#AnimationEducatorsForum Names 2026 Student Scholarship Recipients: #ASIFAHollywood’s educators group selects 12 students from a pool of 113 applicants, handing out $30,000 in merit-based awards to help defray school costs. https://bit.ly/4rCjcWd #Animation #AnimationWorld

#Crunchyroll Takes 7% Stake in Crunchyroll #Manga Builder Link-U: Sony-owned #anime streamer is paying 917 million yen to become the 5th-largest shareholder in the Tokyo-listed company that built its year-old manga app. https://bit.ly/4xzF3Ph #Animation #AnimationWorld

#Mattel Launches All-New #ThomasAndFriends: #RailwayStories Series: #BrownBagFilms animates new take on 80-year-old preschool franchise; 30-minute special narrated by Henry Golding and Karla Souza now on YouTube, streams Sept 30 on #Netflix. https://bit.ly/475TDDc #Animation #AnimationWorld

#Netflix Drops #Steps Teaser Trailer: Ali Wong, Amanda Seyfried, and Stephanie Hsu lead the animated retelling of the classic fairy tale from the 'evil' siblings' side; Alyce Tzue and John Ripa direct with Amy Poehler producing; streams November 20. https://bit.ly/4Agfh5f #Animation #AnimationWorld

2 Men Jailed for Burgling Home of #PeppaPig Co-Creator #MarkBaker: London court sentenced pair for Feb break-in at Surrey house of the #AstleyBakerDavies co-founder; pair previously jailed for 2012 Picasso, Matisse, and Monet robbery at Kunsthal Museum. https://bit.ly/4ivkOhR #AnimationWorld

AWN Jobs Roundup, September 17: 12 New #Animation and #VFX Openings Worldwide including Activision and Atomic Cartoons - LinkedIn job postings with summaries and direct links to positions. https://bit.ly/4hepqqm #AnimationWorld #VFXWorld

Rainbow Takes Majority Stake in Italian Digital Studio 247 Production: #animation group behind #WinxClub, '44 Cats' and 'Mermaid Magic' takes control of digital entertainment company that delivered more than 100 projects and 3,500 pieces of content last year. https://bit.ly/46oFgK2 #AnimationWorld

#LAIKA Drops Final #Wildwood Trailer, Tickets Go On Sale: #stopmotion fantasy from #TravisKnight, with Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob Tremblay leading a voice cast that includes Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali and Angela Bassett, hits theaters Oct 23. https://bit.ly/4rgwTtC #Animation #AnimationWorld

#Dandelooo Launches Teen and Young Adult #Animation Division: Paris studio behind 'Billy the Cowboy Hamster' adds a 12+ label with 'Apocalypse Mojito,' completed 10 x 7’, and 'Armageddon Pizza,' 26 x 13’ now in production; will present both at #MIPCOM. https://bit.ly/4Abc7iZ #AnimationWorld

SHOOT Ceases Publishing After 66 Years: publisher Roberta Griefer, co-owner since 2005, who ran the commercial production and post trade outlet for 36 years, calls closing 'simply the right time'; company still open to a buyer. https://bit.ly/4h9y21g #PostProduction #AnimationWorld #VFXWorld

#Crunchyroll Announces Massive Fall #Anime Lineup: autumn slate pairs almost daily new subtitled simulcasts, starting Sep 26, with returning favorites and newcomers like 'Overgeared,' 'FX Fighter Kurumi-chan,' and 'Dreamland.' https://bit.ly/4xYmEfS #Animation #AnimationWorld

#Netflix and #SEGA Greenlight #Sonic Animated Series for Kids: 'high-voltage, comedic, yet emotionally grounded' show aimed at upper-preschoolers; live-action 'Crazy Taxi' and 'Stranger Than Heaven' movie adaptations also in the works. https://bit.ly/3Vhliyp #Animation #AnimationWorld

#Netflix and #Blizzard Developing Animated #Diablo Series: gaming giant president Johanna Faries revealed the project at #BlizzCon2026 on the dark-fantasy game franchise's 30th anniversary; no studio, showrunner, or release window has been announced. https://bit.ly/4gSp5uy #Animation #AnimationWorld

'COWS' Takes #Animation Gold at 2026 #StudentAcademyAwards: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg's 'The Panic Inside' takes Silver, Gobelins' 'Gauze' the Bronze at last night’s ceremony; all 12 winning films are now eligible for the 99th #Oscars. https://bit.ly/4rg7jow #AnimationWorld

Paramount and #Netflix End #SkydanceAnimation Film Deal: Brad Bird's #RayGunn and Rich Moore’s untitled ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ will stream as planned as part of 2023 deal that delivered ‘Spellbound’ and ‘Swapped.’ https://bit.ly/4xZtoKE #Animation #AnimationWorld

AWN Jobs Roundup, September 15: 25 New #Animation and #VFX Openings Worldwide including Framestore, Lucasfilm, Netflix, Skydance Animation - LinkedIn job postings with summaries and direct links to positions. https://bit.ly/3UU2FR5 #AnimationWorld #VFXWorld

10th Ave Takes #TheBravestOfAll to TIFF: studio behind 'Katak the Brave Beluga' returns to the Saint Lawrence for tale of 3 bird colonies uniting against winged raiders; Emilie Rosas and Philippe Arseneau Bussières direct; #animation wraps spring 2027. https://bit.ly/46ptYoN #AnimationWorld

#Crunchyroll Sets #SSSClassRevivalHunter #Anime for January 2027: Hiroaki Sakurai directs STUDIO fu's adaptation of popular Korean #webcomic; a weak F-ranker gains a rare S-rank skill he activates by dying; Takeo Otsuka and Satoshi Hino star. https://bit.ly/4cINXm3 #Animation #AnimationWorld

#Xilam Inks Presales for 'Oggy,' 'Zig & Sharko' and 'Chickies': French studio deals – its cat-and-cockroach comedy with Warner EMEA and APAC, 'Zig & Sharko' with JioStar India and WBD Italy, and 'Where's Chicky?' spin-off with Radio-Canada and SVT. https://bit.ly/3UUODhZ #Animation #AnimationWorld

Joel Kuwahara, Mark Evestaff Drop 'The Salty Tales of Tony & Keith' Teaser”: animated adult comedy pilot based on Seán Cullen and Chris Locke improv, using artists’ designs, props and storyboards with #NuraStudio’s #Showcraft AI-assisted platform. https://bit.ly/4yFgAcn #Animation #AnimationWorld