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MoMA Presents “Masters Of American Animation” Introduced by John Canemaker – January 17th
Celebrating the publication of The Art of John Canemaker: An Animator's Garden (2026), Canemaker, an Academy Award–winning filmmaker, present a Saturday matinee of new digital restoration premieres of classic American animation January 17th.
Annie Award Nominations: “K-Pop”, “Zoo2”, “Bad Guys”, “Elio”, “Amelie” Lead The Pack

Annie Award Nominations: “K-Pop”, “Zoo2”, “Bad Guys”, “Elio”, “Amelie” Lead The Pack

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
January 5th, 2026
ASIFA-Hollywood announced nominations today for its 53rd Annie Awards recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. Here's the low-down - and the complete list of nominees.
EVENT: “Tribute To UPA” on January 15th – Old Town Music Hall 

EVENT: “Tribute To UPA” on January 15th – Old Town Music Hall 

Avatar photoLauren Ashton|
December 17th, 2025
A stellar group of animation notables has been assembled to discuss"A Night of UPA: Mid-Century Modern Animation Classics" on the Big Screen! on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at Old Town Music Hall.

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“No Times for Purrs and Pats”: The 50th Anniversary of ‘Josie and the Pussycats’

Think about your favorite singer, or group, or band. They may be from the Golden Age of Rock n’ Role, or the British Invasion, or the Grunge Rock-era or even a Boy Band. They may have made their indelible impact on, not just the music charts, but our culture as well. They may be legends […]
Avatar photoMichael Lyons|September 12, 2020
“No Times for Purrs and Pats”: The 50th Anniversary of ‘Josie and the Pussycats’

48th Annual Annie Awards Rules, Categories & Deadlines Announced

ASIFA-Hollywood announced today that while the current pandemic has been a challenge, the 48th Annie Awards ceremony will be held — either virtually or live — on Friday, April 16th, 2021. The final decision on whether the ceremony is virtual or live will be determined this October 2020. “What this epidemic has taught us is […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|August 24, 2020
48th Annual Annie Awards Rules, Categories & Deadlines Announced

Sunday’s Animation Panels at Comic-Con@HOME

The final day of San Diego Comic-Con at Home has brought us two major animation panels. Here are the highlights: On August 21st, Netflix will be debuting the new adult animated sports comedy series Hoops, about a high school basketball coach and his team in Kentucky. Ben Hoffman is the show’s creator. “Hoops was born […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|July 26, 2020
Sunday’s Animation Panels at Comic-Con@HOME

Saturday’s Animation Panels at Comic-Con@HOME

These are some of the Saturday animation highlights for SDCC@Home: Appropriately, the first virtual panel of the day was Warner Archive’s “Secret Origins of Saturday Morning Cartoons”. Animation Historian Jerry Beck talked about Saturday Morning’s early days. “First of all, when they made cartoons like Ruff and Reddy in the 1950s, they were actually thinking […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|July 25, 2020
Saturday’s Animation Panels at Comic-Con@HOME

Friday’s Animation Panels at Comic-Con @HOME

San Diego Comic-Con @HOME is in full swing. Here are the highlights of some of the major animation-related virtual panels from Friday: With Warner Bros., Cartoon Network and Adult Swim animation content all under the HBO Max umbrella, the streaming service is assembling quite a lineup. But instead of debuting new clips or making major […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|July 24, 2020
Friday’s Animation Panels at Comic-Con @HOME

Animation Highlights at Comic Con @ Home

San Diego Comic-Con is going to look MUCH different this year. Every panel and special presentation from July 23-26 will be done virtually. They’re all online (and FREE to everyone) through the CC website and YouTube links. So what can animation fans look forward to from the comfort of their own homes? Here’s a rundown […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|July 16, 2020
Animation Highlights at Comic Con @ Home

San Diego Comic-Con At Home 2021 Serves-Up Saturday Panels

It’s Day Two of San Diego Comic-Con @Home 2021! Animation virtual panels continue to dominate. Here are the Saturday Highlights: Popular voice actor Eric Bauza opened up the HBO Max Looney Tunes Cartoons presentation by doing a Bugs Bunny & Marvin the Martian scene on Zoom! So far there have been 40 “LTC” episodes of […]