Festivals & Events

Awards announcements, festival film selections and event programming updates from around the world.

Animation Scotland Celebrates 3 Years with New Branding and Global Amibtions

Animation Scotland unveils a new brand identity to mark its three-year anniversary and signal a new chapter for the country’s animation and VFX sector....

Mercedes Milligan - May 22, 2025

TeamTO Returns to Annecy with Studio Focus & New Tech Tools

As it approaches its 20th anniversary, French independent animation studio TeamTO is staging a return to the spotlight at one of the world's biggest...

Mercedes Milligan - May 20, 2025

Indie Animation Powerhouse Titmouse Partners with 1st Gorgazma Horror Shorts at Monsterpalooza

Horror fans can sink their fangs into some scary-cool animation at this year's Monsterpalooza (monsterpalooza.com) in Pasadena, California. Emmy-winning animation studio Titmouse (The Venture Bros., Big Mouth, The Legend...

Mercedes Milligan - May 16, 2025

AnimAID Auction Raises Nearly Half a Million for Colleagues’ L.A. Wildfire Relief

AnimAID, with the support of ASIFA-Hollywood and its collaboration with animation industry artists, professionals and studios, has raised nearly half a million dollars through...

Mercedes Milligan - May 14, 2025

‘One Piece’ Returns to Vegas Exosphere for Licensing Expo

The global hit anime franchise One Piece will illuminate Las Vegas’ skyline later this month for Licensing Expo 2025. Toei Animation revealed today its...

Mercedes Milligan - May 13, 2025

‘Gundam’ Returns to Anime Expo This Summer with Live Event & Creator Q&A

Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. announced today that the latest installment in the Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX— a first-ever collaboration between studio khara and Sunrise —...

Mercedes Milligan - May 12, 2025

FMX Wraps Up an Inspiring 2025 Event, On Demand Now Available

Over four days, the FMX 2025 On Site program welcomed approximately 270 speakers and 3.200 participants to experience the "Rhythm of Chance" through energizing presentations, workshops and...

Animation Magazine - May 12, 2025

All Aboard for Thomas & Friends’ 80th Anniversary Celebrations!

Thomas & Friends announced today its kickoff to celebrate its 80th anniversary! Since its debut in 1945, the animated series has delighted audiences worldwide,...

Animation Magazine - May 9, 2025

SIGGRAPH ’25 Honors ‘Toy Story’s Legacy with 30th Anniversary Look Back

SIGGRAPH 2025 will open its conference this August by honoring a film that forever changed the course of animation, technology and storytelling. Pixar’s Toy...

Animation Magazine - May 7, 2025

Kids’ Animation Veteran Michael Hirsh Announced as Annecy Keynote Speaker

Michael Hirsh, renowned Canadian producer of children’s programming and author of the recently published memoir Animation Nation: How We Built a Cartoon Empire, will...

Mercedes Milligan - May 5, 2025

10K Heroes Announces 2nd Annual 24-Hour Animation Livestream for Children’s Cancer Research

The animation industry’s innovative cancer research fund-raising initiative, 10K Heroes, announced its second annual Animation Heroes 24-hour Livestream, set to take place this Mother's Day...

Animation Magazine - May 2, 2025

Mammoth Lakes Film Fest Sets World Premiere of Animated Feature ‘Take Off Your Blindfold”

The Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) has announced the program for this year’s 11th edition, taking place in-person from May 21-25 at venues across Mammoth Lakes,...

Mercedes Milligan - May 2, 2025