ITFS Coming April 25-30.
Begins: April 25, 2023
A gathering of the international animation scene since 1982, the festival returns to Stuttgart, celebrating 30 years.
A gathering of the international animation scene since 1982, the festival returns to Stuttgart, celebrating 30 years.
The festival celebrates the late NFB employee and one-time OIAF Honorary President, Hélène Tanguay, with a new award recognizing humor in animation; the...
Category: Short Films
The festival celebrates the late NFB employee and one-time OIAF Honorary President, Hélène Tanguay, with a new award recognizing humor in animation; the annual five-day event returns September 20-24...
Dedicated to Mifa content, the market’s new venue runs June 13-16 with masterclasses, recruitment sessions, and talks; patrons this year include Guillermo del Toro, Nora Twomey, Marguerite Abouet,...
OIAF 2023 Decides to Get Funny
The festival celebrates the late NFB employee and one-time OIAF Honorary President, Hélène Tanguay, with a new award recognizing humor in animation; the annual five-day event returns September 20-24.
In Awards, Festival, Films, People, Short Films, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: OIAF | Geographic Region: North America
Annecy 2023 Launches Mifa ‘Le Campus’
Dedicated to Mifa content, the market’s new venue runs June 13-16 with masterclasses, recruitment sessions, and talks; patrons this year include Guillermo del Toro, Nora Twomey, Marguerite Abouet, Masaaki Yuasa, and Jorge R. Gutierrez.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Short Films, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: All
Podcast EP 201: Annie Wong's Freelance Stop-Motion Career
Known online as ‘Head Explodie,’ the freelance stop-motion artist, sculptor, and educator shares how she developed her unique style that got her gigs with Vans, Giphy, and Adult Swim.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Commercials, Digital Media, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, Podcast | Geographic Region: All
Stephanie Sperber Named President and CCO at Lion Forge Entertainment
Along with a name change, the Oscar-winning animation studio adds live-action to its production slate as well as a veteran family entertainment executive to lead the company.
‘Mickey & Friends 10 Classic Shorts – Volume2’ Release Announced
The collection includes new animated interstitials introducing the shorts featuring Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald, Goofy and Pluto; Digital drop set for April 4, with Blu-ray on June 27.
Kabillion Debuts New ‘Woody Woodpecker’ Animated Shorts
The Splash Entertainment series features voice artists Eric Bauza; Tara Strong; Tom Kenny; Nika Futterman; Kevin Michael Richardson; and Dee Bradley Baker.
In 2D, CG, Digital Media, People, Short Films, Television, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All
‘Luck’s Hazmat Bunnies Get Their Close-Up in ‘Bad Luck Spot’
Director Matt Youngberg chats about giving the film’s beloved characters the star treatment in the hilarious new short from Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation, now streaming on Apple TV+.
In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Films, People, Short Films, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All
Raoul Servais, Pioneering Father of Belgian Animation, Passes at 94
With a style that ‘blended expressionism and magical realism,’ the filmmaker produced 16 shorts and one feature, including the award-winning ‘Harpya’ and ‘Nocturnal Butterflies;’ he also served as ASIFA president for a decade and founded continental Europe’s first animation training course in 1960 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent.
In Films, In Passing, People, Short Films, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Sprockets | Geographic Region: All, Europe
The Monk Studios’ ‘The Adventures of Tumbi’ Coming to Annecy in June
The Bangkok studio’s latest original, selected as a Mifa Campus 2023 finalist, is a co-production with Hong Kong toy design and manufacturer Unbox Industries.
In 3D, Business, CG, Short Films, Television, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: Asia, Europe
Preymaker Adds Senior Production Team Talent
The cloud-based creative studio brings on Clairellen Wallin to support client/artist relationships and Mike Pullan to handle day to day project management and planning.
In 2D, 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, Digital Media, Jobs & Recruiting, People, Short Films, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
WATCH: Apple TV+ Drops All-New ‘Bad Luck Spot’ for St. Patrick’s Day
‘Luck’s hilarious hazmat bunnies get their own ‘spot’ in a new animated short starring Jane Fonda as ‘Babe the Dragon.’
In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Films, People, Short Films, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All
‘RAID: Call of the Arbiter’ Animated Series Coming to YouTube
Publisher Pixel United and Plarium have teamed to create the 3DCG video game-to-series adaptation of ‘RAID: Shadow Legends,’ which will air as 10, 5-minute shorts, premiering once a week starting May 18, 2023 on YouTube.
In 3D, CG, Digital Media, Games, People, Short Films, Television | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All
‘Bugs Bunny at The Symphony’ Returning to Los Angeles
The film-and-orchestra concert comes to the Microsoft Theater this July, featuring 16 classic ‘Looney Tunes’ projected on a big screen with a live symphony orchestra conducted by Emmy Award winner George Daugherty; tickets go on sale March 17.
Apple TV+ Releases 3 ‘Stillwater’ Animated Shorts
In celebration of National Panda Day, the streamer drops new films featuring mindfulness activities with the Zen panda: ‘Jasper’s Journey,’ ‘Making Waves,’ and ‘Breathing.’
In 3D, CG, Digital Media, People, Short Films, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All
Annecy 2023 Official Short Film Selections Revealed
Out of 3,200 short film submissions from 100 countries, 37 films were chosen to compete in the ‘Official’ category, 7 films were selected in the ‘Off-Limits’ category, 19 in the ‘Perspectives’ section, and 8 in the ‘Young Audience’ section; the festival runs June 11-17.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, People, Short Films | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: All
Podcast EP 200: Everything Terry Ibele's Been Doing Since Animation School
Happy Anniversary!!! The Toronto-based stop-motion and 2D animator and podcast host celebrates his 200th episode with his friend Sheldon Koufman turning the table, interviewing Ibele with a look at everything he’s been up to since quitting animation school during the pandemic.
‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio,’ ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Take Home Oscar Gold
The two hit films cap their awards season dominance with wins for Best Animated Feature and Best Visual Effects, respectively, on a night that also saw ‘The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse’ win for Best Animated Short Film and ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ snag four Oscars, including Best Cinematography and Best Production Design.
In 2D, 3D, Awards, CG, Digital Media, Event, Films, People, Short Films, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
Podcast EP 199: How Andy Coyle Made ‘Don't Walk Home Alone After Dark’
Only one more to go before we hit 200!!! But for 199, the Canadian animation director, best known for his work on the Annie Award-winning Netflix series ‘Hilda,’ discusses how he created his viral YouTube series - all in his spare time!
‘She Creates Change’ 6-Episode Animated Miniseries Aims to Promote Gender Equality
Emmy-winner Martha Adams spearheads the project from global education program Room to Read and Nexus Studios, directed by a collective of diverse women including Siqi Song, Neeraja Raj, Bonnie Taylor Forsyth, Hannah Lau-Walker, Prashanti Aswani and Claudia Chinyere Akole.
Platige Image Shares ‘Company of Heroes 3’ Trailer Behind-the-Scenes
Polish-based production company drops live-action look at the making of Relic Entertainment’s hugely popular strategy game set during World War II.
In 3D, CG, Commercials, Digital Media, Games, People, Short Films, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Podcast EP 198: How StopMo Animator Harry Chaskin Produced ‘Steel Cut Oats’
The freelance animator reveals how he funded his film through Kickstarter and what it took to get some big-name actors involved in the project.
Production Workers at Walt Disney Animation Studio Unionize
IATSE Local 839 claims the studio has denied its request to voluntarily recognize the group of workers, preferring a NLRB election where it is attempting to exclude production supervisors and production managers from voting based on their job titles.
She Moves Shoed Shells on the Wee Floor
Animation director Kirsten Lepore discusses the herculean challenges of working with a miniscule mollusk in the Oscar-nominated, Annie Award-winning Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, now in theaters and streaming on Showtime.
In 3D, Acting, CG, Films, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion, Voice Acting | ANIMATIONWorld | Geographic Region: All
All the World Is a Stop-Motion Animation – Just Ask the Ostrich
Filmmaker Lachlan Pendragon talks about his extremely meta Oscar-nominated short film, ‘An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It.’
In 3D, Awards, CG, Event, People, Short Films, Stop-Motion | ANIMATIONWorld | Special Events: Academy Awards | Geographic Region: All
