Jamie Lang

Artificial intelligence has dominated most conversations around animation over the past several years, but at this year’s Next Lab Generation workshop in Madrid, it was obligatory.

We’re excited to debut the first trailer for Beasts of Death ( Bestias de la Muerte ), an animated fantasy short from writer-director Sandra Powers that transforms the emotional stages of grief into a visually striking supernatural adventure inspired by Andean mythology.

Last week at Annecy, Alberto Vazquez’s Decorado, based on his 2016 short of the same name, won the Paul Greimault Award after screening in the main feature competition at the world’s most important animation festival. Meanwhile, back in Spain, Telefonica’s Movistar Plus+, the country’s biggest telco, was closing its short film acquisitions department and ending Proyecto Corto, which helped finance that original short, bringing nearly three decades of private support for Spanish short films to an abrupt end.

The distributor also debuted the first 'Ghost of Tsushima Legends' character designs and announced a slate of upcoming anime series and films.

Animated films dominated the global box office over the Fourth of July weekend, claiming the top two spots worldwide as Minions & Monsters debuted ahead of Toy Story 5 ‘s third weekend.

Jesse Moynihan has spent years helping form some of TV animation’s strangest worlds on shows like Adventure Time and The Midnight Gospel. With Jesus 2, he pushes even further into deeply personal territory and a more adult narrative. The film, which qualified for last year’s Oscars, is now available online.

The long distribution nightmare for Avatar Studios’ first feature will now end earlier than originally expected.

Paramount's 'Avatar' Trailer; Animation's Box Office Dominance; Anime Expo News

DreamWorks, Pixar, and Disney dominate the latest incentive round as California doubles down on keeping big-budget animation production in state.

The Television Academy has announced the nominees for the 2026 Primetime Emmy Awards, with familiar franchises once again dominating most of the animation race, with one notable exception.