#PixelsAndPencils Panelists Talk Big Swings and Big Dreams: directors Alex Woo, Domee Shi, Maggie Kang, Chris Appelhans, Ugo Bienvenu, Kent Seki and Maïlys Vallade share their anxiety over standing firm against doubters. https://bit.ly/47vDMPx#PixelsAndPencils#SAVFF2025 #Animation #AnimationWorld

#BIGONE Launches #MaisonDeCastle Animated Series on #YouTube - the physical figure / #animation hybrid series, which merges #stopmotion with real-time #CGI face-swapping technology, is now streaming in 4K. https://bit.ly/4hNJMXf#BIGONE#MaisonDeCastle#YouTube#animation#stopmotion#CGI#Anime #AnimationWorld

#LittleAmelie or the Character of Rain Shows Life is Always Worth Living: Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han discuss their film about a Belgian girl born and raised in Japan, whose self-centered life is abruptly changed by death and grief; in theaters Nov 7. bit.ly/3Ltb3lR #Animation #AnimationWorld

Disney+ Drops ‘#PercyJackson And The Olympians’ Season 2 Trailer: based on ‘The Sea of Monsters’ book by Rick Riordan, the new season promises thrilling new monsters and action-packed mayhem; hits streamer and Hulu on December 10. https://bit.ly/4oqL50L

#Fortiche and Riot Games Deliver ‘Twilight’s End’ League of Legends Cinematic - latest collaboration between the studio and games giant was unveiled during the League of Legends World Championship tournament held in China. https://bit.ly/4p1onMF

Takeshi Koike Talks #LupinTheThird - Anime columnist Andrew Osmond interviews the director about his 13 years spent working on the famous franchise based on the manga by Monkey Punch. https://bit.ly/47smAub

#Toyota Launches ‘GRIP, A Toyota Movie’ #Anime Campaign Short: directed by Yoriaki Mochizuki, the 10-minute piece from Intertrend Communications marks the final chapter in the car company’s #GRIP series and the brand’s first-ever anime film. bit.ly/497IpAC #ToyotaAnime #Animation #AnimationWorld

Oscar Winner #PeterRamsey Boards #Popsicle #AnimatedShort as EP: ‘Into the Spider-Verse’ director has been mentoring the film, from visionary filmmaker #VaniBalgam, about a South Indian teenage tennis prodigy whose her father falls into a coma; #Kickstarter now live. bit.ly/4r1awrE #AnimationWorld

Trailer Drops for #Annecy Cristal-Winning #ARCO: NEON’s critically acclaimed film follows a 10-year-old boy from a distant future who travels back to the year 2075; awards-qualifying cinema run starts Nov 14, with wide release planned for early 2026. https://bit.ly/3LNKmbq#Annecy#ARCO#Animation #AnimationWorld

Netflix Reveals Stranger Things #TalesFrom85 First Look, Voice Cast: new animated adventure, set in Hawkins between Season 2 and 3, during the stark winter of 1985, where the original characters must fight new monsters; streams in 2026. https://bit.ly/43TTPUQ

Chris MacLean Talks The Mule, Bokehs and Visualizing Math on #Foundation Season 3: the #AppleTV sci-fi drama’s #VFX supervisor discusses his love of story and fondness for shooting practically, producing almost 4,000 #visualeffects shots, 1,000 more than on Season 2. https://bit.ly/4hL5xqz#Foundation#AppleTV#VFX#visualeffects#VFXWorld

#PrevisPro Releases Update with User-Requested Refinements: software introduces Pose Mode, Hand Pose presets, and a series of community-suggested workflow mods to make storyboarding and scene creation more expressive and precise. https://bit.ly/47rNmTA#PrevisPro#Previs #Animatics #Animation #AnimationWorld

#NVIDIA Studio Presents ‘Hologram’ Crowdsourced #MusicVideo - #AdobeMAX attendees were invited to use #GenAI features in Adobe Premiere or #Photoshop to remix and reimagine frames of the original music video by Jordan Sommerlad. https://bit.ly/3Xd3QsB#NVIDIA#MusicVideo#AdobeMAX#GenAI#Photoshop#3Dtools #Animation #AnimationWorld

#AdultSwim #SMALLS Sets ‘Archaeologists’ Series Premiere: in the upcoming set of shorts from Brooklyn-based comedy group Simple Town, 5 archaeologists must tolerate each other’s eccentricities while digging in the desert; first episode hits Nov 7. https://bit.ly/4hGfEgi#AdultSwim#SMALLS#Animation #AnimationWorld

#DisneyPlus Drops ‘Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol’ Trailer: animated franchise returns after a decade with its 4th holiday special, new shorts, official single, and limited-edition merchandise; show streams November 28. https://bit.ly/4qJtwul#DisneyPlus#DisneyTVA #Animation #AnimationWorld

Telstra, #NexusStudios Team for ‘Together Builds Better’ #Stopmotion Spot: directed by Johnny Kelly and created in partnership with +61 and Bear Meets Eagle on Fire, the commercial features the animators’ visible hands for a ‘behind-the-scenes’ feel. https://bit.ly/4os66IC#NexusStudios#Stopmotion#Animation #AnimationWorld

Phantom Digital Effects Consolidates Studios into #PhantomMediaGroup - Milk and Lola Post join the previously acquired #TippettStudio, PhantomFX, and Spectre Post under new PMG creative collective; each studio to retain its creative leadership. https://bit.ly/493zvnE#PhantomMediaGroup#TippettStudio#VFX #VisualEffects #VFXWorld

Trailer Drops for ‘Baahubali: The Eternal War – Part 1’ Animated Feature: 3D epic from director Ishan Shukla serves as spin-off of original #Baahubali live-action movies; from Aniventure, Zaratan, Alcyde and Arka Productions, film releases in 2027. https://bit.ly/4hFauBk#Baahubali#Animation #AnimationWorld

#TheAnimationShowcase Launches 2025 Best Short Film Collection: leading platform for showcasing top animation has made its latest selection of award-winning shorts and awards season contenders available for free to industry professionals. https://bit.ly/47GmY7d

VivaKids Acquires #CharlieTheWonderdog Starring Owen Wilson - Ahead of AFM, the animation studio announces the film’s pickup; the superpooch story is now set for a wide theatrical release in North America on January 16, 2026. https://bit.ly/49yHF7w

‘Murmuration’ Takes Best Animation Award at 2025 #SCAD Savannah Film Festival: ‘Snow Bear,’ ‘Dragfox,’ ‘Playing God’ and ‘Inside, The Valley Sings’ also take home wins; ‘Frankenstein’ named the Audience Award Winner; event ran October 24-31. https://bit.ly/3JGeF38#SCAD#SAVFF #Animation #AnimationWorld

Luminopia, #Crunchyroll Team for Pediatric Lazy Eye Content Library: digital health company has added #anime content to its platform, which specializes in a #VR treatment, rather than eye patching, that encourages the brain to use both eyes together. https://bit.ly/3WyrEad#Crunchyroll#anime#VR#Animation #AnimationWorld

#AnimatedShort DISARM Set After 2021 Atlanta Spa Shooting Seeks Funding: running through Nov 6, film’s Seed&Spark campaign offers supporters a tiered set of incentives; the film addresses anti-Asian hate; slated for submission to festivals in 2026. https://bit.ly/4hQR6RZ#AnimatedShort#Animation #AnimationWorld

Freefolk Promotes Harin Hirani to #VFX Supervisor: in his new dual role, which also includes Head of #3D, the artist will collaborate closely with Head of Film and Episodic Steve Murgatroyd and VFX Executive Producer Meg Guidon. https://bit.ly/4qYq5jV#VFX#3D#FreefolkStudios #VisualEffects #VFXWorld

Strange Beast, Passion Pictures Announce BFI-Backed HAG: the short, a dark comedy, stars Charlotte Ritchie and is directed by Anna Ginsburg; it explores breakups, impending doom, and the monstrous pressures of modern womanhood. https://bit.ly/47zcma3 #HAGFilm #HAGIVERSE #Animation #AnimationWorld

#KeanuReeves and #TimMiller Teaming Up on SHIVER Sci-Fi Feature: pair, who worked together on Prime Video’s #SecretLevel short ‘Asset Management’ are attached to film about a smuggler who is double-crossed on the Caribbean Sea; Warner in talks to acquire. bit.ly/4qAhLq5 #VFX #VisualEffects #VFXWorld

#Paramount Drops ‘The Running Man’ Featurette: It's the deadliest reality show known to man… the darkest, most violent game in the world… a billion dollars are at stake... did we tell you it’s rigged? In theaters November 14. https://bit.ly/47QDuTo#Paramount#RunningManMovie #VFX #VisualEffects #VFXWorld

The Action Goes Way Past Eleven in #StrangerThings Season 5 Trailer: though #Netflix won’t be serving any Vecna until Thanksgiving, the full helping of a trailer makes for quite the meal - with chills, thrills… and the return of Will (singular). https://bit.ly/3LfChfz#StrangerThings#Netflix#VFX #VisualEffects #VFXWorld

Universal Drops ‘Wicked: For Good – Epic Conclusion’ Featurette: go behind the scenes, sets, and stunts from the… yes, the epic conclusion of the 2-part musical fantasy adventure; hits theaters November 21. https://bit.ly/4qDKavk #WickedForGood #WickedMovie #Wicked #VFX #VisualEffects #VFXWorld

Exclusive: #VivaPictures Shares #GrandPrixOfEurope – Edda’s First Race Clip: the folks behind ‘Night of the Zoopacalypse’ tease their new film about a young mouse who dreams of racing glory and the ride of her life: in theaters Nov 7. https://bit.ly/4hGtpvE#VivaPictures#GrandPrixOfEurope#KidsAnimation #Animation #AnimationWorld

A Tale of 2 Chainsaw Men: as ‘Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc’ proves it’s not just #DemonSlayer that can storm the U.S. box office, Andrew Osmond looks over the franchise on both big and small screens. https://bit.ly/3Lf4Hq5#DemonSlayer#ChainsawManMovie #ChainsawMan #Anime #Animation #AnimationWorld

#EllaPurnell and #RitaOra Board #ViQueens Animated Feature: directed by Harald Zwart (‘The Karate Kid,’ ‘Agent Cody Banks’) the comedy adventure about 2 fearless Viking girls returning a stowaway boy to China set to release in late 2026. https://bit.ly/4qCHuhy#EllaPurnell#RitaOra#ViQueens#Animation #AnimationWorld

#Pinkfong Launches #Kikipuppup #PreschoolAnimation Series on #YouTube: company behind #BabyShark and #Bebefinn debuts all-new 2D show, co-produced with Japanese broadcast TBS Television. https://bit.ly/4nweYeK#Pinkfong#Kikipuppup#PreschoolAnimation#YouTube#BabyShark#Bebefinn#Animation #AnimationWorld

#ToeiAnimation Reveals #OnePiece #Anime Series Production Changes: the epic show, based on Eiichiro Oda’s #manga, will cut the maximum number of new annual episodes to 26 starting in April 2026, broken into 2 different parts (cours) of up to 13 each. https://bit.ly/4qzHZsX#ToeiAnimation#OnePiece#Anime#manga#Animation #AnimationWorld

#Cinesite Group Appoints 2 #VFX Supervisors to Senior Team: Christian Irles transfers from Image Engine to London HQ, while Andy Walker joins the Montreal team from Image Engine New York. https://bit.ly/4hH4fNA#Cinesite#VFX#VisualEffects #VFXWorld

Webs, Dewclaws and Barn Builds: Behind the Making of #CharlottesWeb - for showrunner Luke Matheny and director Yuri Rocha, ‘getting it right’ on key visual elements was critical in their #3DCG adaptation of #EBWhite’s classic book, now on #HBOMax. https://bit.ly/3WxuUm3#CharlottesWeb#3DCG#EBWhite’s#HBOMax#Animation #AnimationWorld

#TheTurningDoor Animated Feature Gets Underway, Announces Cast: Oscar winner Alicia Vikander, Jamie Dornan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Oscar-nominated Bill Nighy and Emmy winner Gillian Anderson have boarded Nicholas Ashe Bateman’s upcoming family fantasy. https://bit.ly/3Jb6pbv#TheTurningDoor#Animation #AnimationWorld

#Hulu Renews #KingOfTheHill for Seasons 16 and 17: #MikeJudge and Greg Daniels’ Emmy and Annie Award-winning comedy gets a 20-episode order after its successful return this past August for the first of 2 new seasons on the streamer. https://bit.ly/4oMgRoR#Hulu#KingOfTheHill#MikeJudge#AdultAnimation #Animation #AnimationWorld

#TheWingfeatherSaga Season 3: The Ice Prairies Cast Expansion Announced: David Oyelowo, Tantoo Cardinal and Henry Witcher join #AngelStudios and Shining Isle’s animated series about the Igiby family set in the fantasy world of Aerwiar; debuts Nov 12. https://bit.ly/3WvOvmQ#TheWingfeatherSaga#AngelStudios#Animation #AnimationWorld

#RamseyNaito Exits as President of #ParamountAnimation - following the #Skydance buyout and appointment of new Paramount CEO #DavidEllison, the senior executive leaves the post she assumed in 2021; 1,000 employees were let go at the studio this week. https://bit.ly/48VeJXg#RamseyNaito#ParamountAnimation#Skydance#DavidEllison#Animation #AnimationWorld

#StitchHead - it’s ‘Frankenstein’ meets ‘Wallace & Gromit’ in adaptation of #GuyBass' children’s book about a forgotten creature in a long-abandoned castle who protects a mad professor’s creations from the suspicious townspeople; in theaters Oct 29. https://bit.ly/47m60L2#StitchHead#GuyBass#Animation #AnimationWorld

#DreamWorks Shares #ForgottenIsland Cast: H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Lea Salonga, Dave Franco, Manny Jacinto and Jenny Slate board Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado comedy about lifelong friends stranded on a fantastic world; in theaters Sep 25, 2026. https://bit.ly/47Eu38u#DreamWorks#ForgottenIsland#Animation #AnimationWorld

Exclusive: ‘Cinema Relics Investigations’ Tackles #Coraline #Stopmotion Puppet: host Dan Lanigan and investigator Martin Meunir dive into the iconic character’s meticulous construction as well as film advancements that changed stop-motion forever. bit.ly/3JnhEO0 #LAIKA #Animation #AnimationWorld

Exclusive Clip: #SoapstoneComedy Presents Zach Martina #VRComedy Set: all-new performance at the #MetaHorizon #virtualreality comedy club premieres October 30 with replays to follow on the web and mobile app as well. https://bit.ly/432VPdh#SoapstoneComedy#VRComedy#MetaHorizon#virtualreality#VR#Animation #AnimationWorld

#RodeoFX Creates Wild Candy Cane Lane on #Peacemaker Season 2 #VFX - tiny but deadly aliens and surreal parallel universes are a small part of the visual mayhem cooked up by the leading #visualeffects house on the latest season of the #DC series streaming on #HBOMax. bit.ly/3Wvo4xt #VFXWorld

#JaneGoodall Narrated Short ‘anyone lived in a pretty how town’ to Debut at #SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Oct 31: Daniel Kreizberg’s 2D film is inspired by E.E. Cummings’ poetry and paintings, with a soundtrack by the late maestro Yakov Kreizberg. https://bit.ly/47tRktk#JaneGoodall#SCAD#Animation #AnimationWorld

#AlJean Steps Down as #TheSimpsons Showrunner: part of the show’s creative team since Season 1, the longtime #animation writer, producer and EP took to X to bid adieu after the November 2 episode. https://bit.ly/430FO7y#AlJean#TheSimpsons#animation#AnimationWorld

How I Made #NewSpecimen in #UnrealEngine 5: #realtime 3D director and technologist #DimitriVallein shares a comprehensive breakdown of his short film project and how it was created, animated, simulated, and rendered in #UE5. https://bit.ly/479sC2I#NewSpecimen#UnrealEngine#realtime#DimitriVallein#UE5#AnimatedShorts #Animation #AnimationWorld

#UntoldStudios Presents Ciclope 2025 Keynote, Wins #Animation Company of the Year: Co-founders Darren O’Kelly and Rochelle Palmer delivered ‘The Decade of the Independents’ presentation on independence as a creative advantage. https://bit.ly/3LvBebj#UntoldStudios#Animation#VFX #VisualEffects #VFXWorld #AnimationWorld

How Vertical Content and #VFX Are Transforming Audience Engagement: producers for mobile-native, vertical formats are including #VisualEffects as a core creative tool, not just a post-production step, as they build captivating #crossplatform entertainment. https://bit.ly/47mBf8R#VFX#VisualEffects#crossplatform#VFXWorld