Cheyenne Curtis' 'King Baby Snail' Wins #PitchTHIS at #OIAF’s #TAC2026: the business conference’s flagship pitching competition reviewed projects from more than 100 applicants; runner-up honors went to 'tiny BIG adventure' from Gino Baldeon. https://bit.ly/4d8mQRE #Animation #AnimationWorld

Mexican creative duo YUCA's 'Who's Waiting for You?' Takes Grand Jury Prize at Montreal’s #Animaze2026: ‘SAFE ZONE’ wins festival’s inaugural AI-made film prize; 'Freshwater' and 'Shooting the Moon' share award for Best Canadian Student Film. https://bit.ly/3TXEh0E #Animation #AnimationWorld

Inside 'Black,' Shinya Ohira's Emmy-Nominated #StarWarsVisions Short: writer-director assigned each of the shorts’ 9 scenes to a different animator to hand-draw a dying Imperial stormtrooper's hallucinations at the Battle of; now on Disney+. https://bit.ly/4daaU1D #Anime #Animation #AnimationWorld

AWN Jobs Roundup, September 29: 20 New #Animation and #VFX Openings Worldwide including Industrial Light & Magic, Netflix, Bardel and Crafty Apes - LinkedIn job postings with summaries and direct links to positions. https://bit.ly/4AFEGoU #AnimationWorld #VFXWorld

'Captain Zero' Being Adapted into Animated Feature: #Kickstarter launches to support film about super-powered teen fighting the living embodiment of his depression; Keith David, Angelica Ross and Larenz Tate star; #WhoopiGoldberg executive produces. https://bit.ly/4AUA8LR #Animation #AnimationWorld

‘We Are Aliens,’ ‘Praying Mantis’ Lead #OIAF2026 Winners: Kohei Kadowaki won the Grand Prize for Feature #Animation, while Joe Hsieh nabbed the Grand Prize for Short Animation, and Laurence Thérien's ‘Ball Face’ took home a record 4 awards. https://bit.ly/4ABNIn2 #OIAF #AnimationWorld

Watch: #GabbysDollhouse Spinoff #DooziesDoghouse Trailer: #DreamWorksAnimation and #Netflix's cat-filled preschool hit makes room for puppies, with Gabby's younger sister and her best pup, Puggie Paws, heading into a doghouse of their own. https://bit.ly/4juCFWq #Animation #AnimationWorld

#ForgottenIsland: If You're Here, You’re Odd, and You're Family: Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado discuss their hilarious comedy adventure set in 1990s Manila that treats memory as both comic engine and dramatic stakes; now in theaters. https://bit.ly/4yl1YyY #DreamWorks #Animation #AnimationWorld

#ACECanada, #Netflix Canada Name Final ACE 5 Cohort: picked from more than 150 applicants, the 9 mid- to senior-level artists will produce and receive a key creative credit on a new short, plus mentorship and workshops aimed at senior roles. https://bit.ly/4iJaGlJ #OIAF #Animation #AnimationWorld

3 Films in Competition, 1 Composer: #JudithGruberStitzer at #OIAF's 50th: musician behind 3 Oscar-nominated shorts discusses scoring Georges Schwizgebel's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray,' Honami Yano's 'Eri,' and Diane Obomsawin's 'I Don't Love You Anymore.' https://bit.ly/4dzPtXU #NFB #AnimationWorld

#ParlourMagic's 'Japanese Bonus Track' Channels Retro Japanese TV: director #LloydLenox pairs animated graphics and typography with live-action for the NYC synth-pop band's new single, drawing on 80s - 90s variety television and #anime. https://bit.ly/4rsbzRO #MusicVideo #Animation #AnimationWorld

#KnightsOfGuinevere to Open #AnimationIsFilm 2026: 9 features set to compete, among them Cannes and Annecy winner 'Iron Boy' and the Cartoon Saloon feature 'Julián,’ alongside a first look at Disney's 'Hexed,' and 5 shorts programs; runs Oct 16-19. https://bit.ly/4hKxtfV #Animation #AnimationWorld

Chris Moreno Talks 'Spidey and the Avengers: Halloween Team-Up': EP of Disney Jr.'s preschool hit discusses the special's 'new nighttime look' and what fatherhood taught him about preschool storytelling; premieres Sep 24. https://bit.ly/4rvlgiA #SpideyAndHisAmazingFriends #Animation #AnimationWorld

Exclusive Clip: '#TheSimpsons - The Children's Book Job' Season Premiere: Homer botches airport pickup of reclusive British author, voiced by Emma Thompson, coming to Springfield Elementary’s book fair; Colin Jost also stars; airs Sep 27 on #FOX. https://bit.ly/4jjLOkD #Animation #AnimationWorld

#Adobe Completes #TopazLabs Acquisition: tech giant completes deal for 2025 Emmy-winning #AI video and image upscaling and enhancement company whose models are already available in #Firefly and #Photoshop. https://bit.ly/4y9pmiR #Animation #AnimationWorld

AWN Jobs Roundup, September 24: 19 New #Animation and #VFX Openings Worldwide including Industrial Light & Magic, Electronic Arts, Flying Bark and Framestore - LinkedIn job postings with summaries and direct links to positions. https://bit.ly/4hjd404 #AnimationWorld #VFXWorld

#BradBird Talks #RayGunn: the 2-time Oscar winner discusses the more than 30 years it took to get his sci-fi noir made, why he first wanted it hand-drawn, and what Milt Kahl taught him about animation; in theaters Dec 4 and on #Netflix Dec 18. https://bit.ly/3T50BoR #Animation #AnimationWorld

Disney+ Greenlights New #DarkwingDuck Series: Mark Hamill, Lizzy Caplan, and Lilimar star, Seth Rogen's Point Grey Pictures produces original show ‘continuation’ that finds the hero trapped for 35 years in a world that has never heard of him. https://bit.ly/4xA1Ryd #Animation #AnimationWorld

#Netflix Unveils Trailer for #BradBird's #RayGunn: Matt Berry and John Ratzenberger join Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell in sci-fi noir tale of private eye caught up in aliens, murder, and a multimedia star; streams Dec 18. https://bit.ly/3TKb3Co #SkydanceAnimation #Animation #AnimationWorld

Disney Jr. Reveals 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+' Season 2 Trailer, Key Art: second season premieres September 30, bringing new personal hangouts for Goofy and Daisy, holiday episodes, and a full-length summer special. https://bit.ly/4xEZz0K #PreschoolAnimation #Animation #AnimationWorld