AfroAnimation, the largest annual event featuring diverse and BIPOC animators and creators, announced today the honorees for the first AfroAnimation Summit Icon Awards, along with the films selected as finalists for the FWRD Awards. The fourth annual AfroAnimation Summit will be held April 10 – 12, 2024 in Burbank, the Media Capital of the World, […]

Paramount + reveals exclusive Dora original song, “¡Somos Familia!” Dora will premiere on Friday, April 12, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia ¡Somos Familia! will be be available on music streaming platforms Friday, April 12 With all-new CG animation and imaginative character-driven storylines, the upcoming Dora series follows everyone’s favorite […]

Disney+ has released the trailer for Lucasfilm’s upcoming, original animated series Star Wars: Tales of the Empire. The new series, which is the second installment of the “Tales” series, stylistically follows 2022’s critically acclaimed Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi. Star Wars: Tales of the Empire is a six-episode journey into the fearsome Galactic Empire […]

Following the 2022 summer blockbuster phenomenon of Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, which earned almost $1 billion worldwide, the biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Oscar® nominee Kristen Wiig) and their girls —Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison […]

The nominees up for Academy Awards for films released in 2023 have been announced. Here are the nods in animation categories. Best Animated Feature – The Boy and the Heron – Elemental – Nimona – Robot Dreams – Spider-man: Across the Spider-Verse Best Animated Short – Letter to a Pig – Ninety-Five Senses – Our […]