Titmouse, Gorgazma Present 1st Annual GHS Video Show at Monsterpalooza 2025
2 genre powerhouses unite to kick off the event with an adrenaline-charged horror shorts showcase featuring practical FX mayhem, brand-new animation, and on-site exclusives.
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‘Solo Leveling’ Tops Crunchyroll's 2025 Anime Awards
The A-1 Pictures series, based on the best-selling Korean web novel by Chugong, took home 8 awards, including the coveted ‘Anime of the Year;’ 51 million fans worldwide voted on their favorites.
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Mercury Filmworks, Sun Creature Studio Partner for ‘Macanudo: The Series’
Based on the whimsical daily comic strip by Liniers, the animated series, now in development, will be presented as part of Annecy’s Mifa Pitches program in June.
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‘Two Black Boys in Paradise’ to Premiere at the Frameline Film Festival
The stop-motion short, based on a poem by Dean Atta and narrated by Jordan Stephens, will debut at Frameline49 that runs June 18-28 in San Francisco.
CTN Foundation Announces 2025 Scholarship Recipients
Over 100 artists from 28 countries will receive either a full scholarship, a partial scholarship with distinction, or an honorable mention, and engage in workshops, masterclasses, and one-on-one mentorships led by 12 industry leaders.
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Call for Entries: ANIMAGE Animation Film Festival
The Brazilian event, which celebrates its 15th edition October 7-12, is accepting submissions for its Competitive Short Film Screening; deadline is June 23.
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AnimAID Raises Nearly $500,000 for SoCal Animation Industry Colleagues
Proceeds from the Sotheby’s auction, held with the support of ASIFA-Hollywood and animation studios, professionals and the artist community, will assist animation colleagues affected by the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
ELAC International Animation Day Festival to Honor Latvian Animation
The May 17 event will include screenings of animated short films, analyses, Q&A with a panel of animation experts, and a tribute to animator and director Vladimir Leschiov.
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SIGGRAPH 2025 to Honor Pixar’s ‘Toy Story’ 30th Anniversary
The groundbreaking, first fully computer-animated feature film returns to the SIGGRAPH stage with a special introduction by Ed Catmull, a 4K screening, and a tribute to the community that helped bring it to life, presented as part of the conference’s Computer Animation Festival.
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Stop-Motion Animated Fantasy ‘Saurus City’ Heading to Cannes
Starring Ron Perlman, Emma Roberts, Dennis Quaid, and Julia Ormond, the film is set in a world where dinosaurs roam alongside humans; screens May 15.
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ORIGNAL SUPER FRIENDS SCRIPTS & MODEL SHEETS NOW UP FOR AUCTION ON EBAY
Begins: May 10, 2025
ORIGNAL 1979-1982 SUPER FRIENDS SCRIPTS & MODEL SHEETS NOW UP FOR AUCTION ON EBAY
Veteran Producer and Author Michael Hirsh to Deliver Annecy 2025 Keynote
The Nelvana co-founder and longtime kid’s animation creator will reflect on his 4 decades in the industry and explore the evolution, current challenges, and outlook for Canadian animation; set for June 10 at Mifa.
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‘Butterfly,’ ‘Hunting’ Take Top Honors at ITFS 2025
The festival wrapped its 32nd edition with a May 10 ceremony honoring winners of the main competition, with Florence Miailhe and Lea Favre, respectively, taking home the big awards.
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‘Black Butterflies,’ ‘Jorel’s Brother,’ and ‘Capybaras’ Lead 2025 Quirino Awards
Works from Spain, Brazil, and Uruguay were recognized in the 3 main categories at the May 10 in-person gala event in Tenerife recognizing achievements in Ibero-American animation.
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Lino DiSalvo Directing Mediawan’s ‘Twisted,’ First Look Set for Cannes
The ‘Frozen’ head of animation returns to the director’s chair in the original animated feature, which follows a young girl who journeys across Italy with a reluctant truth-telling folklore creature.
Animated Comedy ‘Stitch Head’ to Premiere at Annecy
Crafted by Gringo Films and based on the children’s book by Guy Bass, the 3DCG film flips the ‘Frankenstein’ fable on its head.
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Titmouse Celebrates 25th Anniversary with ‘Blood’ Stains, Laughs, and Battle Scars
A blowout party at the studio’s Burbank headquarters included the ‘Branded by Blood’ event, which pitted blindfolded ‘Floggers’ against squeaky-footed ‘Victims’ in a 10x20-foot cage match of ‘blood-soaked’ pool noodles.
Producer Mary Alice Drumm Talks ‘Elio’
Watch INDAC’s Johannes Wolters interview the Pixar creative (associate producer of ‘Coco’) at an April screening in Munich where she talks about team building, tough deadlines, and protecting artists so they can make the best film possible.
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Anime Tokyo Station to Host ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-’ Exhibition
The latest installment in the ‘Gundam’ series, directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki, is a collaboration between studio khara (‘Evangelion’) and SUNRISE (‘Gundam’); exhibits run May 24 - August 11.
FMX 2025 Releases Final Program Update, Teaser Shorts Series
Ahead of tomorrow’s Day 1, the conference teases ‘Mufasa’ technical innovations, new VFX talks, Dave Gouge’s studio insights panel, targeted career sessions, and a short film YouTube series diving into topics such as taking cinematic images from Unreal Engine.
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Imperfect Storm
Creating through chaos.
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Cabblow Studios Talks ‘Crimson,’ ‘Rorisang,’ and All Things Female
With the pilot episode of their webtoon-turned-series debuting May 4 at Comic Con Cape Town, the award-winning Johannesburg studio’s founders, Kabelo Maaka and Dr. Tshepo P. Maaka, continue to focus their animated storytelling on the experiences of women of all ages.
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Exclusive: Supernova Design Drops ‘Creatures of Chaos’ Teaser Trailer
Studio’s 6-minute 2D short explores mental health with a story of 4 neighbors whose emotional struggles take on the physical forms of creatures they attempt to conceal; world premiere set for May 3 at Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.
FMX 2025 Program to Explore Impact of AI
The killer conference starts next Tuesday; a variety of panels related to this year’s ‘Rhythm of Change’ theme now set, from the state of the industry and growth of AI to updates on ‘The Art of Animation’ and ‘Expanding Realities’ tracks.
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Call for Entries: Young Animator of the Year UK 2025
Submissions open May 12 for animation creatives aged 11-22; deadline set for September 1, with nominations announced on October 1.
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