USC, UCLA and CalArts, along with Women In Animation (WIA), are excited to announce the final program for Breaking the Glass Frame: Women and Animation, Past, Present, Future, a symposium designed to empower women and LGBTQ+ people by spotlighting female contributions to the field of animation and exploring solutions to sexual harassment, bias and lack […]

Academic powerhouses USC, UCLA and CalArts, along with Women In Animation (WIA), have partnered to create Breaking the Glass Frame: Women and Animation, Past, Present, Future; a symposium designed to empower women and LGBTQ+ people by spotlighting female contributions to the field of animation and exploring solutions to sexual harassment, bias and lack of diversity […]

The LA Animation Festival today announced its 2018 honoree —artist, animator, director and Titmouse president and founder, Chris Prynoski. Titmouse – the independent, full-service, Emmy-award winning animation studio – was co-founded by Chris Prynoski and Shannon Prynoski. The studio produces original and licensed content including TV series, commercials, VR experiences, digital content, music videos and […]

Today, May 11th, is the 89th birthday of Margaret Kerry, actress, dancer, entertainer who was cast by Marc Davis as the live-action model for Tinker Bell for Disney’s classic film Peter Pan (1953). Davis, one of Disney’s famed nine-old-men, also cast her as the Red-Headed Mermaid in the Mermaid Lagoon sequence. We here at Animation […]

Co-founders filmmaker Miles Flanagan and animation producer John Andrews today announce the event, honoree and submission details for the Los Angeles Animation Festival (LAAF), taking place November 30th – December 2nd in North Hollywood. This year marks the 4th occurrence for the festival, which is now planned as an annual event. Now open for entries. […]

The GLAS Animation Festival 2018 in Berkeley has come to a close and they have unveiled news of a new GLAS Animation Grant, a new program to support independent animators making short films in the United States. This first year, GLAS will be awarding two grants of $2,500 each to two animation filmmakers. Applications and […]