T-Short Animated Film Festival 2025
Begins: November 28, 2025
The animated short film festival promises the best in international auteur animation; the event returns to Karlsruhe November 28-29.
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European Conference on Visual Media Production 2025
Begins: December 3, 2025
The forum brings together production and post-production specialists to discuss the latest in research, advances, and industry practices; the conference takes place in London December 3-4
PIXELvienna Conference
Begins: November 13, 2025
The immersive computer graphics and animation conference brings together professionals, enthusiasts, and students to explore trends in digital art, animation, visual effects, and game development; November 13-15 in Vienna, Austria.
Manchester Animation Festival 2025
Begins: November 9, 2025
MAF 2025 returns November 9-13 to HOME, celebrating all things animation with exclusive panel sessions, guest lectures, and student-led programming.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films, Technology, Transmedia | Event Types: Competitive Festivals
Lugano Animation Days
Begins: November 11, 2025
Organized by GSIFA, the fifth edition of the international animation film festival runs November 11-16 in Lugano, Switzerland.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films, Technology | Event Types: Competitive Festivals
Hitting One For The Home Team
The Cleveland Institute of Art’s new Interactive Media Lab has Disney DNA.
In Business, CG, Education and Training, Games, Immersive, People, Technology, Virtual Production, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: All
Overheard At Annecy
An antidote to the corporate reality distortion fields and humblebrags.
In Business, Event, Festival, People | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reality Bites | Special Events: Annecy | Geographic Region: Europe
ANIMEX 2025
Begins: November 16, 2025
The international festival of animation, games, and VFX runs November 16-21, 2025, at Teesside University in the U.K.
Lightbox Expo 2025 - Save the Date
Begins: October 24, 2025
The 3-day annual event returns to the Pasadena Convention Center October 24-26 celebrating the best in live-action, animation, illustration, and gaming with panels, programs, and demos featuring industry leading artists, creators, and studios.
In 2D, 3D, Anime, AR/VR/XR, Art, Awards, Books, Broadcast Design, Business, Cartoons, CG, Comics/Manga/Webcomics, Community Outreach, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Festival, Films, Games, Illustration, Jobs & Recruiting, Motion Graphics, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Production, Short Films, Technology, Television, Transmedia, Visual Effects | Event Types: Conferences
Submissions for ASIFA-Hollywood’s 2025 Student Animation Showcase Open April 14
The organization’s Animation Educator’s Forum showcases and celebrates graduates’ final projects and provides exposure to industry recruiters; the entry deadline is June 16.
2025 WIA Scholarship Winners Announced
14 scholarship recipients were selected from 179 worldwide applicants representing 77 schools; an additional 41 received honorable mentions.
9th Chainiartoon
Begins: September 18, 2025
The 2025 edition of the Internationl Comic & Animation Festival takes place September 18-28 in Chania-Crete, Greece.
In 2D, 3D, Art, Cartoons, CG, Comics/Manga/Webcomics, Digital Media, Event, Festival, Films, Short Films | Event Types: Competitive Festivals
Brighton International Animation Festival 2025
Begins: April 4, 2025
The 3-day international animation festival runs April 5-7 in Brighton, England; the 2025 edition will include a focus on East Asian Animation.
SIGGRAPH 2025
Begins: August 10, 2025
The premier conference and exhibition on computer graphics and interactive techniques comes to Vancouver, BC August 10-14.
Bill Plympton Announces New In-Person Animation Course
The two-time Oscar nominee and Annie Award Lifetime Achievement winner returns to the classroom for an eight-week course, to be held at his studio in Chelsea, NYC from March 10-April 28; a remote option is also available.
LAIKA Partners with Portland State University on Workforce Development
The award-winning ‘Coraline’ animation studio and PSU launch a 3-year pilot program aimed at preparing a diverse pool of career-ready graduates to support the region’s creative industries.
Vicon and Lux Machina Outfit Martin Scorsese Virtual Production Center
NYU Tisch School of the Arts’ state of the art motion-capture and virtual production facility now offers students enrolled in the new Master of Professional Studies degree in Virtual Production a chance to learn with next generation technology.
ReAnimania International Animation Film & Comics Art Festival of Yerevan 2024
Begins: October 21, 2024
The 16th edition of ReAnimania runs October 21-27 in Yerevan, Armenia.
Autodesk University 2024
Begins: October 15, 2024
AU 2024 runs October 15-17 in San Diego and invites artists and creative professionals to learn about emerging technologies, innovative techniques, and hear from leading industry experts both in-person and online.
In 3D, AI, AR/VR/XR, Art, Business, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Films, Games, Motion Graphics, Technology | Event Types: Conferences
Animest International Animation Film Festival 2024
Begins: October 4, 2024
The 19th edition of Animest, the only Oscar qualifying event in Romania, will take place October 4-13.
ASIFA-Hollywood Announces 2024 Faculty Grants
Organization’s Animation Educators Forum awards support individuals or groups with their research, scholarly activity, or creative projects in animation; 6 selected projects share in over $19K in funding.
Call for Entries: 2nd Annual Andreas Deja Scholarship
Submissions are now being accepted for The Creative Talent Network’s 2024 initiative, ‘The Perfect Fit?’ designed by the famed animator himself, to create a pencil animation of a character struggling to fit into a coat/jacket; the entry deadline is September 27.
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VANAS Launches ‘Production Management in Digital Entertainment’ Course
The 1-year online program trains students in production oversight for animation, visual effects, and video games; now accepting applications.
Applications Open: 6th Annual Native American Animation Lab
Running December 2-6, the in-depth workshop supports development of animated projects by Native Americans with one-on-one mentoring, group sessions and pitch sessions in front of a panel of animation creative executives; the application deadline is September 27.
ASIFA-Hollywood Elects Aubry Mintz as New Executive Director
Following Frank Gladstone's retirement, the seasoned educator and animator takes the reigns; in the works are strategic plan development including fundraising, staff growth, and initiative support such as open source software, film preservation, film festivals, and screenings.
