Celebrating the Art, Craft and Business of Animation https://www.awn.com/ en-US 15 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:05:31 -0800 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:05:51 -0800 https://www.awn.com/news/maxon-announces-maxon-one-update The new release, shaped directly by creator feedback, includes upgrades to Cinema 4D, Redshift, ZBrush, and Red Giant; available now to all subscribers. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/maxon-announces-maxon-one-update Thu, 04 Dec 2025 13:05:31 PST Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/animationworld/shorts-focus-john-gardners-whats-locked-behind-door Combining rotoscoped public domain footage from the 1962 cult classic ‘The Brain That Wouldn’t Die’ with original 2D/3D animation, the music video presents a surreal meditation on psychological concealment. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/animationworld/shorts-focus-john-gardners-whats-locked-behind-door Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:02:09 PST Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/sea-slug-animation-festival-2026 Seattle’s newest animation festival returns for its second edition February 27-28, 2026. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/sea-slug-animation-festival-2026 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:50:32 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/animateka-international-animated-film-festival-runs-december-1-7 Slovenia’s weeklong animation festival promises to deliver the best and latest productions from the Eastern and Central European film scene AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/animateka-international-animated-film-festival-runs-december-1-7 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:38:37 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/kidscreen-summit-2026 The annual global media conference, dedicated exclusively to the kids’ entertainment sector, takes place February 22-25, 2026 in San Diego. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/kidscreen-summit-2026 Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:58:35 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/12th-annual-new-chitose-airport-international-animation-festival The one-of-a-kind festival returns to its airport home November 21-25 with films, lectures, and exhibitions from Japanese and international creators. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/12th-annual-new-chitose-airport-international-animation-festival Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:29:30 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/call-entries-47th-annual-telly-awards AWN is now a media partner with the leading award that recognizes excellence in video and TV across all screens; submissions now being accepted through December 12. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/call-entries-47th-annual-telly-awards Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:34:30 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/pixelvienna-conference-0 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. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/pixelvienna-conference-0 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 10:48:47 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/infinity-festival-2025 The eighth annual festival returns to Los Angeles this October 9-10 to celebrate the convergence of art, technology, and entertainment; the Monolith Awards, hosted by Paul Debevec, Chief Research Officer of Eyeline Studios, will take place October 10. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/infinity-festival-2025 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 9:31:29 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/fredrikstad-animation-festival-2025 FAF 2025 returns to Fredrikstad, Norway with a full program celebrating the dynamic storytelling of global animation October 23-26. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/fredrikstad-animation-festival-2025 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 9:21:22 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/oddbeast-crafts-half-rez-2025-opening-film The motion design short from Kevin Gautraud offers a Sagan-inspired meditation on our small moment in the vastness of time; produced with Gaea, Houdini, Cinema 4D, and OctaneRender. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/oddbeast-crafts-half-rez-2025-opening-film Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:04:39 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/maxon-releases-maxon-one-design-update Company unifies Cinema 4D, ZBrush, Redshift, and Red Giant in an ecosystem redesign, with new feature capabilities across VFX, 3D modeling, and motion graphics solutions. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/maxon-releases-maxon-one-design-update Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:28:10 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/epic-games-releases-free-unreal-engine-sports-broadcast-motion-design-sample For designers, graphics teams, and creators, the sample was developed in collaboration with Capacity Studios, and provides a fully designed, animated, and rigged project that explores a range of broadcast artist workflows. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/epic-games-releases-free-unreal-engine-sports-broadcast-motion-design-sample Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:19:07 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/ottawa-international-animation-festival-2025 The festival returns to Ottawa September 24-28 featuring interactive artist talks, workshops and meetings with schools and recruiters; TAC takes place during the festival and offers industry professionals networking opportunities. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/ottawa-international-animation-festival-2025 Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:29:23 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/sarofsky-reimagines-superman-title-sequence The new DC Studios’ superhero film titles, which pay homage to the Greenberg Brothers’ 1978 ‘Superman’ opening titles, present an interplay of dynamic typography and volumetric light sequences that was achieved with analog and practical lighting techniques. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/sarofsky-reimagines-superman-title-sequence Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:36:28 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/oddbeast-promotes-co-founder-tj-bitter-michael-brookbank The motion design and production studio executives assume new roles of Executive Director and Executive Producer, respectively; previous owner Ronny Young exits. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/oddbeast-promotes-co-founder-tj-bitter-michael-brookbank Tue, 19 Aug 2025 10:16:21 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/77th-emmy-awards-juried-category-winners-announced Artists on ‘Arcane,’ ‘Love, Death + Robots,’ and ‘Octopus!’ were among those awarded for work in background design, character animation, character design, color, motion design, production design, and storyboarding; winners will be formally announced on September 6 as part of the two-night Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on September 6-7. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/77th-emmy-awards-juried-category-winners-announced Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:51:22 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/lightbox-expo-2025-save-date 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. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/lightbox-expo-2025-save-date Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:34:13 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/creative-leader-ryan-dunn-launches-dunnwell New multidisciplinary production studio boasts a global collective of directors and artists using a story-first approach to deliver content across animation, live-action, VFX and immersive media for advertising, TV, and film. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/creative-leader-ryan-dunn-launches-dunnwell Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:33:50 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/maxon-announces-major-maxon-one-suite-update Now available to subscribers, the update includes hundreds of new features and capabilities across its tools, including ZBrush for desktop and iPad, Red Giant, Maxon Studio, Cinema 4D, Redshift, and Cineware. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/maxon-announces-major-maxon-one-suite-update Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:06:47 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/animayo-festival-2025 Established in 2006, the Oscar qualifying event returns to Canaria, Spain May 7-10, 2025; the event promotes creative development in animation, visual effects and new technologies. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/animayo-festival-2025 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 11:25:11 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/light-bien-form-creative-strategic-alliance The production company and motion design studio unite in purpose-led production and motion design to nurture inclusivity and sustainability throughout the life cycle of every project. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/light-bien-form-creative-strategic-alliance Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:36:02 PST Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/maxon-acquires-laubwerk-adds-ongoing-capsules-project The move will bring hundreds of detailed and authentic 3D botanical assets, materials, and tools to the software platform, which provides solutions for content creators working in 2D/3D design, motion graphics, and visual effects. L'Wren Alexa https://www.awn.com/news/maxon-acquires-laubwerk-adds-ongoing-capsules-project Wed, 08 Jan 2025 9:33:54 PST Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/academy-announces-shortlists-10-categories-97th-oscars VFX category narrowed down to 10 films, animated shorts to 15; voting for nominations runs next month, January 8-12, with nomination announcements set for January 17, 2025. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/academy-announces-shortlists-10-categories-97th-oscars Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:38:48 PST Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/polymath-motion-rebrands-oddbeast Motion design and production studio embraces the ‘Beast’ to reflect its expertise and ‘Odd’ to represent the rarity of its ‘high caliber’ creative work. Debbie Diamond Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/polymath-motion-rebrands-oddbeast Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:55:21 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/autodesk-university-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. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/autodesk-university-2024 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:03:09 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/animest-international-animation-film-festival-2024 The 19th edition of Animest, the only Oscar qualifying event in Romania, will take place October 4-13. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/animest-international-animation-film-festival-2024 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:16:41 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/revenant-vfx-adds-dramatic-apollo-13-survival-documentary The studio created 40 VFX shots and 17 MGFX animations for the film that chronicles the 1970 Apollo launch and its catastrophic explosion, adding compelling visuals to the emotional story and rescue; now streaming on Netflix. Debbie Diamond Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/revenant-vfx-adds-dramatic-apollo-13-survival-documentary Tue, 10 Sep 2024 11:41:25 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/news/juried-category-emmy-awards-announced Artists on ‘Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake,’ ‘Blue Eye Samurai,’ ‘Clone High,’ ‘In the Know,’ and ‘Scavengers Reign’ were among those awarded for work in background design, character animation, production design, and storyboarding; winners will be formally recognized as part of the two-night 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on September 7-8. Dan Sarto https://www.awn.com/news/juried-category-emmy-awards-announced Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:44:54 PDT Motion Graphics https://www.awn.com/event/siggraph-asia-2024 The annual computer graphics conference and exhibition comes to Tokyo, Japan December 3 – 6; will once again the Electronic Theater and Animation Theater will celebrate the best in computer animation. AWN Staff Editor https://www.awn.com/event/siggraph-asia-2024 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:02:53 PDT Motion Graphics