Celebrating the Art, Craft and Business of Animation https://www.awn.com/ en-US 15 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 04:27:03 -0800 Fri, 19 Dec 2025 04:31:02 -0800 https://www.awn.com/blog/call-entries-anifilm-5-may-10-may-2026-liberec-cz Nancy Denney-Phelps https://www.awn.com/blog/call-entries-anifilm-5-may-10-may-2026-liberec-cz Fri, 19 Dec 2025 4:27:03 PST Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/call-entries-animafest-zagreb-world-festival-animated-film-8-13-june-2026 Animafest Zagreb 2026 call for entries: Short film deadline 1 Feb, Feature deadline 15 Mar Nancy Denney-Phelps https://www.awn.com/blog/call-entries-animafest-zagreb-world-festival-animated-film-8-13-june-2026 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 4:19:37 PST Animation https://www.awn.com/news/world-vfx-day-2025-releases-full-program The final lineup for the free event, which each year spotlights the VFX and animation industries, features over 65 speakers across 15 hours of talks; will live stream via YouTube on December 8. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/world-vfx-day-2025-releases-full-program Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:19:45 PST Animation https://www.awn.com/event/world-vfx-day-2025 Framestore’s free livestream event December 8 showcases the art, craft, and innovation of visual effects in filmmaking. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/world-vfx-day-2025 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 9:50:50 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/studio-one How artist-driven AI is rewriting the economics of animation. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/studio-one Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:47:05 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/sea-slug-animation-festival-2026 Seattle’s newest animation festival returns for its second edition February 27-28, 2026. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/sea-slug-animation-festival-2026 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:50:32 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/move-summit-2026 Scotland’s premiere animation gathering takes place February 18-21; submissions are now open for the 2026 short film competition. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/move-summit-2026 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:24:38 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/glas-animation-festival-2025 The festival, running December 6-7 in Los Angeles, cultivates and promotes the art and science of animation by bringing together both local and international artists and filmmakers from across the animation spectrum. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/glas-animation-festival-2025 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:42:37 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/news/call-entries-47th-annual-telly-awards AWN is now a media partner with the leading award that recognizes excellence in video and TV across all screens; submissions now being accepted through December 12. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/call-entries-47th-annual-telly-awards Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:34:30 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/european-conference-visual-media-production-2025 The forum brings together production and post-production specialists to discuss the latest in research, advances, and industry practices; the conference takes place in London December 3-4 AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/european-conference-visual-media-production-2025 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 9:20:41 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/news/mia-2025-presents-program-panels-presentations 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. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/mia-2025-presents-program-panels-presentations Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:05:18 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/rex-animation-film-festival-2025 The 11th edition promises to bring an outstanding line up of international animation to  Stockholm, November 17 to 22. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/rex-animation-film-festival-2025 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:05:37 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/pixelvienna-conference-0 The immersive computer graphics and animation conference brings together professionals, enthusiasts, and students to explore trends in digital art, animation, visual effects, and game development; November 13-15 in Vienna, Austria. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/pixelvienna-conference-0 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:48:47 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/lugano-animation-days-0 Organized by GSIFA, the fifth edition of the international animation film festival runs November 11-16 in Lugano, Switzerland. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/lugano-animation-days-0 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:16:46 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/giraf-2025-returns-november-13-16 The Quickdraw Animation Society’s annual event is back for its 21st year with the best independent and experimental animation from around the world. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/giraf-2025-returns-november-13-16 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:07:15 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/call-entries-cee-animation-workshop-2026-now-open CEE Animation Workshop is a year-long training programme... Nancy Denney-Phelps https://www.awn.com/blog/call-entries-cee-animation-workshop-2026-now-open Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:25:07 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/infinity-festival-2025 The eighth annual festival returns to Los Angeles this October 9-10 to celebrate the convergence of art, technology, and entertainment; the Monolith Awards, hosted by Paul Debevec, Chief Research Officer of Eyeline Studios, will take place October 10. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/infinity-festival-2025 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 9:31:29 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/creators-manifesto The call to arms in the age of AI. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/creators-manifesto Mon, 29 Sep 2025 7:26:22 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/spark-animation-2025 Spark CG returns to Vancouver with its animation festival and conference featuring an expansive program of talks, presentations, screenings, and network opportunities; the events run September 18-21. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/spark-animation-2025 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 12:04:28 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/event/anifilm-2026 The International Festival of Animated Films runs May 5-10, 2026, in Liberec, Czech Republic; submissions now open through December 31, 2025. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/anifilm-2026 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:00:23 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/can-chatgpt-write-animation-scripts-you You’ve probably heard the expression "Good-Fast-Cheap: You can only have two but never all three". Well, I believe you can get all three. Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/can-chatgpt-write-animation-scripts-you Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:22:19 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/call-entries-itfs-2026 Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), one of Europe's leading animation festivals, is now open for submissions for its 2026 edition Nancy Denney-Phelps https://www.awn.com/blog/call-entries-itfs-2026 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 6:10:58 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/animator-animation-festival-5-13-june-2025-poznan-poland This year, the festival was not quite so overtly political, but it still had an edge to it. Nancy Denney-Phelps https://www.awn.com/blog/animator-animation-festival-5-13-june-2025-poznan-poland Mon, 25 Aug 2025 7:26:00 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/nobodys-buying-so-stop-begging The death of the independent animation deal, and what to do about it. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/nobodys-buying-so-stop-begging Fri, 15 Aug 2025 13:54:37 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/core-problem-professional-animation-writer-solves Professional animation writers are the narrative architects of an animated production.  Jeffrey Scott https://www.awn.com/blog/core-problem-professional-animation-writer-solves Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:41:44 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/annecy-international-animation-festival-8-14-june-2025-annecy-france Annecy is definitely an overload of the senses... Nancy Denney-Phelps https://www.awn.com/blog/annecy-international-animation-festival-8-14-june-2025-annecy-france Sun, 10 Aug 2025 2:32:55 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/hitting-one-home-team The Cleveland Institute of Art’s new Interactive Media Lab has Disney DNA. Kevin Geiger https://www.awn.com/blog/hitting-one-home-team Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:20:14 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/news/joseph-bell-releases-all-new-2025-visual-effects-animation-world-atlas Bigger in size and broader in scope with the inclusion of animation company data, the comprehensive research report, available as a free download, is packed with clear, concise, and easy to digest information that charts and assesses 2,450 companies within the global animation and VFX industries. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/joseph-bell-releases-all-new-2025-visual-effects-animation-world-atlas Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:15:02 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/blog/35th-animafest-animation-festival-2-7-june-2025-zagreb-croatia Animafest Zagreb sticks to strong competition programming along with special programs with a nod to the annual theme. Nancy Denney-Phelps https://www.awn.com/blog/35th-animafest-animation-festival-2-7-june-2025-zagreb-croatia Tue, 29 Jul 2025 7:07:26 PDT Animation https://www.awn.com/animationworld/leviathan-studio-orange-and-anime-steampunk Columnist Andrew Osmond assesses the newly released Netflix series, its CG production studio, and the proud tradition of anime steampunk. Andrew Osmond https://www.awn.com/animationworld/leviathan-studio-orange-and-anime-steampunk Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:58:12 PDT Animation