

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On the Road to the 97th Oscars: The Animated Features Nominees

Take a deeper look at ‘Flow,’ ‘Inside Out 2,’ ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,’ and ‘The Wild Robot,’ all vying for the Best Animated Feature Oscar on March 2, 2025.

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

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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Spotlight on Oscar-Nominated Shorts: ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’

Iranian filmmakers Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani talk about their hand-drawn, deeply personal film, created under extreme political and financial hardship, about a captain suffering from PTSD who lives with his daughter, wants to be a caring father, but struggles with a harsh life.

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Spotlight on Oscar-Nominated Shorts: ‘Magic Candies’

Producer Takashi Washio shares insights on his collaboration with director Daisuke Nishio and their efforts to understand Korean culture in order to faithfully adapt Heena Baek’s picture book, which follows a boy who struggles to connect with others until he discovers a pack of magical candies.

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29th Annual Art Directors Guild Awards Announced

‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘Nosferatu,’ ‘Fallout,’ and ‘Shōgun’ are among the winning films and TV series recognized for excellence in production design at the February 15 ceremony.

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‘Shōgun,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ and ‘The Penguin’ Win at 2025 WGA Awards

The FX/Hulu historical drama, FOX’s long-running animated comedy, and HBO/Max’s crime drama are honored at the February 15 Beverly Hilton ceremony in Los Angeles.

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‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,’ ‘Dune: Part 2’ and ‘Wander to Wonder’ Nab BAFTA 2025 Wins

The stop-motion comedy and ‘Dune’ sequel each take home 2 awards, with ‘Wicked’ winning twice as well, including Best Production Design, at the yesterday’s 2025 EE British Academy Film Awards gala.

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‘Blood of Zeus’ Earns 2025 WGA Awards Animation Nomination

The 2D adult animated Netflix series will contend against ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Bob’s Burgers’ as the sole ‘drama’ nominee at the February 15 ceremony; ‘The Mandalorian’s Simon Kassianides joins the cast of the third and final season, which streams later this year.

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Spotlight on Oscar-Nominated Shorts: ‘Beautiful Men’

Nicolas Keppens discusses his stop-motion film about the vulnerable journey of 3 balding brothers who travel to Istanbul for hair transplants.

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Spotlight on Oscar-Nominated Shorts: ‘Wander to Wonder’

Nina Gantz discusses her stop-motion film about 3 tiny humans, stars of a kids’ TV series, whose creator dies, leaving them alone in the studio to somehow survive and continue making episodes.

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The Best in Kids’ Entertainment Headline News

2025 Kidscreen Awards Winners Announced

The annual awards recognize the best in children’s TV and digital media; Nickelodeon nabs 10 trophies, while Disney takes home 5, BBC Studios 4, and DreamWorks Animation 3.

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'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' Wins for Best VFX in a Feature at 23rd VES Awards

Wes Ball's epic 'Planet of the Apes' adventure takes the evening's final and top award, while 'Dune: Part Two' takes home the most feature wins; 'The Wild Robot' the most animated feature wins; and 'Shōgun' the most episodic wins.

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On the Road to the 97th Oscars: The Visual Effects Nominees

Take a deeper look at ‘Alien: Romulus,’ ‘Better Man,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,’ and ‘Wicked,’ all vying for the Best Visual Effects Oscar on March 2, 2025.

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‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘Wicked,’ and ‘X-Men ’97’ Win Critics Choice Awards

The shows take top honors for Best Animated Feature, Best VFX, Vest Production Design, and Best Animated Series, respectively, at the February 7 ceremony.

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AWN’s Annie Awards Roundup: Top Contenders in Film and TV

Dig into the roster of animated feature films, TV shows, and shorts vying for wins in 36 different categories on February 8 at ASIFA-Hollywood’s 52^nd annual ceremony recognizing the best in animation from the past year.

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‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘The Wild Robot’ Take Top Honors at 15th Annual Lumiere Awards

Other feature film winners include ‘Wicked’ and ‘Alien: Romulus,’ while ‘Shōgun’ and ‘Arcane’ Season 2 nab wins for episodic.

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2024 VIEW Awards Announced

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.