Blinkink’s Léa Esmaili Directs ‘She Knows Too Much’ for Mac Miller and Thundercat
The mixed-media animated music video combines 2D and 3D animation for the Ninja Tune track release tied to Thundercat’s upcoming album campaign.
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Dropout Launches First Animated Series, ‘Toonout’
Comedy streaming platform, formerly known as CollegeHumor, expands into scripted animation with the shortform series, featuring 25 episodes rolling out through February 2027.
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Average Friends Teams with Bill Plympton on ‘u know i luv u’ Short
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.
2026 Quirino Awards Nominees Announced
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.
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New Short ‘Is All Cheese Sentient?’ Introduces the Bohrsville Multiverse
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.
Stop-Motion Short ‘Yugen’ Sets World Premiere at Manchester Film Festival
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.
What Makes for Great Animation? Looking Back at the Best from 2025
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.
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Gotham Film & Media Institute and LAIKA Launch Animation Accelerator
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.
Gorillaz’s ‘The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God’: ‘Apocalypse Now’ Meets 60s Animation
Watch the new film - from real watercolor paintings and rostrum cameras to digitally recreated xerox line work, the new animated short film from Kong Studios and The Line pays homage to Golden Era techniques through a distinctly retro visual language.
‘Forevergreen’: A Whittled Work of Unconditional Love
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.
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Call for Entries: The 30th Edition of Cartoons on the Bay
Submissions are now being accepted for the Pulcinella Awards 2026 being awarded at the International Festival of Animation and Transmedia that takes place in Pescara, Italy May 27-30.
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'KPop Demon Hunters' Dominates at 53rd Annual Annie Awards
Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans and Netflix’s blockbuster feature took home 10 wins, including Best Feature, while ‘Arco’ won for Best Independent Feature; ‘Common Side Effects’ led all TV shows with 4 wins, followed closely by ‘Win or Lose’ and ‘Love, Death + Robots’ with 3 each, at the animation industry’s gala event held last night at Royce Hall in Los Angeles.
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Adult Swim SMALLS ‘Meeble & Creeble’ Series Debuts Today on YouTube
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.
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AWN’s 2026 Annie Awards Roundup: Top Contenders in Film and TV
Dig into the roster of animated feature films, TV shows, and shorts vying for wins in 37 different categories on February 21 at ASIFA-Hollywood’s 53rd annual ceremony recognizing the best in animation from the past year.
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'Thanksgiving Day' Takes Top Prize at Frame Forward AI Animated Film Festival
Kazakhstani filmmaker Igor Alferov’s short earns national theatrical run through Screenvision Media and immersive expansion via Modern Uprising Studios’ Celeste engine.
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ITFS 2026 Shares First Program Highlights
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.
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Konstantin Bronzit Talks ‘The Three Sisters’ and Anonymous, Arduous Filmmaking
The director of the Oscar-nominated 2D animated short, initially released under the pseudonym Timur Kognov, discusses his strenuous creative process, poetic storytelling methods, and ruthless take on cutting even the most beautiful scenes.
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The Animation Incubator Opens to Bulgarian Teen Creatives
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.
47th Annual Telly Awards Final Entry Deadline Coming February 20
2026 season themed ‘Capture the Original’ introduces expanded categories across Animation, Generative AI and Creator spaces.
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Bejuba! Entertainment Picks Up ‘The Cloaked Realm’ Hybrid Animated Anthology
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.
Tributes Pour in for ‘The Lion King’ Co-Director Roger Allers
Friends and family share their remembrances of the writer/director, who passed away on January 17.
The 98th Academy Awards: Animation Nominees React
Oscar nominees named this morning for Best Animated Feature and Best Animated Short share their reactions to the great news.
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Nominations Announced for the 98th Academy Awards
‘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.
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‘The Lion King’ Co-Director Roger Allers Passes at 76
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.
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‘Bé Hồng’ – ‘Little Persimmon’: A Unique Fellowship of Asian Animators
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.
