Here’s our first look at Lilo & Stitch, the eagerly anticipated live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, which will open exclusively in theaters May 23, 2025. A wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family. Take a peek:
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Van Eaton Gallery Auctions “The Bob Clampett Collection” March 22nd and 23rd
February 28th, 2025 
Jerry Beck Announcing Van Eaton Galleries’ Bob Clampett Auction, a once-in-a-lifetime two-day event featuring the collection of one of animation’s most influential pioneers! Over 950 lots are live including original animation art from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies classics, original puppets from “Time for Beany,” Beany and Cecil merchandise, a Charlie McCarthy stop-motion armature, and even rare […]
Bill Plympton Brings Back his Online Animation School
February 24th, 2025 Jerry Beck Hey, everyone, a special message from independent animation giant, Bill Plympton: “I’ve decided that it’s time once again to bring back the Plympton Animation School! It was about three years ago when I last offered my super-popular set of Master Classes, but that was during the pandemic and we had to hold the lessons remotely […]
Nickelodeon Announces New “Avatar” Series, Animated Feature and Digital Content
February 20th, 2025 Jerry Beck Nickelodeon is continuing the mythology and adventure of the beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender with Avatar: Seven Havens, an all-new series from creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the original 26-episode, 2D-animated series centers around a young Earthbender who discovers she’s the new Avatar. […]
“The Wild Robot” and “Flow” Take Best Feature honors at Annie Awards: “Arcane” Sweeps TV Awards
February 9th, 2025 Jerry Beck Dreamworks’ The Wild Robot, won Best Feature, along with eight more categories at the 52nd Annie Awards celebration Saturday night on the campus of UCLA. In addition to Best Feature, The Wild Robot also took home an Annie for Best FX- Feature (Derek Cheung, Michael Losure, David Chow, Nyoung Kim, Steve Avoujageli), Best Character Animation […]
New “Boop!” Merchandise In Advance of the Upcoming Broadway Musical
February 4th, 2025 Jerry Beck Leading brand-licensing agency, Global Icons, and Fleischer Studios, owner of the beloved Queen of Cartoons Betty Boop and other classic animated characters, have entered into new Spring licensing collaborations for Ms. Boop with several prominent brands, including Beauty Creations, which drops on February 6th. In addition, Betty Boop also has launched recent collaborations with Bella […]
TRAILER: “Plankton: The Movie”
February 4th, 2025 Jerry Beck This morning Netflix has debut the trailer, poster and new images for Plankton: The Movie, the latest movie in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise – coming exclusively to Netflix on March 7th. Here’s our first look:
Animation Educators Forum Select 2025 Hall of Fame Recipients
January 31st, 2025 Jerry Beck The Animation Educators’ Forum (AEF), a nonprofit association of teachers and scholars whose focus is the art of animated film, announce the selection of its 2025 Hall of Fame recipients. The AEF selects a new group of recipients each January. It you wish to suggest a worthy candidate, please visit: https://animationeducatorsforum.org and send your suggestions […]
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Academy Award Nominations 2025
January 23rd, 2025 Jerry Beck The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that nominations for its 97th Annual Academy Awards. The 5 films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their directors: Best Animated Feature nominees are: • Flow – Gints Zilbalodis • Inside Out 2 – Kelsey Mann • Memoirs Of A Snail – […]
FIRST LOOK: Marvel’s “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man”
December 29th, 2024 Jerry Beck Today, Disney+ released a brand-new trailer, key art and images for Marvel Animation’s upcoming, original series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. The 10-episode animated series launches one month from today—January 29th, 2025—exclusively on Disney+. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero, with a journey unlike we’ve ever seen and […]
52nd Annie Award Nominations Announced
December 20th, 2024 Jerry Beck ASIFA-Hollywood announced nominations today for its 52nd Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. For a complete list of nominations, please visit www.annieawards.org/nominations. The 52nd Annie Awards is set for Saturday, February 8, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. Pre-reception and Red Carpet begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by the ceremony at […]
TRAILER: “The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie”
December 12th, 2024 Jerry Beck That’s not all folks! From Ketchup Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation, director Pete Browngardt, and the creative team behind the award-winning “Looney Tunes Cartoons” comes The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, a brand new buddy comedy starring one of the greatest comedic duos in history–Porky Pig and Daffy Duck! This richly-crafted, hand-drawn […]
Blu-Ray Preview: “TOM AND JERRY: The Complete CinemaScope Collection”
December 7th, 2024 Jerry Beck With the rise of TV threatening moviegoing back in the 1950s, wider screens became Hollywood’s way to combat that competition. M-G-M went all in and placed their bets on the new CinemaScope process. In addition to their feature films, the studio emboldened their cartoon unit run by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera – and their […]
Animation Educator’s Forum Announces 2024-25 Scholarship Recipients
November 22nd, 2024 Jerry Beck ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) is proud to announce its scholarship recipients for academic year 2024-25. 120 applications were received, with 11 students selected, three graduates and eight undergraduates, from the United States and three countries – Spain, France and Australia. The total scholarship funds, $44,000, will be distributed evenly, and will be used to […]
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November 18th, 2024 Jerry Beck Tickets for the 52nd Annie Awards celebration on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at UCLA’s Royce Hall are on sale now at asifa-hollywood.org. Tickets are $300 each and include the pre- and post- receptions and ceremony. For complete ticket and event information, please visit the Annie Awards website at www.annieawards.org. UCLA Box Office will send QR […]
