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Animated Music Videos Headline News

BLINKINK Crafts Coldplay ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ Lyric Video

Led by Raman Djafari, 15 artists bring visual life to the group’s new single, blending unique styles seamlessly to tell the story of two souls who repeatedly find each other in many different forms.

The Road to Turin Events

VIEW Conference 2024

Begins: October 14, 2024

Italy’s premiere animation and visual effects event runs in-person October 14-19 in Torino, Italy with a focus on Computer Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Digital Cinema, 2D/3D Animation, VR and AR, Gaming and VFX.

On the Road to Seattle Events

Bumbershoot 2024 Gets Animated

Begins: August 31, 2024

The iconic arts and music festival returns to the Seattle Center this Labor Day Weekend, August 31 – September 1, with an all-new Animation District, featuring presentations, installations, and screenings. 

2D Headline News

Elmo Gets a 2D Minimalist Makeover for YouTube

Racking up more than two million views and counting, Boston studio Hero4Hire Creative gives the iconic character a makeover for the “Sesame Street Animated Songs” series.

Film Festival Events

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: NYC's Winter Film Festival - 13th Annual Celebration of Indie Film

Begins: February 19, 2025

NYC's 13th annual WINTER FILM FESTIVAL is now open for submissions!  We seek creative fresh voices from emerging filmmakers worldwide in all genres and lengths – feature length and shorts, narrative fiction, documentary, animation, horror, web series and music videos. 

Andreas Deja Headline News

VIDEO: Andreas Deja Releases ‘Mushka’s Lullaby’

Orchestral song from the soundtrack of the award-winning hand-drawn short film ‘Mushka’ is one of the final compositions by legendary Disney songwriter Richard M. Sherman.

Watt We Should be Watching! ANIMATIONWorld

Augenblick Studios Celebrates 25 Years with a Musically Charged ‘City Island’ Season 2

The Brooklyn-based studio’s founder and his talented team of artists, musicians, and songwriters channel all that was memorable from the cartoons they watched as kids along with the creative skills they’ve developed on adult animated projects over the last 2+ decades for a new season of the hit PBS KIDS series, which launches today, July 5.

Awards Headline News

Finalists Announced for Inaugural Collision Awards

Finalists for excellence in animation and motion design include ‘Elemental,’ ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,’ ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ ‘Nimona,’ ‘Suzume,’ and more.

Animation Festivals Headline News

Hiroshima Animation Season 2024 Selections Revealed

The 2nd edition of the festival unveiled its competition lineup, with 78 films selected from 2,634 entries from 97 countries and regions; the Oscar qualifying event takes place August 14-18 in Hiroshima.

Hungry for Indian Animation ANIMATIONWorld

Goppo Animation: Bravely ‘Feeding’ India’s Growing Animation Industry

Debjyoti Saha’s animation studio has grown from producing music videos for Indian rappers like Prabh Deep and DIVINE to bringing its animated anthology series about Indian food culture, ‘Table for One,’ to the upcoming Annecy 2024 MIFA.

Watt We Should be Watching! Headline News

PBS KIDS’ ‘City Island Sings!’ Music Videos Coming May 29

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 17, 2024 at 12:27pm

From Augenblick Studios’ Future Brain Media, the ‘City Island’ spin-off series kicks off a new slate of civic-themed content that supports how everyone, including kids, of any background and ability, can contribute to their community.

Competitive Festivals Headline News

Fest Anča Reveals 2024 Competition Selections

Out of 1,340 film submissions from 71 countries, 206 films were selected to participate in this year’s event; The Slovak Republic’s only multimedia festival focused on animation runs June 25-30.

Which One’s Pink? Animation Competitions Headline News

Pink Floyd's ‘The Dark Side of The Moon’ Animation Competition Winners Announced

10 winning films will roll out daily through April 7; ‘Brain Damage’ takes 1st place and £100,000 prize, while ‘Time’ takes 2nd place and £25,000.

Technology Advancing Art Headline News

Milky Chance’s ‘Synchronize’ Music Video Visualized by Z by HP Ambassadors

Orlando Arocena, Bradley G Munkowitz (aka GMUNK), Nidia Dias, Jody MacDonald, and Rik Oostenbroek tapped HP technology to create an otherworldly journey inspired by the sounds of alt-pop German rock duo Clemens Rehbein and Phillipp Dausch, aka Milky Chance; go behind-the-scenes and watch the final piece. 

The Best in U.K. Animation Headline News

2024 British Animation Awards Finalists Announced

Aardman and Netflix’s ‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ and Sky Cinema’s ‘The Amazing Maurice’ among the selections in the Best Feature Film category; winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on March 7.

A Whack New Single Headline News

Tierra Whack Releases ‘Shower Song’ Live-Action/Animation Hybrid Music Video

The 90-second short, created by the Grammy-nominated recording artist in partnership with conceptual artist Alex Da Corte, serves as the first single for the singer’s debut album, ‘WORLD WIDE WHACK,’ out March 15.

Awards Headline News

Em Cooper's Hand Painted ‘I’m Only Sleeping’ Scores ‘Best Music Video’ Grammy

The animator’s homage to the Fab Four wins the highly coveted ‘Best Music Video’ at this year’s music awards; the animated short celebrates the re-release of The Beatles’ seminal 1966 album, ‘Revolver,’ set to one of the album’s most iconic tracks. 

Like a Moth to a Flame Headline News

Trunk Animation Crafts Villagers’ ‘That Golden Time’ Music Video

The studio creates stunning visuals that capture lead vocalist Conor O’Brien’s ‘algorithm blues;’ a moth’s unyielding attraction to a flame becomes a metaphor for people’s unyielding attraction to technology.

Who Doesn’t Love Between the Lions ANIMATIONWorld

Richard O’Connor Talks the Good, the Bad, and the Amusing

For the Ace & Son studio founder, finding projects that matter, that focus on the complexities of living in a flawed world, brings purpose and sustainability despite the financial challenges, like the pro bono music video for The Exbats’ ‘Doorman,’ inspired by 'Superjail’s Christy Karacas, about a girl who wants to beat up a bar bouncer.

See You in Hell Headline News

A24 and Prime Video Share ‘Hazbin Hotel’s ‘Poison’ Lyric Video

Watch the animated short featuring the series’ 2nd single, with vocals by Blake Roman; the new series streams January 19 on Prime Video with early access January 12 on A24’s app.

What Can Dreams Tell Us? Return of the Kings ANIMATIONWorld

Em Cooper Talks John Lennon and Her ‘I’m Only Sleeping’ Music Video

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 4:05pm

In the Grammy Award-nominated short film, the artist explores the space between ‘dreaming and wakefulness,’ creating and morphing 1,300 oil paintings by hand to honor the re-release of The Beatles’ seminal 1966 album, ‘Revolver.’ 

call for entries Headline News

Call for Entries: Animest International Animation Film Festival

The 19th edition of the festival is accepting submissions for competition in multiple categories; the festival runs October 4-13, 2024, in Bucharest.

Technology Leading Art Headline News

French Music Artist Jacques’ ‘Absolve’ Music Video - Where Art + AI Meet

By Dan Sarto | Monday, December 18, 2023 at 11:23am

Created by Paul Trillo, the short follows a cosmic teardrop throughout the Musée Du Louvre; behind-the-scenes short illustrates how traditional VFX and AI tools help realize creative visions.

Slingin Webs Before Nap Time Headline News

Disney Drops ‘Marvel's Spidey and his Amazing Friends’ Music Video

Ring in the new year with the series’ January 8 Season 3 debut on Disney Channel and Disney Junior; new episodes follow Peter Parker and the Spidey Team as they encounter new heroes and new foes. 

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