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.
All-new 8-minute ‘Roarball Roundup’ featurette debuts alongside the free, 4-lesson emotional resilience program designed to help students build confidence and navigate emotions, inspired by the hit animated feature.
Oni Press’ 208-page biography by Angélique Roché, with artists Alvin Epps, Millicent Monroe and Bex Glendining, chronicles the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’s decades-long fight to officially recognize American emancipation as a national holiday; now on-sale.
Returning for its 9th edition, the festival will take over Chapter Arts Centre April 23-26 with a mix of special screenings, guest speakers, and events for industry professionals and animation lovers.
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.
Free, live, one-hour session promises to deliver an inspiring and lively online conversation and Q&A with the directors of ‘Arco,’ ‘Elio,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain,’ and ‘Zootopia 2,’ hosted by the VIEW Conference.
Industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience will focus on international programs and initiatives while strengthening partnerships.
The organization’s long-time initiative that connects people of underrepresented gender identities to dedicated mentors who can help achieve the next steps in their careers has opened its latest call for participants.
The inaugural Review will take place February 24 and will be led by industry veteran Matt Roberts, Senior Artistic Recruiter at Walt Disney Animation Studios, with a focus on Character Animation, Story, and Visual Development.
The career accelerator for mid-level women, non-binary, and Two-Spirit animation professionals from across Canada is accepting applications until February 22.
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.
Guided by 4 core pillars, the agnostic convening organization has reached broad alignment on a set of principles for responsibly implementing AI across the entertainment industry – growing list of signatories include Guillermo Del Toro, Domee Shi, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
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.
The NFL Network will air the new 2D spot, from Richard O’Connor’s Ace & Son Moving Picture Co., through the upcoming NFL Draft; the initiative pairs strangers with opposing beliefs for one-on-one conversations to rediscover their shared humanity.
The new animated series, which aims to boost everyday literacy skills and empower preschoolers to navigate the world, launches February 2.
The final lineup for the free event, which each year spotlights the VFX and animation industries, features over 65 speakers across 15 hours of talks; will live stream via YouTube on December 8.
In support of the UN’s global ’16 Days of Activism’ campaign calling for an end to violence against women, Natalia León’s animated short, about a woman who returns to Mexico but cannot reconcile her rekindled memories of violence, is now streaming.
The first set of presenters is confirmed for the annual free event that shines a spotlight on the VFX and animation industries; YouTube livestream set for December 8.
With the November 12 debut of Season 3 along with its recent acquisition by Angel Studios, the animated series from Shining Isle Productions, which crowdfunded more than $8.2 million, keeps captivating audiences with epic storytelling as it moves full steam ahead producing Season 4 for release in 2026.
The ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ director, who has supported the project for the last 2 years, joins the production, from visionary filmmaker Vani Balgam, about a South Indian teenage tennis prodigy whose game changes when her father falls into a coma; the Kickstarter campaign is now live.
Adobe MAX attendees were invited to use AI features in Adobe Premiere or Photoshop to remix and reimagine frames of the original music video by Jordan Sommerlad.
The digital health company has added anime content to its platform, which specializes in a VR treatment, rather than eye patching, that encourages the brain to use both eyes together.
Running through November 6, the film’s Seed&Spark campaign offers supporters a tiered set of incentives; the film, which addresses anti-Asian hate, is slated for submission to festivals in 2026.
