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Manchester Animation Festival (MAF | manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk), the U.K.’s only Oscar- and BAFTA-qualifying animation festival, unveiled the winners of its international film competition and Industry Excellence Awards on Thursday night (Nov.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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“Animation can soften the edges of very difficult topics, making them easier for audiences to face without losing their weight. #AcademyAwards #Anidox #AnimationduMonde #CICLICAnimation #Issue354 #MartaMagnuska #MIFA #Oscars #RandBeiruty #shadows
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November 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Despite announcing a focus on legacy animation properties during the recent Paramount Skydance TV Media exec shuffle, two Nickelodeon series based on enduring kids' franchises are coming to an end.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Following news this summer that the award-winning action-adventure video game Death Stranding (2019)
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November 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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As Awards season continues to ramp up, another of the year's highly acclaimed, multi-award-winning animated shorts has arrived online for audiences to enjoy on demand. Retirement
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November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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As the American Film Market (AFM) opens in Los Angeles (November 11–16), Red Kite Animation is introducing a monster-sized family adventure with the CG-animated feature Nessie Junior, presented to buyers by Julia Weber and Alice von Einem at Epsilon Film (
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November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Cinephiles can enjoy a freshly baked taste of Endless Cookie, as a new official trailer for the award-winning animated documentary has been served up by Obscured Releasing. #AsphaltWatches #EndlessCookie #ObscuredReleasing #PeteScriver #SethScriver
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November 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies are ready to reel family audiences back into theaters for The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, the latest big screen adventure from Bikini Bottom.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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The dark days of winter will be lit up for animation lovers thanks to a one-of-a-kind event, Adult Swim’s The Elephant, premiering as an ad-free experience on Friday, December 19 at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Adult Swim, streaming the next day on HBO Max.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. today announced plans to develop a slate of animated projects with Warner Bros. Animation (WBA). The companies intend to enter into an agreement to co-produce 10 fan-favorite WEBTOON series, for global distribution.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Tickets are now on sale for Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution, which will be released in North American theaters nationwide in original Japanese and dubbed versions early December. #Gkids #Imax #JujutsuKaisen #JujutsuKaisenExecution
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November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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“The current global situation is very disturbing: wars, hyperconnectivity, polarization, artificial intelligence, megalomaniac leaders, mega-corporations that control everything.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Polish up your antlers and get ready to shake your tail: A new music video for the original song “Zoo” starring Shakira debuts today. #BlakeSlatkin #EdSheeran #HannahLuxDavis #MichaelGiacchino #WaltDisneyAnimationStudios #Zootopia2
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November 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Miraculous Corp — the joint venture between Mediawan and ZAG — today announced its new exclusive global master toy partnership with industry-leading toy company Jazwares for its Miraculous franchise, including the worldwide phenomenon Miraculous: Tales of
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November 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Digital artists working across animation, film & TV production, games, visualization and more will find compelling reasons to update to Unreal Engine 5.7, available now from Epic Games.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Nintendo fans will explore new worlds inspired by its expansive video game brand Super Mario, peeked in the just-released official trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Today, Apple TV debuted the official trailer for the third and final chapter of its animated adventure trilogy WondLa, set to debut globally on November 26.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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MeTV Toons, the only TV network destination dedicated exclusively to classic animation, celebrates Thanksgiving with a plate full of special programming for the entire family to gather around. #BettyBoop #BugsBunny #DaffyDuck #LooneyTunes #MeTVToons #Popeye
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November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Today Netflix announced Living the Dream, an incisively observed workplace sitcom from BAFTA nominated multi-hyphenate George Gendi (Gumball, Apple & Onion) and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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“With newer internet technology that allows for ownership, instead of animators being paid once for their labor, the work they create can actually hold value and continue to generate it. #Claynosaurz #DanielCabral #NFT #NicCabana #NicholasCabana
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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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The results of the 2025 Animation Guild Officers and Executive Board election have been announced.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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If they gave an Emmy Award for "wildest comeback of a long-running animated series," South Park would be shoo-in. The show's 27th season (and the tense battle for Paramount+ to secure U.S. #ComedyCentral #MattStone #Paramount #SouthPark #TreyParker
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November 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Disney and Pixar have debuted the first teaser trailer and an all-new poster and images for Toy Story 5, which will bring a fresh story of "Toy meets Tech" to theaters nationwide on June 19, 2026.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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A treasure trove of unpublished scripts and creative notes penned by Isao Takahata has been discovered at the acclaimed animation director's home. #GraveoftheFireflies #IsaoTakahata #KenjiMiyazawa #MorattaHoseki #Oeyama #PomPoko #SeijiKano #Shutendoji
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November 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Jennifer Dodge has been named the new President of Paramount Animation, stepping into the role vacated by Ramsey Naito at the end of October during the sweeping Paramount Skydance layoffs of some 1,000 employees.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM