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Soul Shift Crafting a Cosmic Hand-Drawn Odyssey
In an animation market increasingly leaning into procedural 3D pipelines, German production house Playlist4You GmbH has delivered a distinct, craft-focused...
PAPmusic: how an independent Italian studio built a CGI universe
Today, conversations about animation often revolve around new technologies and Artificial Intelligence. Long before these tools became part of production...
From Short to TV Series: Luce and the Rock has come to stay
On Tuesday 23 June, at Annecy’s MIFA, in the presence of Cake Entertainment’s CEO Ed Galton, La Cabane’s Perrine Gauthier...
IP Crossroads: Designing IP for a Transmedia Future
Animation is no longer confined to the screen: it is the point at which intellectual property starts to gain strength...
News
Xilam Animation Inks Global Presales for Iconic Comedy IP
Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has inked a wave of presales for the latest content from its line-up...
Om Nom Stories Makes Free TV Debut in Brazil on SBT
ZeptoLab has expanded its presence in Latin America through a licensing agreement with SBT, one of Brazil's major television networks....
Nura Studios Launches Showcraft AI Production Platform
Nura Studios has announced the public early access launch of Nura Showcraft, a new connected production platform designed to streamline...
Reviews
In Waves: behind the scenes of an instant classic
Produced by Silex Films (France), the company led by Priscilla Bertin and Judith Nora, In Waves is directed by Phuong...
“The Broos”: a funny and touching ode to friendship
Directed and co-written by David Mirailles, The Broos, produced by Bobby Prod and Arte France, follows the daily lives of...
BRAINROT: A Satirical Animated Short on the Endless Scroll
One mind behind direction, animation and sound design. An exceptional narrator. And a question that burns: what if our greatest...
From Pearls… Oscars Are Born! Canadian Short Wins the Academy’s Heart with Stop-Motion Puppetry
The Academy awarded the Oscar to Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski for their animated short film “Le jeune fille qui...
Events
La Cabane Unveils Emma Makes Waves at Cartoon Forum
Franco-Belgian production duo La Cabane and Thuristar, creators of Mush-Mush and Luce and the Rock, will present their new original...
Young Horizons Industry 2026 Unveils 15 Project Pool Titles
The Young Horizons Industry forum, the co-production and industry arm of the TAURON Young Horizons International Film Festival, has unveiled...
“Steamboat Stumble!” Brings Super Simple’s Beloved Trio to Toronto’s Paradise Theatre
On Saturday, August 22, families in Toronto's Bloorcourt neighbourhood will get a rare chance to see one of children's animation's...
Rock & Rule Creative Team Reunited at Fan Expo Canada
Primary layout artist Verne Andru joins Fan Expo Canada 2026 (August 27–30) as an official Creator Guest, anchoring a weekend...
Coming soon
Iron Boy: The Delicate Animation That Conquered Cannes Is Now Headed to Annecy
Following its premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at this year’s Cannes, Louis Clichy’s first feature Iron Boy (Le...
Spike Lee-Written Animated Short Apart Strikes an Emotional Chord at Tribeca
Set in 1989, during apartheid-era South Africa, APART tells the story of the dangerous friendship that forms between Themba and...
Bayard Jeunesse Develops New Little Brown Bear Series
On the occasion of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Bayard Jeunesse Production announces the development of a brand-new animated...
The Worm’s-Eye View of the Bird to Premiere at Dances With Films
“The Worm’s-Eye View of the Bird”, an animated short by Karen Zipor, will make its SoCal Premiere on Monday June...
Talents
Cavinx Studio Launches “Imahi Sumaq”, an Independent Transmedia Project Born in Luxembourg
Cavinx Studio, an independent transmedia creative studio based in Luxembourg, has announced the development of its flagship intellectual property, Imahi...
How Karmic Knot Gets its Colors
The magic of animation is when separate drawings turn into living, moving images. But how do these drawings get their...
Rob Doherty launches Social Gaming Consultancy
Industry veteran, Rob Doherty, has launched a Social Gaming focussed consultancy, RELEVANT CONTENT, that taps into his 30 years of...
Talents from Portugal. David Doutel, Vasco Sá
This year, Portugal is the Guest Country at the Annecy Festival, providing a platform to showcase these emerging talents. Among...
Schools
The Three Winners of the Webtoon Academy Angoulême Program
The Webtoon Academy aims to encourage the emergence and training of new French-speaking authors of webtoons to create stories with...
Immerse yourself into Animation at Sörängens Folkhögskola
Located just outside Nässjö (Sweden), Sörängens Folkhögskola provides a creative and inspiring environment with the aim of nurturing talent and...
Call for projects for International Animation Residency
The Bordeaux Animation Workshop (BAW) announces the launch of the call for projects for its International Animation Residency for 6...
Università Cattolica in Milan. A school that dialogues with the industry
The growing demand for exportable original content and the increasingly complex processes of audiovisual production have highlighted two main requirements:...
Beyond Animation
Jem and The Misfits Reunite for Reimagined Click Clash
Hasbro Music has officially released “Click Clash,” a reimagined single based on the iconic battle-of-the-bands track from the classic animated...
TMNT Wrath of the Mutants Ninja Edition Debuts on Switch 2
Trailmark Games and Cradle Games, in partnership with Nickelodeon, have officially released Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade: Wrath of the...
Hasbro Launches Transformers: CyberWorld Season 2 & Toy Line
Hasbro is launching the next chapter of its digital content strategy with the Season 2 premiere of Transformers: CYBERWORLD, debuting...
Laws & Rules
Animation UK champions British Animation at Annecy 2024
Animation UK serves as the unified voice of the animation sector, representing an alliance of companies, studios, producers, and distributors....
The role of artificial intelligence in the creation of IPs
Following her dedicated conference at the International Kids Licensing Days during the last Bologna Licensing Fair/Kids, Francesca Perri, Partner at...
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