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# Pitching and Catching in Kosovo: Animator’s Edition! – The much-anticipated Pitching Competition makes a glorious return, offering a platform for both budding and experienced animators from Kosovo and beyond to showcase their ideas. – “Pitch It!” is an electrifying event where animation wizards thunderbolt their project concepts to a panel of astute judges, mentors, […]

– Kate Jessop’s New Episode for Adult Animation Comedy Series – A new sketch comedy episode on Planet Pussy Willow delves into the world of cats and their lesbian owners. – This is a progression from Kate Jessop’s award-winning series, Tales From Pussy Willow. – The series is known for using mixed media live action/animation

French Animation Studio Xilam Making Waves Globally Xilam Animation, a French animation studio that can count an Academy Award® nomination among its accolades, has secured multiple global licensing partnerships. These deals encompass new and ever-popular series like Zig & Sharko, Space Goofs, Buddybot, and everyone’s infestation-fighting favorite, Oggy and the Cockroaches. The timing couldn’t be

Fest Anča 2025 Shakes the Animation World: The Winning Films – Fest Anča International Animation Festival announced its laureates for the 18th edition – The Anča Award for Best Animated Short was granted to “I Died in Irpin” – “Overture” scooped up the Best Slovak Animated Short award – The victorious titles are inching closer

Annecy 2025: The Last Blossom Review Key Takeaways The Last Blossom fights to deliver sincerity in an age where blockbusters often use humor to avoid showing real emotion. The culture is caught between wanting sincerity but also being quick to ridicule it when it appears. This skating on an irony-infused thin ice becomes a significant

Here are the glorious key points sculpted like a virtuoso shaping a ball of pixel clay: • Hungary just had its red carpet unrolled at the esteemed Annecy International Animation Film Festival, positioning it as the CGI belle of the ball, the Guest Country of the event. • Here’s a drink, and another for your

Exciting News in the World of 3D Animation! Key Points: – B Corp-certified studio appoints Claire Horseman as Head of People & Talent. – Claire takes over from Paulene Hamilton to shape studio culture. – Studio is known for joyful content and award-winning culture. Woohoo! The 3D animation world gets a new People & Talent

Breaking News: Jellyfish VFX Team Becomes JFX under Troubadour Key Points: – Troubadour, a company known for its creative studios and theaters, has launched a new visual effects studio named JFX. – JFX is made up of the former leadership team of Jellyfish Pictures’ VFX division, inheriting the team’s expertise and trademark. – This move

Key Takeaways – The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has unveiled its Official Selections for two competitions: Young Audiences 7+ and Teen Audiences 13+. – Unique buzz: The judging power is granted to the youngest critics with a dedicated Kids Jury (ages 8-12) and Teen Jury (ages 13+). – The selection finalization bash is set

Jude Brownhill Discusses Pixar’s ‘Elio’ and Animation Supervision Insights – Pixar is celebrating its 30th anniversary of their original ‘Toy Story’ release &ooking forward to a groundbreaking 2025 with the all new animated feature ‘Elio.’ – ‘Elio’ is described as a cosmic coming of age story, following the life of an 11-year-old Earth representative in