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The unexpected collapse of Sora stalls Disney’s AI ambitions, highlighting the volatility and uncertainty around generative video.
The festival’s latest selections span global series, music videos, ads, and auteur shorts, highlighting animation across formats and audiences.
This year’s Spanish Academy animated feature winner, ‘Decorado’ is a sharp animated satire of late-stage capitalism and the modern media landscape.
Learn nine pro techniques from 2024 Cartoon Animator contest winners to boost your 2D animation skills with creative rigs and smart motion tools.
Pixar’s ‘Hoppers’ is outpacing all other post-Covid Hollywood animated originals, but a Mario-shaped cloud looms over the horizon.
A look behind Disney’s latest ‘Short Circuit’ films, a program where artists “aren’t afraid to show stuff that was rough” and push bold ideas forward.
Vu’s company, Initiate Entertainment, is teaming with IP owner iwot on a lineup that includes an animated series, feature films, and a mobile/PC game.
The 2026 edition introduces the Fipresci critics prize, bringing increased global attention and industry weight to the Nordic animation showcase.
‘Rick and Morty’ spinoff ‘President Curtis’ and ‘Family Guy’ spinoff ‘Stewie’ are the first animated series to qualify for California’s expanded tax credits.
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 applies AI to reinterpret game visuals in real time, challenging traditional ideas of authorship in games.
Africa’s leading animation studio expands its U.K. footprint, launching a new hub while partnering with emerging creators through the BBC’s development program.
Show creators unpack the craft, financing, and audience appeal behind a breakout series tackling hedgelords, childcare costs, and modern middle-class pressures.
Inspired by a 19th-century misprinted novel, Bernardini’s short blends sketchy illustrations and era-appropriate music into a playful, fragmented experience.
Maxim Gehricke’s dialogue-free short lures with charm before pivoting to tragedy, using contrast, timing, and stark visuals for a haunting payoff.
After studio disappointment, ‘Amphibia’ creator Matt Braly has launched Fantasy Project, an indie outfit where he plans to “actually produce a damn thing.”
Nathan Fillion says the revival has the blessing of controversial creator Joss Whedon and the rights holders, and is now seeking distributors.
A breakout musical claims two trophies, Canada’s animation legacy grows, and a tech-driven blockbuster closes the night with VFX glory.
The ‘King of the Hill’ and ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ creator will be honored at the 2026 edition of the festival with a career tribute and special screening event.
With billions flowing through the platform each year, YouTube’s rise raises questions about creator compensation and how animation fits into the equation.
