6 students were selected from the United States, Canada, and Spain; awards will be used to cover costs for necessary software and hardware; creative and academic research; and tuition.
The 23rd annual global competition, hosted by Professor Aubry Mintz at Cal State Long Beach, will award 7 teams for their 30-second animated film made in no more than 24 hours; famed Pixar director will not reveal theme until contest starts.
The 7th annual event features panels on ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Zootopia 2,’ and ‘Star Wars,’ plus demos, an Artist Alley, and awards ceremony; runs October 24-26 in Pasadena, California.
‘We’re Kinda Different,’ ‘What We Leave Behind,’ ‘Gauze,’ and ’18 Months’ also notch wins; Willie Ito receives the Lifetime Achievement Award; awards ceremony set for September 21 - screenings begin September 18, while conference runs September 20-21.
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.
The West African–inspired project has won the MIPAfrica Inclusive Lens Award in the Older Kids Category, for its bold storytelling, cultural authenticity, and commitment to inclusive representation.
The International Festival of Animated Films runs May 5-10, 2026, in Liberec, Czech Republic; submissions now open through December 31, 2025.
All 3 shows take home 2 awards in the animation and VFX categories; ‘The Penguin’ wins for Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode at the awards ceremonies held over two days this weekend at the Peacock Theater in LA.
‘Juliet & the King’ received the festival’s Streamtacular Award; ‘Flow’ was honored with the Best Film Award; the short ‘Sweeter Is the Night’ earned three honors, including Best Director and Best Short Film.
Artists on ‘Arcane,’ ‘Love, Death + Robots,’ and ‘Octopus!’ were among those awarded for work in background design, character animation, character design, color, motion design, production design, and storyboarding; winners will be formally announced on September 6 as part of the two-night Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on September 6-7.
One Pixel Brush founder, award-winning concept artist Shaddy Safadi, talks about his Annecy Cristal-winning 3DCG short comedy, years in the making, which he wrote, directed, voiced all characters for, and self-financed, that’s set in 400 AD, when decency, decorum and cleanliness were not high priorities.
Submissions run through November 9; next year’s ceremony is set for February 21, 2026 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
Adapted from the web novel / webtoon / anime series / video game and starring Byeon Woo-seok, the show will follow Sung Jin-woo, an E-rank Hunter (the lowest tier) who gains extraordinary abilities after a near-death experience.
‘Arcane,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘Common Side Effects,’ ‘Love, Death + Robots’ and ‘The Simpsons’ are nominated for Outstanding Animated Program; the awards will be broadcast live Sunday, September 14, on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
Best Animated Short went to ‘I Died in Irpin,’ while the Best Slovak Animated Short was awarded to ‘Overture;’ both now qualify for the Oscars.
The animated short from a team of students at ESMA about a rat fighting a pigeon for a small slice of pizza takes the Computer Animation Festival’s top award; conference runs August 10-14 in Vancouver.
The world class animation festival returns to the historic Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood October 17-19.
Ugo Bienvenu's 2D feature film and the pinscreen short by Pierre-Luc Granjon are among the 23 winners at the jam packed 49th festival edition that saw a record 18,200 accredited attendees from 118 countries.
Rossana Montoya (Colombia, Fiction), Juliet Klottrup (United Kingdom, Non-Fiction), Santiago O'Ryan & José Navarro (Chile, Animation), and Hayder Hoozeer & Franz Böhm (United Kingdom / Germany, Student) selected from over 11,750 film submissions.
ASIFA-Hollywood celebrates the best the industry has to offer at animation’s most prestigious awards ceremony, February 21, 2026, at UCLA’s Royce Hall.
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film is a premier event for the animation industry, fostering idea exchange, partnerships, and showcasing new talent.
The Grand Prize and Best Spanish-Speaking Nationality Short Film winners are now qualified for Oscar consideration and a spot on the shortlist for Best Animated Short Film; official winners list includes 18 awards and 1 special mention.
The annual celebration of excellence in animation will take place on February 21, 2026, at UCLA’s Royce Hall; the call for entries deadline is August 4, 2025, with discounts offered on early submissions.
The A-1 Pictures series, based on the best-selling Korean web novel by Chugong, took home 8 awards, including the coveted ‘Anime of the Year;’ 51 million fans worldwide voted on their favorites.
Learn about how Sacrebleu, a leading independent production / distribution company, relies on festivals for generating exposure and market awareness for short and feature films, taken from an interview by Chris Donahue, film and TV professor at SCAD and Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning producer, during a Master Class at the recent SCAD Animation Festival in Lacoste, France.
