Animation students encouraged to submit productions.

ABC Television announces that Seth MacFarlane will host the telecast for the 85th Annual Academy Awards.

“The Fat Cat” wins 2012 ‘DepicT’ award at Bristol Encounters festival.

The DMC Initiative (DMCI), has been awarded a staggering nine PromaxBDA Awards at the recent Australia/NZ PromaxBDA Television Promotions and Marketing Awards.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announces the winners of the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards for programs and individual achievements.

Hisko Hulsing's haunting and visually stunning short took home the Grand Prix at the 2012 Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Some 2,850 films from 77 countries were submitted to this year’s International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film.

AnizMazSpot announces the 2012 festival winners, led by Michaela Copikova's animated short, "Dust and Glitter."

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announce key dates for the 85th Academy Awards season.

Kidscreen launches iKids awards to celebrate digital entertainment excellence.

The Cinema Audio Society announces changes to the CAS Awards categories as well as additions to those sound mixers eligible for CAS Awards.

Pixomondo artists take home Outstanding Special Visual Effects honors for their work on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.”

HBO’s medieval fantasy Game of Thrones leads program winners with six statuettes, three others follow with four each.

Fifteen finalists have been selected to submit their never-before-aired programs to an all-kids jury in three different age groups at MIP Junior.

Cartoon Forum participants vote for the Producer, Investor/ Distributor and Broadcaster of the Year to honor outstanding contributions to European animation.

The award for the best European animation short film was taken by Emma De Swaef and Marc James Roels for “Oh Willy...“

Winners are announced for this year’s Licensing Awards, held on September 11 in the glittering surroundings of The Great Room at London’s prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel.

Disney and Marvel Entertainment’s The Avengers, directed by Josh Whedon, produced by Kevin Feige and with visual effects from VFX supervisors Janek Sirrs and Jeff White, will receive the “Hollywood Visual Effects Award” at the 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards.

Cameron Pace Group founders James Cameron and Vincent Pace will receive the 3D Visionary Award on September 20, 2012, at the 3D Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles.

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences votes to present the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to philanthropist Jeffrey Katzenberg.