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Aardman and the BBC Return to Mossy Bottom with 'Let’s Go Timmy!'

By Dan Sarto | Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 9:37am

Fresh from its presentation in Annecy, the studio announces the newly commissioned preschool animation series that blends stop-motion and 2D animation.

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‘Sorry About the Mess’ Animated Series Kickstarter Launches

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 3:50pm

The trans-themed punk rock adult comedy fantasy series from Cassie Workman, Lilly Wachowski and Princess Pictures will release their indei pilot online in 2027; filmmakers will attend Annecy next week.

Bloody Good Bloody Pulp Fiction Headline News

Excerpt: Dave Baker’s ‘Halloween Boy Vol. 1: Last of the Halloween Boys’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:36am

Oni Press has released a collection of the first 5 issues of the famed cartoonist’s self-published pulp fiction action-adventure series in hardcover, which is now available.

Loudly and Proudly Headline News

Disney+ Sets ‘The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ Final Season, Holiday Special

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 1:39pm

Fourth season of the show debuts July 29, ahead of the franchise’s 25th anniversary; stop-motion holiday special ‘A Proud Family Wizmas’ to debut later this year.

On the road to Annecy Headline News

Mifa 2026 to Highlight European Trade Unions and Associations

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 11:26am

Programming includes four days of workshops, assemblies, and cross-border forums spanning funding, AI, sustainability, co-production export, sales, and regional pitching, with a new Annecy European Animation Summit anchoring the week as professionals look for shared answers to industry change.

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Hungary Brings 5 Competition Films, 7 Pitch Projects to Annecy 2026

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 10:24am

Hungarian animation studios, producers and creators head back to the festival and MIFA with a broad film and project presence spanning shorts, series, and international co-productions under HAPA and National Film Institute Hungary support.

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TransPerfect Combines MPC and The Mill as Single Global Studio

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 5:43pm

The AI and language solutions company’s 2 divisions will now operate as The Mill, bringing together film and series VFX, brand content production, localization, and AI-enabled production services under one organization.

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Disney+ Greenlights Animated Fantasy ‘Journey’ from Higher Ground

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 15, 2026 at 4:01pm

From the studio behind ‘Waffles + Mochi’ and now in production, the music-driven original kids and family series follows a young heroine who ventures beyond her city’s failing energy shield and discovers magic tied to her father’s disappearance.

People Headline News

The Academy Elects 2026-2027 Board of Governors

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 15, 2026 at 12:02pm

The Animation Branch welcomes back Jinko Gotoh and Bonnie Arnold, with Paul Debevec returning to the Visual Effects Branch and Guillermo del Toro joining the Directors Branch for the first time. 

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Illumination Founder Chris Meledandri Gets Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 12:03pm

Steve Carrell, Danny DeVito and Donna Langley joined the June 10 ceremony honoring the ‘Despicable Me’ and ‘Super Mario Bros.’ franchise producer, one of animation’s most prominent and successful studio leaders

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SIGGRAPH 2026

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 10:56am
Begins: July 19, 2026

SIGGRAPH 2026 takes place July 19–23 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, bringing together the computer graphics and interactive techniques community for a week of research presentations, production-focused sessions, exhibitions, screenings, technology demonstrations, and professional networking. 

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Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 10:41am
Begins: June 21, 2026

The festival is dedicated to animated films and animation production, combining a week of screenings, competitions, presentations, exhibitions, and professional programming with one of the industry's key marketplaces for financing, acquisitions, co-productions, distribution, recruitment, and project development.

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Mackinnon & Saunders, Nihil Declarandum Developing ‘Heads’ StopMo Feature

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 9:21am

The teen-and-adult gothic fantasy adventure imagines a retro-futuristic society where the poor sell their severed heads to the wealthy; being produced in Greater Manchester with planned 2029 delivery.

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Netflix Announces ‘Dealies’ From Joe Bennett and Ted Travelstead

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 11:00am

New adult animated comedy series from Green Street Pictures, the studio behind ‘Common Side Effects’ and ‘Scavenger’s Reign,’ follows the staff of a big-box store, where sometimes actual work is performed.

call for entries Headline News

ANIMAGE to Launch Animation Market, Feature Competition in 2026

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 11:56am

Leading animation festival in Brazil will expand to 10 days this November with the debut of ANIMAGE Conecta and its first feature film competition; submissions now being accepted.

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Black Kite Studios Names Phil Oldham and Jonathan Box Creative Directors

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 11:11am

Pair will work closely with executive creative director Adam Crocker in shaping the company’s creative offerings and expansion.

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Untold Studios Adds Oscar-Winning VFX Supervisor Sara Bennett

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 8:49am

The Milk visual effects studio co-founder, winner of a Best Visual Effects Academy Award for ‘Ex Machina,’ joins the independent creative studio’s expanding Film & Episodic team.

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Psyop Launches ‘Psyop Independent Media Group’ Studio Network

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 1, 2026 at 4:20pm

New effort connects 20 independent studios across visual storytelling, entertainment, design and IP development into a multi-disciplinary creative partnership with one consistent point of contact.

Community Outreach Headline News

KEPYR Marks 10th Anniversary with 2026 Kindred Spirits Campaign

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 1, 2026 at 3:44pm

Sponsored by Lion Forge Entertainment, the ‘Artists for Artists!’ campaign spotlighting child displacement in Southeastern Africa is raising funds for African Youth Artistic Poetry, a writing and performance workshop created by and for young artists in Malawi’s Dzaleka Refugee Camp: live performances set for June 19 event in New York.

AI in Animation Headline News

PIPPA Launches AI Animation Platform with iOS and Android Apps

By Dan Sarto | Monday, June 1, 2026 at 11:09am

The company’s new system turns user-submitted stories, audio, scripts, prompts, and ideas into editable and shareable animated videos while compensating artists whose styles are used on the platform.

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