Friends, collaborators and admirers of the French-Iranian graphic novelist and filmmaker, who died June 4, 2026, at 56, remember the introversion behind her work, the humor that carried it, and why she refused to explain Iran to anyone.
Written by Jaydeep Hasrajani and Jake Goldman with Nitya Mehra attached, feature follows an Indian American teenager from New Jersey suddenly dropped into a Bollywood musical.
JJ starts kindergarten, loses his bear and lands in a kingdom where singing is outlawed - Moonbug Entertainment's nursery-rhyme juggernaut heads to theaters February 19, 2027, with DNEG Group handling animation and DreamWorks Animation producing.
2 nights each; Goro Miyazaki's directorial debut joins festival lineup for first time on its 20th anniversary; Isao Takahata's 1991 feature marks 35 years; tickets on sale now.
It’s almost here… Lucasfilm and Production I.G's 8-episode limited anime series, part of the new 'Star Wars: Visions Presents' banner for long-form stories, premieres August 5 exclusively on Disney+ and Hulu.
Launched by the Manchester Animation Festival, the initiative will select 6 projects for a 7-month, BFI-backed program built to get UK animated features to market; submissions open through August 16.
All-new new feature-length anime based on the famed ‘Astro Boy’ creator’s ‘Princess Knight,’ directed by Yuki Igarashi with animation by Outline, streams August 8.
Director set to attend and talk about the production of Sony Pictures Animation’s animated sports comedy; event runs October 12-16 in Turin, Italy.
‘Heavyweight’ talent to voice Cracktor in the upcoming original animated film that reimagines the roles of Cinderella’s supposedly ‘evil’ stepsisters in the classic fairytale; streams November 20.
The famed ‘Dear Basketball’ director was safely rescued from Mummy Mountain in Paradise Valley after becoming ill during a family hike.
The 6-day event runs August 18-23 at Portland’s OMSI with more than 170 films including 130+ animated films, 30+ stop-motion works, 30+ world premieres, and 3D short with Paul Reubens’ final on-screen performance.
A group of U.S. VFX workers engaged directly by Lucasfilm’s franchise productions has joined the union and will begin negotiations for a first contract.
Best-selling author Mike Bender will write and direct the film about a fart frustrated about always being treated as a joke, with Russell Hollander producing.
‘The Forest is Calling’ installation now open outside the Hard Rock Hotel at SDCC; will soon head to additional North American cities ahead of the film’s October 23 theatrical release.
Studio confirms the job losses to AWN as part of Disney’s staff cuts earlier this week that include ESPN and National Geographic.
The animated adventure from Skydance Animation, directed by Nathan Greno, has generated 139.8 million views as of its 80th day in release.
Premiering at SIGGRAPH 2026, the new 15-minute animated short, a historical drama rooted in Central Asian folklore, was created by a team of 12 in 2 weeks on the Higgsfield platform powered by NVIDIA.
The BAFTA- and Annie-winning hybrid animated short follows 3 miniature TV performers left alone in a studio after their creator’s death.
Janus Films is releasing a newly restored uncut French version of the animated science-fiction feature, the final film from the famed ‘Fantastic Planet’ and ‘Time Masters’ director.
The folklore-inspired feature follows 8 ordinary mortals who challenge formidable gods with wit and courage to become the legendary Eight Immortals; production features action design by Hong Kong Film Awards winner Su Hang and voice direction by Chen Hao; in theaters beginning July 18.
The leading entertainment content distributor will be setup in booth #4118 at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, and plans numerous giveaways, physical media releases, collector offers and a photobooth featuring backgrounds from its film and TV catalog.
Eloi Champagne will lead the July 22 Birds of a Feather session with Jimmy Fournier, covering Gaussian-based animation workflows, hybrid pipelines and production uses from acquisition through delivery, with examples from NFB works in progress and technical explorations involving the NVIDIA Spatial Intelligence Lab and the Dynamic Graphics Project lab at the University of Toronto.
Actors to voice The Prince, Roderick, and Gef, respectively, in the upcoming original animated film that reimagines the roles of Cinderella’s supposedly ‘evil’ stepsisters in the classic fairytale; streams November 20.
The animation studio is using Flix with Adobe Photoshop to support storyboarding on the Sycamore Studios animated feature set for a 2027 release.
Ric Comline joins as executive creative director, Thierry Levy as executive producer and Sean Cooper as creative director; the London-based trio to focus on expanding advertising and brand work while supporting global episodic, immersive and film projects.
