Applications Now Open for ASIFA-Hollywood’s Student Scholarships
Organization’s Animation Educators Forum scholarships support students in completing their education in accredited college-level animation programs; deadline set for August 1.
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Applications Now Open for ASIFA-Hollywood’s AEF Faculty Grants Program
Organization’s Animation Educators Forum awards support individuals or groups with their research, scholarly activity, or creative projects in animation; deadline set for May 22.
ASIFA-Hollywood Announces 2024 Faculty Grants
Organization’s Animation Educators Forum awards support individuals or groups with their research, scholarly activity, or creative projects in animation; 6 selected projects share in over $19K in funding.
Call for Entries: 2nd Annual Andreas Deja Scholarship
Submissions are now being accepted for The Creative Talent Network’s 2024 initiative, ‘The Perfect Fit?’ designed by the famed animator himself, to create a pencil animation of a character struggling to fit into a coat/jacket; the entry deadline is September 27.
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ASIFA-Hollywood Elects Aubry Mintz as New Executive Director
Following Frank Gladstone's retirement, the seasoned educator and animator takes the reigns; in the works are strategic plan development including fundraising, staff growth, and initiative support such as open source software, film preservation, film festivals, and screenings.
Fred Rogers Productions Gives Young Writers a Home in the Writers’ Neighborhood
In the final day of accepting submissions for the third year of fellows, the studio’s eight-week program is dedicated to fostering emerging writers' careers in children's media, blending virtual and in-person sessions with ongoing mentorship and professional networking opportunities.
LFA's 2024 Parcours de Femmes Selections Revealed
The French association Les Femmes s’Animent’s Franco-African Initiative assists French-speaking women from Africa, Europe, and overseas territories with mentoring and resources to fine-tune project pitches for presentation at the 2024 Annecy Festival’s MIFA.
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Nickelodeon Announces 6 New ‘Artist Program’ Participants
New group selected for the 6-month program, now in its 13th year, which offers emerging talent from underrepresented backgrounds a chance to work on productions, participate in workshops, and learn from lead artists working across Storyboard, Visual Development, and CG Generalist tracks.
4th Edition of Next Lab Generation Selections Announced
20 projects are chosen from 91 submissions from 26 countries; the annual initiative seeks to discover new talent and boost advanced animation production from a technical and narrative perspective.
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IBERMEDIA NEXT Announces Co-Development Selections
Out of 104 submissions, 14 projects were chosen for support in development of Ibero-American stories through technological innovation in animation.
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Call for Submissions: 4th Edition of the Next Lab Generation Workshop
The annual initiative seeks to discover new talent and boost advanced animation production from a technical and narrative perspective; entries accepted from individuals and groups – the deadline is December 13.
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Ellen Doherty Talks Fred Rogers’ Legacy and the Future of Writers' Neighborhood
22 years after the final episode of ‘Mister Rogers' Neighborhood’ aired, Fred Rogers Productions continues its mission to create quality kid’s content with a slate of award-winning series and its innovative, eight-week program for emerging BIPOC writers that focuses on how to build and sustain a career as a freelance writer in children's media.
CTN Launches the Andreas Deja Scholarship
The initiative, honoring the legendary Walt Disney Animation Studios animator, supports emerging talent through financial support, mentorship, and networking opportunities; open to non-professional animation students 16 years and up worldwide, the deadline to enter is October 20.
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IBERMEDIA NEXT Reveals Co-Development Project Results at Pixelatl 2023
Final selections will receive funding from the Ibermedia Program initiative, which supports E.U. companies partnering with professionals/owners of Latin American IP; companies in Spain, Italy and Portugal submitted 104 projects for consideration.
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ASIFA-Hollywood Announces 2023-24 Faculty Grants
Organization’s Animation Educators Forum awards support individuals or groups with their research, scholarly activity, or creative projects in animation.
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ASIFA-Hollywood Announces 2023-24 Student Scholarship Winners
Organization’s Animation Educators Forum awards $44,000, distributed evenly to 11 students, to support continuing education in animation; funds defray costs of software, hardware, creative and academic research, and tuition.
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Ibermedia Programme’s Next Lab Generation Reveals Projects Awarded at Annecy 2023
The workshop, dedicated to boosting innovation in the Ibero-American animation sector, announces winners of its third edition - ‘Caregivers,’ ‘Lumen’ and ‘LIMBO;’ selected projects get 8,000€ in development aid, 3 months of mentoring and a travel grant and accreditation for next year’s festival.
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IBERMEDIA NEXT Announces Grants, Committee Members
The initiative, backed by IBERMEDIA Programme, announces a new line of grants as well as a new five-member Assessment Committee and Consultancy.
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IBERMEDIA NEXT Bringing Grant Initiatives to Annecy 2023
Backed by Ibermedia Programme and dedicated to boosting innovation in the Ibero-American animation sector programs, the organization will be hosting presentations, themed breakfasts, and one-on-one meetings detailing grants and call for applications at the festival, which runs June 11-17.
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IBERMEDIA NEXT Launches Digital Animation Grants at Quirino Awards
Funding for Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian producers co-developing projects with Ibero-American creators provides up to €150,000, and a support program valued up to €95,000 to promote new technology in creating animation; applications now open - submission deadline is August 21.
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Fred Rogers Productions Launches Second Writers’ Neighborhood Initiative
The five-year program will support new writers from underrepresented racial groups building their careers in children’s media; application submissions being accepted May 1-15.
Nickelodeon Reveals New Writing and Artist Program Participants
Programs align with ‘Content for Change’ initiative, a commitment to foster inclusive and diverse talent while developing tools needed to launch careers; 4 writers and 8 artists join the annual programs.
NVIDIA Studio Launches Creative ‘5-9’ Resource Hub
To support artistic ‘side hustles,’ new initiative features key technology and resources, helping artists up their game; the platform lets artist share their creative journeys - such as CG Geek, who built an intricate 3D world with the help of NVIDIA Studio technologies.
Nine PBS and Lion Forge Animation Team Up on ‘Drawn In’
The multi-media initiative aims to close the literary gap with educational games, digital comic books, resources for grownups, and an animated series that follows the epic comic adventures of 4 Midwest kids who LOVE comic books.
FLAMIN Fellowship Selects Six Artist-Filmmakers
The Film London initiative supports animators early in their careers with mentoring and development support, including £2,500 seed money to fund their work.
