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Independent Film Company Acquires Cannes Darling ‘Tangles,’ Plans Awards Run
Leah Nelson’s hand-drawn Alzheimer’s dark comedy will receive an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run this year before expanding wide in early 2027.
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VES Awards Add Short-Form Category, Expand Recognition For Animated Projects
Animated series will compete alongside features under revised rules that also split CG cinematography into separate animation and photoreal categories.
Melbourne’s Best Australian Short Winner ‘Our Choir Has Always Been Travelling’ Is Going On Tour (EXCLUSIVE)
Fresh off winning MIFF’s Best Australian Short prize, ‘Our Choir Has Always Been Travelling’ is about to hit the road.
Grotesque, Gorgeously Crafted ‘Melk’ Makes Animation History At Locarno
Filip Anthonissen’s animated short ‘Melk’ won Locarno’s Pardino d’Oro and was selected as the festival’s European Film Awards candidate.
VES Reveals Speaker Lineup For Inaugural Women Who Lead Summit
Bárbara Muschietti, Brit MacRae, Pavani Boddapati, and others will speak at the inaugural VES Women Who Lead Summit in Los Angeles.
‘Primal,’ ‘Eyes Of Wakanda,’ ‘The Mighty Nein,’ ‘Star Wars: Visions’ Artists Score 2026 Juried Emmy Awards
Five artists were recognized for their achievements in character design, storyboarding, art direction, and background design.
Academy Unveils 2026 Student Academy Award Winners
Student films from ESMA, Gobelins, and Film Academy Baden-Württemberg are among this year’s winners, who will receive their awards at TIFF.
Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull Joins Jury For GenAI Film Competition
Higgsfield says “the man who invented 3D graphics” will judge its $1 million generative AI filmmaking competition.
Frank Gladstone Elected ASIFA-Hollywood President, Replacing Retiring Sue Shakespeare
Shakespeare retires after six years in charge, while Michael Paxton succeeds Gladstone as executive producer of the annual Annie Awards.
54th Annie Awards Open Submissions, Add Anime Category
Submissions are open for the 54th Annie Awards, which will introduce a new category honoring international anime productions for television and media.
‘To The Woods,’ ‘My Good Boy,’ ‘Paradaïz’ Score Top Honors At Anibar 2026
The Kosovo-based festival’s 17th edition screened 217 films across 11 program categories and hosted the Pitch It competition for emerging filmmakers
All Of This Year’s Student Academy Award Animation Finalists Came From France Or Germany
The Academy has revealed the seven animated student films competing for 2026 Student Academy Awards medals, led by Gobelins with three finalists.
Texas Film Commission Is Offering Independent Short Filmmakers A Free Path To Oscar Qualification
Fort Worth’s Premiere Package gives independent short filmmakers worldwide a free Oscar-qualifying theatrical run and travel support.
Godzilla Creators, Jon Landau, Framestore Co-Founder Among 2026 Visual Effects Society Honorees
The VES will also recognize Susan Zwerman, Jeff Kleiser, Scott Stokdyk, four new Fellows, and this new 2026 Section leaders.
‘Smiling Friends’ Final Season Scores Emmy Nod In An Otherwise Familiar Animation Lineup
‘Smiling Friends’ joins ‘The Simpsons,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ Rick and Morty,’ ‘South Park,’ and ‘Star Wars: Visions’ in the 2026 Emmy race.
‘The Violinist’ Scores Surprise Annecy Cristal Win As ‘Iron Boy’ Takes Three Awards – Full Winners List
Other winners included Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘Paper Trail,’ ‘The Great Dreamscape,’ ‘Ball Face,’ and ‘Unloved,’ which claimed top honors in their categories.
‘Brave Cat’ Wins First-Ever Annecy Presents Audience Award – Full Special Prizes List
Other winners included ‘The Violinist,’ ‘God Is Shy,’ ‘Eclosión,’ ‘Piccolo Piccolo,’ ‘Uka-uka,’ and ‘The 12 Inch Pianist.’
‘18 Months,’ ‘Porque Hoy Es Sábado’ Earn Oscar Qualification With Animayo Gran Canaria Award Wins
Tony Bancroft, Andrew Gordon, Alan Bodner, and more were among the big-name animation industry vets at this year’s Animayo Gran Canaria.
‘Winter In March,’ ‘Death Does Not Exist’ Take Top Honors At Animafest Zagreb 2026
Natalia Mirzoyan and Félix Dufour-Laperrière led the winners as Animafest Zagreb wrapped its 36th edition with honors for Joanna Quinn and Amid Amidi.
Aardman’s Peter Lord, David Sproxton Knighted In King’s Birthday Honours, Pop Paper City Creator Georgina Hurcombe Awarded MBE
The King’s Birthday Honours recognize animation leaders Peter Lord, David Sproxton, and Georgina Hurcombe for their industry contributions.