With an Academy Award in hand, the National Film Board of Canada has released Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s stop-motion short for free global viewing.
Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans’ hit musical comedy nabs wins for both Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, while James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ sequel gets the nod for Best Visual Effects; Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski’s ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’ named Best Animated Short.
The mixed-media animated music video combines 2D and 3D animation for the Ninja Tune track release tied to Thundercat’s upcoming album campaign.
Comedy streaming platform, formerly known as CollegeHumor, expands into scripted animation with the shortform series, featuring 25 episodes rolling out through February 2027.
The indie pop duo has partnered on the new film that will feature their original music along with the twice Oscar-nominated indie legend’s signature hand-drawn 2D animation; a Kickstarter campaign will launch soon.
From 265 entries, 27 works from 7 countries will compete across 7 categories at the 9th Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards, with winners to be announced April 17 in Tenerife.
Creators T.J. Rowe and Rich Nardo are living the indie animator dream… they’ve debuted their animated project that follows intergalactic delivery workers Red and Eddy attempting to derail nefarious criminal plans; themes include mental health and impending multiversal rupture.
Mexican director Nayelli Ojeda’s film will debut at the BAFTA-qualifying event, which runs March 19-29, and take part in the Short Film Corner | Rendez-vous Industry at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival.
As we count down the final days of yet another awards season, AWN and ANIMATIONWorld asked a group of award-winning animation directors what they look for when judging the quality of animated work and what they consider some of the finest work they’ve seen in the last year.
The 6-month initiative to support short film pitch development will offer mentorship, studio access, and industry exposure to early- and mid-career creators developing production-ready animated projects.
Disney veterans Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears transform a parable of mercy, grace, and unconditional love into a handcrafted, Oscar-nominated CG short that fuses stop-motion aesthetics, woodgrain textures and deeply personal faith.
From animator Christina Fidler, the 3-part series follows 2 co-dependent 20-somethings as they desperately look outward towards the spirits and stars for validation.
Kazakhstani filmmaker Igor Alferov’s short earns national theatrical run through Screenvision Media and immersive expansion via Modern Uprising Studios’ Celeste engine.
The International Festival of Animated Film will run from May 5-10, and include animation in Stuttgart's Innenstadtkinos, the Open Air Schlossplatz, competitions, curated programs, panels, workshops, games, and hands-on activities.
Romania- and Moldova-based nonprofit animation initiative expands its free education and community programming to teenagers in Bulgaria, who gain access to online workshops, summer intensives, festival-based programs, and monthly cineclubs.
Free virtual presentation on February 25 marks Black History Month with a focused discussion on representation and industry access for emerging creators.
2026 season themed ‘Capture the Original’ introduces expanded categories across Animation, Generative AI and Creator spaces.
Based on and inspired by the sci-fi works ‘Moxon's Master,’ ‘The Ablest Man in the World,’ and ‘A Martian Odyssey,’ the series explores concepts of artificial intelligence, cybernetics, and alien life.
Friends and family share their remembrances of the writer/director, who passed away on January 17.
Oscar nominees named this morning for Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short share their reactions to the great news.
‘Arco,’ ‘Elio,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain,’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ nab noms for Best Animated Feature, while ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘F1,’ Jurassic World: Rebirth,’ ‘The Lost Bus,’ and ‘Sinners’ get the nod for Best Visual Effects.
The longtime Disney writer and director, nominated for an Oscar for his 2006 animated short, ‘The Little Matchgirl,’ passed away at his home in Santa Monica following a short illness.
A team of recent Asians in Animation Immersive Lab participants spent 9 days crafting a 2-minute 2D short about a young girl on a quest to honor her late grandfather by tracking down his favorite fruit… with the aid of some unexpected visitors.
Painter and animator Florence Miailhe’s hauntingly beautiful hand-painted short was inspired by her dad Jean’s fellow resistance fighter, Jewish French swimmer Alfred Nakache, who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and 1948 London Olympics after surviving imprisonment in Auschwitz, where his wife and daughter were murdered.
The jury includes director and producer Will Gluck; Rachel O’Connor, producer and President of Film and Television at Pascal Pictures; animation co-director Adam Rosette; and director Justin Chadwick, who returns for the fourth consecutive year.
