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Festivals & Events

L.A.’s Animation Is Film Festival to Premiere Award Season Contenders ‘Arco,’ ‘Little Amelie,’ and ‘Scarlet’

Ramin Zahed - September 17, 2025

L.A.’s Animation Is Film festival has unveiled the line-up for this year’s edition of the event (Oct. 17-19), featuring some of the most acclaimed...

Television

‘Piggy Builders’ Director & Xilam CCO Share the Inspirations for the Preschool Pig Tales

Ramin Zahed - September 15, 2025

Since launching across commissioning broadcasters BBC CBeebies (U.K.), France Télévisions (France) and ZDF (Germany), Piggy Builders has been working on the construction of its preschool...

Festivals & Events

12 Hot Projects to Catch at Cartoon Forum 2025

Ramin Zahed - September 15, 2025

The European animation community is getting ready to present 75 new TV series and specials at this year’s Cartoon Forum event in Toulouse, France...

Features

‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Sets New Anime B.O. Record with a Smashing $70 Million Opening Weekend

Ramin Zahed - September 14, 2025

Sony/Crunchyroll’s blockbuster feature Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle smashed all previous weekend opening records for an anime feature with a $70 million...

People

Bento Box Co-Founder Joel Kuwahara Steps Down After 16 Years

Ramin Zahed - September 13, 2025

Joel Kuwahara, Bento Box Entertainment’s co-founder and president of production, has stepped down from his position after 16 years, reports Variety. His last day...

Features

Watch: New Trailer for Alberto Vázquez’s ‘Decorado’ Arrives Prior to Pic’s Fantastic Fest Premiere

Ramin Zahed - September 9, 2025

More than a week before its premiere at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, a new trailer has surfaced for Decorado (Decorated), the new...

Features

‘Light of the World’ Directors Discuss the Message and Magic of Their 2D-Animated Movie About Jesus

Ramin Zahed - September 8, 2025

This past Friday, Light of the World, a lovingly crafted 2D-animated retelling of the life of Jesus, opened in 1,500 theaters nationwide. Directed by...

Features

‘Charlie the Wonderdog’ Director Unmasks ICON’s Animated Super Pooch!

Ramin Zahed - September 8, 2025

Watch out, Krypto! There’s a new super canine in town. Next year Canada’s largest independent CG company, ICON Creative Studio (Monsters at Work, Disney Jr.’s...

Festivals & Events

Netflix’s ‘Arcane’ Wins Second Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program

Ramin Zahed - September 7, 2025

There’s no stopping Netflix’s “big prestige” series Arcane, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program, for the second time on Saturday. Christian Linke...

Streaming

How Showrunner Dustin Ferrer Got to Catch the New ‘Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish’ Show

Ramin Zahed - September 5, 2025

First published in 1960, Dr. Seuss’s One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is an addictive rhyming book for beginning readers. It’s about...

Features

Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber Are Hired to Rewrite DC/Warner Bros. Feature Animation’s ‘Dynamic Duo’

Ramin Zahed - September 5, 2025

Warner Bros. Feature Animation’s Dynamic Duo feature has two new writers: The Wrap reports that Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (best known for...

Festivals & Events

Back to Glorious Guadalajara: A Sneak Peek at Pixelatl Festival ’25

Ramin Zahed - September 5, 2025

It’s no secret that one of the best ways to get a taste of Latin America’s vibrant animation scene is to check out the...

Licensing

Unwrapping the Next Animated Brand Sensation at Brand Licensing Europe

Ramin Zahed - September 4, 2025

The must-attend event for IP owners and licensing partners on the continent, Brand Licensing Europe will be taking over Excel London once again next...

Television

Canada’s Corus Shuts Down Production at Nelvana Studios

Ramin Zahed - September 2, 2025

It’s a sad day for Canadian animation fans as Corus Entertainment announced that it has stopped new productions at Nelvana Studios, due to the...

Television

Xilam Animation Sends Its ‘Piggy Builders’ to New Homes in Europe

Ramin Zahed - September 1, 2025

Oscar-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation (I Lost My Body) has found new, sturdy homes for its CG-animated series Piggy Builders. Originally commissioned by...

Features

D23: Disney Reveals New Animated Feature ‘Hexed,’ Slated for Nov. 2026

Ramin Zahed - August 30, 2025

Disney unveiled its fall 2026 new feature Hexed at today’s D23 event at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Florida. Directed by Josie Trinidad (Zootopia+)...

Features

Paramount’s ‘PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie’ to Roam in Theaters in August 2026

Ramin Zahed - August 30, 2025

Fans of PAW Patrol will have to wait a little bit longer to see Paramount/Spin Master/Nickelodeon hero dogs wag their tails on the big...

Features

‘Iyanu’ Creatives Reveal the Magical Secrets of ‘The Age of Wonders’

Ramin Zahed - August 29, 2025

Fans of Lion Forge’s animated series Iyanu have a big treat in store for them this weekend when the show’s prequel movie Iyanu: The...

Streaming

Adult Swim to Launch ‘Smiling Friends’ S3 and ‘Haha, You Clowns’ in October

Ramin Zahed - August 28, 2025

Adult Swim announced today that the third season of the popular Smiling Friends series will debut on the platform on Sunday, Oct. 5 at...

Animated People

Animation Veteran Tony White Introduces Teaser for New Hand-Drawn Feature, ‘The Book of 12’

Ramin Zahed - August 27, 2025

In these days of AI-dominated horrors, it’s always inspiring to see animation professionals putting their artistry behind indie 2D-animated projects. Animation veteran Tony White,...

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