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Annecy 2018 Headline News

Free Download: Special Annecy 2018 Edition of ANIMATIONWorld Magazine!

Grab a café chair, order a double espresso, and enjoy AWN.com’s celebration of all things Annecy and the art, craft and industry of animation.

Annecy Headline News

Cartoon Network to Celebrate Women in the World of Animation at Annecy 2018

The creator-driven network reveals a new partnership with The Animation Workshop to sponsor a female student in EMEA.

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Drinking Deep from the Spring of Creativity: Brazil in the Spotlight at Annecy 2018

From the country’s first recorded animation from 1917 to the vibrant contemporary scene, the 2018 Annecy International Animated Film Festival presents the best of a century of Brazilian animation.

Annecy 2018 Headline News

Iranian Series ‘Roobi and Chickens’ Headed to Annecy 2018

Award-winning 2D-animated kids series from Gonbad Caboud Studio to screen in competition at this year’s Annecy International Animation Festival.

Features Headline News

Pearl Studio Ups Justinian Huang, Adds ‘Tiger Empress’ Feature

Promotion puts executive in charge of the China-based studio’s growing slate of animated features as head of development.

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Annecy 2018: Political, Social and Family Issues Stand Out in a Strong Line-Up of Feature Films

From Belle Époque Paris to biblical Egypt, the films in this year’s feature competition offer a bracing diversity of styles, themes and cultures.

2D Events

Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival is Coming September 25 – 30, 2018

Begins: September 25, 2018

Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival celebrates the creativity, diversity and the impact of short film by connecting industry with audiences.

Animation Festival Events

Anim’est International Animation Festival is Coming September 28 – October 7, 2018

Begins: September 28, 2018

The 13th edition of Anim’est International Animation Festival will take place from September 28 to October 7 in Bucharest, Romania, and the deadline for submissions is June 20, 2018.

HIROSHIMA 2018 Events

The 17th International Animated Film Festival – Hiroshima 2018

Begins: August 23, 2018

Based on the spirit of Love & Peace, the 17th International Animated Film Festival – Hiroshima 2018 kicks off on August 23 as a venue for the international cultural exchange and the development of the art of animation. 

Animation Festival Events

SICAF - The 22nd Seoul International Cartoon Animation Festival Set for August 23 – 26, 2018

Begins: August 23, 2018

With its long historical background in Korean Animation, SICAF seeks to harmonize traditional Animation with modern culture; it strives to make both technical and social changes within society.

Comic-Con Events

Comic-Con International Coming July 19-22 - Preview Night on July 18

Begins: July 18, 2018

Comic-Con International: San Diego is a nonprofit educational corporation dedicated to creating awareness of, and appreciation for, comics and related popular artforms, primarily through the presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing contribution of comics to art and culture.

GKIDS Headline News

Giveaway: Win Studio Ponoc’s ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ on Blu-ray!

First animated feature from Japan’s Studio Ponoc available now on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD and On-Demand. 

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Brazilian Animation: Ennio Torresan Returns to His Roots

Twenty-five years since leaving his native country of Brazil, DreamWorks Animation head of story Ennio Torresan is actively pursuing projects with a Brazilian flavor.

call for entries Headline News

Trojan Horse Was a Unicorn Launches Golden Ticket Challenge Art Competition

Winners in the Student and Professional categories to receive a ticket to THU, flights to Malta and 5-star accommodation for the duration of the event.

Technology Events

VIEW Conference Set For October 22 – 26 in Turin, Italy

Begins: October 22, 2018

The VIEW Conference is the premiere international event in Italy on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX.

Animation Events

2018 Ottawa International Animation Festival Begins September 26

Begins: September 26, 2018

OIF to present some of the world’s most cutting-edge, quirky and important animation while transforming Ottawa into the center of the animation universe.

Animation Breakdown Headline News

Animation Breakdown Returns with ‘The Greatest Shorts On Earth!’

Los Angeles’s ongoing animation screening series makes a spectacular return at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater with a full program of vintage circus-themed shorts from Eastern Europe.

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