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- ITFS 2026 Showcases Family and Industry Animation Activitiesby Dan Sarto on March 26, 2026 at 11:48 pm
The 33rd Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film will present around 150 events, including the film competitions, outdoor screenings, workshops and games for audiences of all ages; runs May 5–10.
- Vine FX Delivers Smoldering VFX on ‘After the Flood’ Season 2by Dan Sarto on March 26, 2026 at 11:05 pm
The Cambridge-based studio returns as sole vendor on the ITV crime drama, delivering 336 shots and 94 sequences combining fire simulation, Gaussian splatting, and invisible effects to support the series’ expanded environmental scope.
- Baobab Studios Acquires Roblox Title Rights for Film and TV Developmentby Dan Sarto on March 26, 2026 at 6:44 pm
Company is developing animated projects based on 3 of the gaming giant’s most widely played titles – ‘Natural Disaster Survival,’ ‘Barry’s Prison Run,’ and ‘Deepwoken’ – working with original creators to expand the properties for global audiences.
- WEBTOON Unifies CANVAS with New Creator Tools and Translation Programby Dan Sarto on March 26, 2026 at 5:53 pm
The company will consolidate its regional user-generated content services into a single global platform, introducing expanded monetization, analytics, and multilingual distribution tools beginning in spring 2026.
- DreamWorks Animation Drops ‘Forgotten Island’ First Lookby Dan Sarto on March 26, 2026 at 5:14 pm
Head behind-the-scenes with stars H.E.R., Liza Soberano, and writers/directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado on the new animated adventure about 2 lifelong friends transported to a mythical island… to face a test that could make them forget each other forever; in theaters September 25.
- Netflix Drops ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ Trailer and Imagesby Dan Sarto on March 26, 2026 at 3:07 pm
All-new animated series returns fans to Hawkins during the winter of 1985 to face something terrifying beneath the ice; debuts on April 23.
- Atiya Henry Named EVP of Production for Disney Branded Televisionby Dan Sarto on March 26, 2026 at 2:33 pm
Former Netflix exec will oversee production across the organization’s animated and live-action slate, reporting to Carol Turner and joining Ayo Davis’ senior leadership team.
- Titmouse Celebrates 20 years of ‘5 Second Day’s Chaos and Creativityby Victoria Davis on March 25, 2026 at 11:14 pm
What started as a simple excuse to blow off steam has evolved into a long-running ritual — part inside joke, part creative release valve — where anything can happen, not everything works, and that’s exactly the point.
- Annecy 2026 Official TV and Commissioned Films Selections Announcedby Dan Sarto on March 25, 2026 at 7:02 pm
66 films from 32 countries were selected for the official competition: 30 in the TV Films category and 36 in the Commissioned Films category; celebrating 50 years, the festival runs June 21-27.
- Annecy 2026 Official Short Film Selections Announcedby Dan Sarto on March 25, 2026 at 6:19 pm
141 films from 43 countries were selected to compete across the shorts categories: 35 in the Official group, 46 in Graduation, 8 in Off-Limits, 17 in Perspectives, 10 in Young Audiences, 16 in Midnight Shorts and 9 in WTF; celebrating 50 years, the festival runs June 21-27.