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A Transmedia Odyssey of Fate and Imagination
In a world increasingly saturated with content, INFiNiXANiUM stands apart for its richly imagined universe and transmedia ambition. Created by the young...
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[Annecy 25] Animating Futures: China-Europe Dialogue in the Age of AI
The MIFA at the Annecy International Animation Festival welcomed the special forum “Animating Futures: China-Europe Dialogue in the Age of...
Animar_BCN 2024: a new milestone for the European Animation Industry
Gathering over 90 delegates from 60 European organizations representing 24 European countries, this year’s European Animation Convention addressed crucial topics...
Kartoon Channel! growth surges
Kartoon Studios (NYSE American: TOON) continues to deliver on its mission to grow Kartoon Channel! into a premier entertainment destination for kids, as the platform...
News
Cake Sells Over 500 Episodes In Asia
CAKE has announced a number of deals with partners in Asia. Agreements finalised by CAKE’s Director of Sales Julien Farçat include in...
Epic Story Media And Warner Bros. Discovery Dive Into Season 2 Of Rymanco’s Clawlolo
Epic Story Media Inc. (ESM) has secured a commission from Warner Bros. Discovery for a second season of non-dialogue 2D...
Ánima Kitchent Inks Distribution Deal with Fauna Entertainment For Cuquín
Ánima Kitchent has signed a two-year distribution agreement with Turkish children’s entertainment company Fauna Entertainment for its preschool brand Cuquín....
Reviews
A Miracle in Tokyo: The Outcasts of Tokyo Godfathers
Following the visionary Perfect Blue and the nostalgic Millennium Actress, Kon’s third feature, Tokyo Godfathers, tempers his dreamlike style in...
The Grammar of Pantomime: Les Triplettes de Belleville
The Triplets perform a choral swing number, Fred Astaire dances until he is swallowed by his own shoes, and Josephine...
On the Side of the Wolf: Wolfwalkers
The wolf has long stood as the great antagonist of our stories — cunning, menacing, capable of taking human form....
The Synthetic Age: A Muted Tale of Resistance
In a dangerous black-and-white city where human beings consume cartoons, a dog reconciles with its two cartoon friends after (almost)...
Events
Quirino Lab, A New Training Program For Animation Professionals, Holds Its First Meeting In Tenerife
A selection of 17 animation executive producers from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, and Mexico are participating in the inaugural meeting...
ATF Unveils 12 Finalists for the 2025 ATF x SAAVA IP Accelerator
The Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) has officially announced the 12 finalist projects selected for the ATF x SAAVA...
ATFxTTB Animation Lab&Pitch announce participants!
Ties That Bind (TTB) has proudly renewed the partnership with Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) for the third edition of the ATF...
ASIFA-Hollywood and Women in Animation Join Inaugural ANIAFF This December
The Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF) announced collaborations with two renowned international organizations: ASIFA-Hollywood and Women in Animation (WIA). The inaugural ANIAFF will take...
Coming soon
3D Sparrow and Kedoo Drives Booba’s Global Appeal with Landmark Season Six “Booba & Loola”
3D Sparrow has announced that a brand new sixth season titled Booba & Loola (26 x 7-minute episodes) has been officially...
‘GoGoPig’ returns for Milano Cortina 2026: sports, snow and funny animation without AI
As the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games approach, the animated series The GoGoPig, created by the Italian studio Maga...
Millimages Announces New Season of ‘Molang Youtuber’ and the Launch Of Game ‘Molang: Match’n Munch’
Millimages has announced Season 3 of the Molang YouTuber series, and a new deal with Impulse Media Hub, who have developed a new puzzle game Molang:...
Hello Kitty and Friends Make Their Big-Screen Debut in Hollywood on July 21, 2028
The feature film marks Hello Kitty's Hollywood theatrical debut, as Hello Kitty and her friends embark on a cinematic adventure...
Talents
Rob Doherty launches Social Gaming Consultancy
Industry veteran, Rob Doherty, has launched a Social Gaming focussed consultancy, RELEVANT CONTENT, that taps into his 30 years of...
Talents from Portugal. David Doutel, Vasco Sá
This year, Portugal is the Guest Country at the Annecy Festival, providing a platform to showcase these emerging talents. Among...
Honouring Laika’s story
Moscow, 1957: Sputnik II, the first satellite in history to carry a living being, Laika, is about to be launched...
Animation needs Connection
CGWire is the company behind Kitsu, a collaboration platform that helps you efficiently deliver animated content from anywhere. EAJ interviewed...
Schools
The Three Winners of the Webtoon Academy Angoulême Program
The Webtoon Academy aims to encourage the emergence and training of new French-speaking authors of webtoons to create stories with...
Immerse yourself into Animation at Sörängens Folkhögskola
Located just outside Nässjö (Sweden), Sörängens Folkhögskola provides a creative and inspiring environment with the aim of nurturing talent and...
Call for projects for International Animation Residency
The Bordeaux Animation Workshop (BAW) announces the launch of the call for projects for its International Animation Residency for 6...
Università Cattolica in Milan. A school that dialogues with the industry
The growing demand for exportable original content and the increasingly complex processes of audiovisual production have highlighted two main requirements:...
Beyond Animation
PEPPA PIG To Launch on Samsung TV Plus as Hasbro Achieves Full Coverage Across Major U.S. FAST and AVOD Platforms
Hasbro, Inc. has announced the PEPPA PIG & FRIENDS FAST channel will launch on Samsung TV Plus this fall, marking...
Deaplaneta Entertainment Continues to Expand ‘Maya’ on the 50th Anniversary of Its Release
Maya the Bee is one of DeAPlaneta Entertainment's most iconic properties, as the charming adventures of this curious bee and...
Animaj & Studio 100 Join Forces to Reimagine ‘Maya the Bee’
Animaj and Studio 100 International have announced a strategic alliance that makes them joint owners of the legendary Maya the...
New Season and International Launch for ‘Go Togo’ at Mipcom
Gazelle Automations has announced the appointment of Meta Media Entertainment as worldwide distributor of their preschool series Go Togo. A...
Ánima Kitchent’s ‘Tippi T-Rex’ Roars into China
Ánima Kitchent and Mocca Studio announce a major step in the global expansion of their preschool animated series, Tippi T-Rex,...
Ottawa Animator Kevin Gillis to Discuss The Raccoons Legacy at OIAF
To mark the 40th anniversary of the Canadian animated classic The Raccoons, creator Kevin Gillis will join the Ottawa International...
Madgic Distribution Secures New Sales Across Slate
Madgic Distribution has secured a raft of new sales across its animation and live action slate. Lana Longbead PCCW in...
Laws & Rules
Animation UK champions British Animation at Annecy 2024
Animation UK serves as the unified voice of the animation sector, representing an alliance of companies, studios, producers, and distributors....
The role of artificial intelligence in the creation of IPs
Following her dedicated conference at the International Kids Licensing Days during the last Bologna Licensing Fair/Kids, Francesca Perri, Partner at...
