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Animation
Animation news and features
VIP Brands announces Comics-to-Animation Rights Market plans for Annecy 2026
Looking to take your comic into animation? Rights market announced…
New Ghost in the Shell scheduled for July 2026
With music by Taisei Iwasaki, Ryo Konishi and Yuki Kanesaka
Flash Gordon celebrated by The Museum of Classic SciFi
A classic American newspaper strip and film hero in the spotlight
Aardman 50th anniversary range celebrated with exclusive merchandise from Forbidden Planet
Cracking news for Aardman Animation fans
Annual Cartoon Museum Conference returns next month
Annual conference Cartoon Museum Conference returns
Creators Coalition on AI gathers steam
“Technology should strengthen human creativity, not undermine it”
In Review: Avatar – Fire and Ash
Spectacular, but found wanting…
Blue Zoo Animation Studio wins pitch to produce Doctor Who CBeebies animation
Pre-school Doctor Who animation on course
“Melinda Gebbie’s Greatest Fits” available now
Published by Mad Love, exclusively available from Knockabout
Forever home unveiled for Cosgrove Hall Films’ iconic animation collection at the newly refurbished Sale Library
New permanent free exhibition opens in January 2026
Mundo Pixar Experience lands in the UK next year
London is set to host the world’s largest immersive exhibition celebrating Pixar
Ugo Bienvenu and Bill Plympton guests at French Animation Festival
Two acclaimed animation and comic creators and head to Amiens
Six UK regions receive £25 million to bolster creative industries
£8m in grants go to more than 100 small and medium-sized creative businesses across 12 UK regions
Studio Ghibli and Art History of Anime/Manga talks by Helen McCarthy lined up at Quay Arts
Helen McCarthy, who wrote the first books in English on anime, is giving two talks at Quay Arts, Newport, on the Isle of Wight, over 10th and 11th October 2025.
Animation industry mourns the passing of director Philippe Vidal-Dumas
A giant in the French animation industry has passed
Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep launch brand-new sustainable online stores
Wallace & Gromit web store gets a new look!
Hireillo’s new State of Illustration 2025 report points to decline in illustrator numbers, as challenges rise
Difficult times for illustrators reflected in new survey
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Eva Strongbird and the Marine
Retro future adventure fans, don’t look away now!
Happy Birthday, Betty Boop!
Celebrating the “birth” of an animation screen icon