BREAKING: We're beginning live coverage of this major story. Technicolor, owner MPC, Mikros Animation, and The Mill, is on the verge of total collapse. Over 10,000 animation and VFX workers in the US, Canada, UK and India could become unemployed this week. cartoonbrew.com/business/live-…

Fumi Kitahara, one of the animation industry’s top publicists, dies at 56. Over a 30-year career, she created and guided campaigns for studios such as DreamWorks, Disney, Aardman, Laika, and Netflix. cartoonbrew.com/rip/fumi-kitah…

🎉CONGRATULATIONS 🎉 to Yuck! and Flow on their César Award wins! The national film award of France awarded Loïc Espuche‘s short film Yuck!, centered on young kids’ experiences with their first kiss in a summer camp, Best Animated Short César. Gints Zilbalodis’s acclaimed

Is there a Bob Dylan look-alike contest here today? Timothee Chalamet with #Oscars Ambassador Amelia Dimoldenberg (Amelia Dimoldenberg).

Shirin Sohani and Hossein Molayemi, winners of the Best Animated Short Film for IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS at the 97th #Oscars!

Reminder: the budgets of most French/European animated features are under $10 million. Not independent films. It's just that, as in other countries, they cost much less than in the U.S. catsuka.com/news/2025-03-0…

#ShortFilms 🎥 ✨#annecyfestival reveals the first part of its #OfficialSelection! 🎬 #Congratulaitons to the 71 #shortfilms that will compete in the 4 competitive sections: 35 Official, 9 Off-Limits, 17 Perspectives and 10 Young Audiences. annecyfestival.com/en/the-festiva…

In my first for Cartoon Brew, I spoke with the filmmakers of cross-cultural autobiographical animation LITTLE AMÉLIE cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/l…

Le prix du public pour un long métrage est attribué à "Amélie et la Métaphysique des tubes” de Maïlys VALLADE et Liane-Cho HAN et produit par Ikki Films, Maybe Movies, Jean-Michel SPINER et Mireille SARRAZIN Nos félicitations à toute l’équipe du film !

Le Cristal du court métrage est attribué à "Les Bottes de la nuit” de Pierre-Luc GRANJON et produit par Am Stram Gram. Nos félicitations à toute l’équipe du film !

Le Cristal du long métrage est attribué à "Arco” de Ugo BIENVENU et produit par Remembers et MountainA. Nos félicitations à toute l’équipe du film !

Ugo Bienvenu’s ARCO has won the Cristal Award for a Feature Film at the Annecy Festival!

Cartoon Brew is changing ownership. Details in this video: cartoonbrew.com/site-news/cart…

The Animation Showcase, the free-for-industry streaming platform dedicated to international animated shorts and features. has announced its 2025 Annecy Festival Highlights Collection. animationmagazine.net/2025/07/the-an…

The Animation Showcase Platform Launches Annecy 2025 Collection animationmagazine.net/2025/07/the-an…

Looking for something to do this weekend? The Animation Showcase is streaming six of Annecy's buzziest animated shorts, available for free to industry professionals and students. cartoonbrew.com/shorts/six-ann…

🇺🇸The Best of Annecy’s Short Films – Watch 6 Gems for Free on The Animation Showcase . Here's an overview of the shorts and how to register: 3dvf.com/en/the-best-of… 🇫🇷Le Meilleur des courts-métrages d’Annecy, à découvrir gratuitement sur The Animation Showcase 3dvf.com/le-meilleur-de…

TIFF marks its 50th year by launching a new award for best animated short, spotlighting 10 premieres, and expanding its embrace of animation across the festival’s lineup. cartoonbrew.com/festivals/toro…

Academy Award-winning producer and distributor GKIDS announced today it will bring Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (original title in French: Amélie et la Métaphysique des tubes) to theaters nationwide starting November 7. animationmagazine.net/2025/09/gkids-…

GKIDS will release 'Little Amélie or The Character of Rain' in U.S. theaters on November 7, following acclaim at Cannes, Annecy, and more. New trailer and poster: cartoonbrew.com/feature-film/l…