Deal calls for Saudi animators to participate in MIFA; annual ‘Best of Annecy’ festival to be held at Culture Square; animated Saudi shorts and features to be showcased at Annecy.
The German VFX studio, part of the Cinesite Group, shares that it unfortunately has had to downsize but remains operational and in production on feature film projects.
From a field of 44 nominees across the UK, 7 emerging artists were celebrated for their outstanding original short films across 2D, 3D, and stop-motion categories.
Pierre-Luc Granjon’s short about a child’s magical inner world takes the top prize; ‘Kafka in Love’ wins for Best Nordic-Baltic Short, while ‘Papillon’ wins for Best Global Short.
To be housed at the school’s Paris campus and co-funded by the streamer and filmmaker, the initiative will begin its planning phase in the upcoming academic year.
The Rome event, which runs through October 10, features over 80 sessions, including panels, seminars, workshops and 5 showcases with 44 Italian and international titles across Animation, Doc & Factual, Drama, and Film.
It’s just 2 weeks away… more than 150 award-winning speakers from the world of animation, VFX, games and AI will take part in a packed schedule of keynotes, talks, panels, workshops and masterclasses; event runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
Commissioned by France Télévisions, the adventure/fantasy series is co-produced by Pictanovo and Belvision, and adapted from the 16 volume French book collection ‘Les Aventures Fantastiques de Sacré-Coeur.’
Award-winning films, leading animation figures, special tributes, educational workshops, Agora activities, and a variety of parallel events headed to the capital and seven islands of the Cyclades from September 22-28.
Production has begun on a new season of the preschool animation series, with delivery slated for Fall 2026; multiple deals sealed across Europe for Season 1.
The industry veteran was known for his work on series such as ‘The Garfield Show,’ ‘Bobby & Bill,’ and the recent ‘Belfort & Lupin,’ which won a Pulcinella Award this spring.
Film London’s commissioning program for early-career Black and African, Asian, indigenous, Latin American, or mixed-heritage backgrounds animators welcomes David Adeyemi, Jasmine Hewitt, Brandon Saunders, and Lysander Wong to its 2025-2026 program.
The immersive XR work by Rose Bond explores the transformative power of protest through allusions to 1968.
The deal, which marks Andarta’s official exit from receivership, will facilitate transmedia project co-development of existing and original licenses; first project is the animated adaptation of ‘Ewilan's Quest (La Quête d'Ewilan),’ based on the novel by Pierre Bottero.
The upcoming 15 episodes see the block characters delve into more complex, curriculum-led topics, including perimeter, area, capacity, and data handling; hits CBeebies and BBC iPlayer this Fall.
The hilarious new DreamWorks Animation comedy’s director and VFX supervisor will share an in-depth look at the creative process behind the production of their film, now showing in theaters; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
The writer/director will share a behind-the-scenes look in-person at Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s upcoming animated feature, which hits theaters next February; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
An antidote to the corporate reality distortion fields and humblebrags.
The acclaimed writer/director and VFX supervisor will both be on hand in-person to talk about their work on the hit live-action film, now in theaters, based on DreamWorks’ 2010 animated comedy adventure; conference runs October 12-17 in Turin, Italy.
Irish animation studio Turnip & Duck’s new 2D series on CBeebies about a 7-year-old visually-impaired girl and her doggy best friend turns on its head the old adage that ‘actions and visuals speak louder than words.’
First look deal project about a kids’ martial arts tournament set in a fantastical modern-day world, ‘Children Vs Battle SuperStars’ is created by animation duo Remus Buznea and Kyriaki Kyriakou.
The June 26 ‘Animated for Impact: Short Films for Nature, Connection, and Action’ event aims to inspire action on climate and nature with selection of works from leading voices in animation.
The lesson explores the age of dinosaurs through interactive instruction, hands-on games, and challenges, with play-based learning moments about paleontology, dinosaur diets, habitats, extinction, and fossilization; released ahead of the series, which premiered June 16 on PBS.
The BBC is currently on the hunt for a production company to create and produce the preschool series, which will run independently from the main show.
Exclusive sneak peeks and global first looks abound from the streamer’s upcoming animation slate, including Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s ‘Long Story Short,’ Genndy Tartakovsky’s ‘Fixed,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ and ‘The Twits.’
