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2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘9 Million Colors’ Director Bára Anna Stejskalová
A mantis shrimp befriends a blind fish in a stop-motion musical exploring female friendship and how we connect when we see the world differently.
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2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Scarlet Tamagochi’ Director Francisco Visceral
Visceral discusses the childhood fears, schoolyard politics, and handmade animation behind his Oscar-qualified Chilean short.
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Acid City’ Directors Jack Wedge And Will Freudenheim
Acid City blends real New York voices with a surreal sci-fi world to explore climate change, extreme heat, and our relationship with water.
Cartoon Saloon To Receive Honorary Award At 23rd Seville Film Festival
Seville’s expanded animation lineup includes Annecy winners ‘The Violinist’ and ‘Blaise, along with opening film ‘Viva Carmen.’
2027 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Corpus Christi’ Director Bea Lema
Bea Lema discusses ‘Corpus Christi,’ her partly embroidered animated short about mental illness, religion, family, and inherited trauma.
ASIFA-Hollywood Unveils New Two-Day Animation Showcase Ahead Of Awards Season
ASIFA-Hollywood is launching a two-day animation showcase in Los Angeles featuring Disney/Pixar, Netflix, Laika, Sony, DreamWorks, and more.
‘We Are Aliens,’ ‘Praying Mantis’ Win Top Prizes As ‘Ball Face’ Makes Student Film History At OIAF 2026
Other Ottawa International Animation Festival winners included ‘Eri,’ ‘The Comet,’ Adult Swim’s ‘The Elephant,’ and Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘Paper Trail.’
Cheyenne Curtis Wins OIAF Pitch THIS! 2026 With ‘King Baby Snail’
Selected from more than 100 submissions, Curtis’s series pitch won a CAD $11,300 prize package. Gino Baldeon’s ‘tiny BIG adventure’ was runner-up.
‘Metafear’ Takes Best In Show At Spark Animation 2026: Full Winners List
The Vancouver festival also honored Canadian short ‘Distance,’ student film ‘The Memory Clocksmith,’ and the late educator and fest Chair, Keith P. Blackmore.
‘Please,’ ‘God Is Shy,’ ‘Ball Face’ Among 2026 Viborg Animation Festival Winners
VAF handed out awards for its 2026 competition on Friday evening in the quaint Danish city, where Anna Mantzaris’ ‘Please’ emerged as the event’s big winner.
‘South Park’ Wins First Emmy In 13 Years, Trolls Trump: ‘You Finally Got Your Emmy’
‘South Park’ won the 2026 Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for ‘Sermon on the ’Mount,’ its Trump-targeting season 27 premiere.
Cartoon Forum Introduces Sustainability Prize As It Unveils 2026 Tribute Nominees
Cartoon Saloon, the BBC, Mediawan Kids & Family, Mago Production, and Studio 100 are among the companies nominated for this year’s Cartoon Forum Tributes.
Independent Film Company Acquires Cannes Darling ‘Tangles,’ Plans Awards Run
Leah Nelson’s hand-drawn Alzheimer’s dark comedy will receive an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run this year before expanding wide in early 2027.
VES Awards Add Short-Form Category, Expand Recognition For Animated Projects
Animated series will compete alongside features under revised rules that also split CG cinematography into separate animation and photoreal categories.
Melbourne’s Best Australian Short Winner ‘Our Choir Has Always Been Travelling’ Is Going On Tour (EXCLUSIVE)
Fresh off winning MIFF’s Best Australian Short prize, ‘Our Choir Has Always Been Travelling’ is about to hit the road.
Grotesque, Gorgeously Crafted ‘Melk’ Makes Animation History At Locarno
Filip Anthonissen’s animated short ‘Melk’ won Locarno’s Pardino d’Oro and was selected as the festival’s European Film Awards candidate.
VES Reveals Speaker Lineup For Inaugural Women Who Lead Summit
Bárbara Muschietti, Brit MacRae, Pavani Boddapati, and others will speak at the inaugural VES Women Who Lead Summit in Los Angeles.
‘Primal,’ ‘Eyes Of Wakanda,’ ‘The Mighty Nein,’ ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Artists Score 2026 Juried Emmy Awards
Five artists were recognized for their achievements in character design, storyboarding, art direction, and background design.
Academy Unveils 2026 Student Academy Award Winners
Student films from ESMA, Gobelins, and Film Academy Baden-Württemberg are among this year’s winners, who will receive their awards at TIFF.
Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull Joins Jury For GenAI Film Competition
Higgsfield says “the man who invented 3D graphics” will judge its $1 million generative AI filmmaking competition.
