Blog

Animation’s Queer Frontier: Two Black Boys in Paradise – INBETWEENS Event Highlights

**Key Points Summary:** – The second edition of INBETWEENS – Queer Animation Screening is set to occur at Cardiff Chapter, in collaboration with Cardiff Animation Festival. – The event will feature a film based on the poem by Dean Atta, titled ‘Two Black Boys in Paradise’. – An interview was conducted with the key people […]

Animation’s Queer Frontier: Two Black Boys in Paradise – INBETWEENS Event Highlights Read More »

Manchester Animation Festival Teams Up with University of Salford for Exciting Animation Partnership

– Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) announces a new three-year partnership with the University of Salford – This exciting alliance aims to stimulate innovation, enhance the student experience, and fortify industry relationships. – The collaboration, running until 2027, provides opportunities for staff and students, fostering a vibrant animation community at Salford. Drum roll, please, as I

Manchester Animation Festival Teams Up with University of Salford for Exciting Animation Partnership Read More »

Swing into Animation: Skwigly and Cardiff Animation Festival Showcase Queer Animation

Swing into Animation: Skwigly and Cardiff Animation Festival Showcase Queer Animation – Skwigly has partnered with the Cardiff Animation Festival and Chapter Arts Centre to showcase a night filled with animated brilliance, focusing on LGBTQIA+ themes. – Luzie Ilgner, a local animator and illustrator, has curated the event called “Inbetweens.” – The event aims to

Swing into Animation: Skwigly and Cardiff Animation Festival Showcase Queer Animation Read More »

A Smashing New Partnership in Animation Town: Manchester Animation Festival Joins Forces with University of Salford

A Smashing New Partnership in Animation Town – The UK’s largest animation celebration, the Manchester Animation Festival (MAF), announces a three-year partnership with the University of Salford. – The energizing collaboration will run until 2027, targeting improvements in innovation, student experience and industry relationships. – This partnership brings a bag full o’ opportunities for the

A Smashing New Partnership in Animation Town: Manchester Animation Festival Joins Forces with University of Salford Read More »

MAKE Animation Thesis Grant 2025: Elevating Animation with Funding and Resources

MAKE Animation Thesis Grant 2025: Boldly Elevating Animation to the Next Level! Bullet Breakdown: – MAKE, a studio known for exquisite animated storytelling, has opened up applications for its annual 2025 MAKE Animation Thesis Grant. – This program offers senior animation students not just funding but also production resources and promotional viabilities they need to

MAKE Animation Thesis Grant 2025: Elevating Animation with Funding and Resources Read More »

Chicken Run: Eggstraction – Latest Trailer Reveals Release Date on October 24

Chicken Run: Eggstraction – Clucking Its Way to a Steam Near You Outright Games and Aardman announce new game, Chicken Run: Eggstraction. The game is set to be released on October 24, as revealed by a freshly released trailer. A limited-time game demo is now available exclusively on Steam. In Closing Talk about a “coop”

Chicken Run: Eggstraction – Latest Trailer Reveals Release Date on October 24 Read More »

Everybody Rise: Inside Alex Boya’s Latest Film “Bread Will Walk”

Everybody Rise – For the Bread? Whisked Highlights: – Bulgarian-born, Montreal-based animator, Alex Boya, continues his creative adventure with National Film Board of Canada. – Boya’s latest film, intriguingly named Bread Will Walk, is a probe into ‘dystopian absurdity.’ – The film depicts a world where ‘the grotesque and poetic intersect’. – Told with more

Everybody Rise: Inside Alex Boya’s Latest Film “Bread Will Walk” Read More »

ToonDook International Animation Festival in Kyrgyzstan: Transforming Central Asia’s Animation Scene

– h1: “ToonDook International Animation Festival to Kick Off in Kyrgyzstan” – The inaugural edition of the ToonDook International Animation Festival is set to take place this September in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan – a first of its kind animation event in the country. – ToonDook Animation Studio is the main organizer of the festival, bolstered by

ToonDook International Animation Festival in Kyrgyzstan: Transforming Central Asia’s Animation Scene Read More »