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Animation were set to have a major presence during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival DC Studios co-CEO/Chairman Peter Safran and Warner Bros Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe President Sam Register were set to host a panel featuring executive producers Tom King (Mister Miracle), Rick Morales (Creature Commandos), Jake Wyatt (My Adventures with Superman, My Adventures with Green Lantern), Josie Campbell (Starfire!), and Matt[...]

This year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival is definitely not disappointing animation fans, and DC Studios and Warner Bros Animation kept the ball rolling on Thursday during their joint presentation, "World's Finest Animation: DC Studios and Warner Bros Animation Showcase." With Peter Safran (Co‑Chairman and Co‑CEO, DC Studios), Sam Register (President, Warner Bros[...]

Animation Showcase," at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival With Peter Safran (Co‑Chairman and Co‑CEO, DC Studios) and Sam Register (President, Warner Bros Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna‑Barbera Studios Europe) joined by a number of Warner Bros Animation's artists, attendees were treated to early looks at three jaw-dropping projects Along with the news[...]

Animation and DC Studios' panel session at the Annecy International Animation Festival on Thursday But things ramped up to a "Spinal Tap"-loving 11 with the news that writer Scott Snyder and artist Nick Dragotta's hit comic book series Absolute Batman would be getting an adult animated series adaptation, with Snyder set as an executive producer/showrunner[...]

As the Annecy International Animation Film Festival rolls on, HBO Max announced that it has given a 10-episode, straight-to-series order for Adventure Time: Bubblegum and Marceline The new animated series will add to the "Adventure Time" universe, which also includes Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake, Adventure Time: Distant Lands, and the upcoming Adventure Time: Side[...]

From there, word came down that Netflix would be spotlighting the hit animated series during this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival – including an in-depth preview on June 23rd Well, today would be that day – and the streaming service did just that via a dedicated Anime Studio Focus titled "Netflix Anime: Bold Stories,[...]

Teasing that "people will be surprised how different" the spinoff series is from Rick and Morty, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network & Boomerang head Michael Ouweleen offered some more insight into what President Curtis has to offer while checking in with Deadline Hollywood during this week's Annecy International Animation Film Festival. "It's a workplace comedy and the charm of Keith[...]

Animation were set to have a major presence during June's Annecy International Animation Film Festival The big headliner? DC Studios co-CEO/Chairman Peter Safran and Warner Bros Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe President Sam Register hosting a panel featuring executive producers Tom King (Mister Miracle), Rick Morales (Creature Commandos), Jake Wyatt (My Adventures with[...]

Welcome to the first official day of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in Annecy, France, with The Pokémon Company International and Aardman Animation wasting little time making some very big news Phil Rynda, Director of Original Animation at The Pokémon Company International, spoke at Aardman's panel about Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd &[...]

Just before May kicked in, we dropped word that EPs Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, and Showrunners Ben Hibon and Elliott Kalan's upcoming animated series would be getting a spotlight during next month's Annecy International Animation Film Festival Earlier today, Netflix filled in some of the blanks by dropping official details on what we can expect[...]

Now, Netflix is dropping word that the hit animated series will have a major presence at next month's Annecy International Animation Film Festival, with an in-depth preview on June 23rd In the second season, Mizu's bloody quest continues in London, where she faces new friends, old foes, and her own demons In Japan, Akemi and[...]

Earlier today, the special events & programs lineup for this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 21st-27th) was revealed Not only will there be a pre-release preview of the upcoming season, presented by Judge, Daniels, and showrunner Saladin K Patterson In addition, Judge will receive the Honorary Cristal and offer a masterclass on animation. Image:[...]

That's when Adult Swim's hit series will be the subject of a "Making of" panel during the 2025 Annecy International Animation Festival – a panel that will include a Season 3 look Here's the official overview: "Join series co-creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel for a behind-the-scenes look at the hit Adult Swim series featuring[...]

The Annecy International Animation Festival 2025 has rolled out its schedule and… wow Running from June 8th to the 14th, the lineup that's in play this year, just from the television/streaming standpoint, is impressive Previously, we touched on how Adult Swim's adaptation of the New York Times bestselling DC/Vertigo graphic novel Get Jiro! would be[...]

Set to hit Disney+ screens on August 6th, Marvel Animation's highly anticipated "Black Panther" series, Eyes of Wakanda, will be getting the spotlight during this summer's Annecy International Animation Festival Earlier today, The Walt Disney Studios announced that Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Animation, Lucasfilm, Disney Television Animation, and 20th Television Animation would be[...]

With the 2025 Annecy International Animation Festival set to hit this June, we're hoping to get an update on how things are going with Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka's (Sharper, Superstore) upcoming animated series take on writers Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose and artists Langdon Foss and Jose Villarrubia's Get Jiro! Though the full program[...]

Between the new and returning series that were announced this week, it would be very safe to say that Adult Swim made a pretty epic impact on this year's Annecy International Animation Festival We learned that Smiling Friends and My Adventures with Superman would be back for respective third seasons – and new series such[...]

Discovery made it all sorts of official on Friday during the 2024 Annecy International Animation Festival With the second season still burning up the late-night programming blocks screens, Adult Swim's Jack Quaid (The Boys, Star Trek: Lower Decks), Alice Lee (Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist) & Ishmael Sahid (Cousins for Life)-starring My Adventures with Superman will officially be back[...]

When we first heard that Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel's Smiling Friends was being entered into competition during the 2024 Annecy International Film Festival and that the show's creators would be attending as part of Adult Swim's overall presentation, we hoped to hear about the future of the hit "animated+" series Well, we didn't have to[...]

Why? Because we're in the midst of the 2024 Annecy International Animation Festival – a showcase for upcoming, in-development, and just-announced animation projects from a whole ton of animation studios from around the world Earlier today, Warner Bros Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, and Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe had a chance to show off what's ahead in[...]

Martin/Shōgun, AEW/WWE, Prime Video's Blade Runner 2099, Disney+'s The Acolyte, Crunchyroll's Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction, Prime Video's Criminal, Max's Tokyo Vice, Adult Swim's My Adventures with Superman, Adult Swim/Annecy, Deathstroke/James Gunn, Netflix's The Umbrella Academy, Disney+'s X-Men '97, Paramount+'s Star Trek: Discovery, Netflix's One Piece, Max's The Penguin, South Park/Lizzo, and more! Images/Screencaps: Max, Cartoon Network, Netflix, Prime Video, Lucasfilm, FX Networks, HBO, Adult Swim BCTV[...]

Adult Swim is looking to impress in a big way during its network showcase at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June – and it's enlisted Genndy Tartakovsky (Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal), Joe Bennett & Steve Hely (Common Side Effects), Michael Cusack & Zach Hadel (Smiling Friends), and more to help[...]

Running from June 11th to 17th, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival sees over 13,000 animation professionals from all around the world take part in the French festival Over the course of the week, attendees will take part in screenings, panel presentations, previews & announcements of projects on the horizon, and more So what does[...]

sequel series Monsters at Work and an animated reboot of popular chipmunks Chip 'n' Dale for Disney+, Sony Pictures Animation had its own moment in the sun at this year's Annecy International Animation Festival Taking the stage on Wednesday to reveal a slate of new animated television and film projects, Sony Pictures Animation vice presidents[...]