2026 Marvel Television & Animation Preview
It’s a brand new year, and with it comes an exciting slate of Marvel Television series!
14th January 2026
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2025
Tim Burton on animation | BFI in Conversation
As we celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride, we welcome BFI Fellow Tim Burton to talk about his films and passion for animation, looking back at his work to date and the animation that has inspired him. BFI
27th October 2025
Marvel Television and Marvel Animation NYCC 2025
Marvel Television and Marvel Animation took to the Empire Stage at New York Comic Con for a showcase presentation of all the Marvel series coming soon to Disney+. The panel was moderated by Phase Hero host Brandon Davis, alongside Head of Marvel Television and Marvel Animation Brad Winderbaum, and featured special guests...
14th October 2025
BFI Short Form Animation Fund showreel 2025
Thanks to National Lottery funding, the BFI Short Form Animation Fund helps support cutting-edge work by a wide range of animators and makers across the UK. BFI
29th September 2025
The Imaginary Worlds of Winsor McCay (1911-1921) Silent Animation Compilation
Winsor McCay (1869-1934) was an influential American cartoonist and animator throughout the 20th century and beyond. This series of short silent films, don’t just show the animated images or tell a story, but also showcase the entire animation process of the era. CCC Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:11 Little Nemo (1911)...
27th September 2025
Lucasfilm Animation 20th Anniversary
Cheers to 20 years of Lucasfilm Animation. #StarWarsCelebration Visit Lucasfilm at http://www.lucasfilm.com Subscribe to Lucasfilm on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/lucasfilm Follow Lucasfilm on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/lucasfilm Follow Lucasfilm on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/lucasfilm Like Lucasfilm on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/lucasfilm Lucasfilm
18th April 2025
Behind the Magic | The Animation of Transformers One +1
Go Behind the Magic with ILM and explore the visual effects of Transformers One in this exclusive breakdown. ILM From Xenomorphs and Facehuggers to spacecraft and environments, go Behind the Magic with ILM and explore the visual effects of Alien: Romulus in this exclusive breakdown. ILM
16th January 2025
2024
Behind the Magic | The Animation of Ultraman: Rising
Sit back and enjoy ILM’s visual effects breakdown reel for #UltramanRising, streaming now on Netflix ILM
12th December 2024
Guillermo del Toro on the joy of hand-crafted animation | BFI in Conversation
Director Guillermo Del Toro visits BFI Southbank, as part of the BFI’s Stop Motion season, to talk about his love of hand-crafted animated film. Initially joined by key crew from his Oscar-winning version of the Pinocchio story, Del Toro goes onto talk about his history with animation and his doubts...
10th September 2024
Henry Selick on his love of stop-motion animation | BFI in Conversation
The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Coraline and Wendell and Wild all share the DNA of creative genius Henry Selick. As we celebrate the 15th anniversary of Coraline, Henry talks to BFI Lead Programmer Justin Johnson about his career to date. BFI
28th August 2024
Why Animation Needs the Human Touch
The one film I’ve watched more than any other is Experimental Animation 1933, also known as The Peanut Vendor. It’s a short in which a stop-motion monkey sings along to Red Nichols’ recording of ‘The Peanut Vendor’ and dances outside the window of a potential customer. Len Lye – an artist...
14th August 2024
Character Animation in Dragonheart
Today, we often think of digital visual effects in terms of iconic characters who have been brought to life with computer graphics tools. This has been a core element of the innovations pioneered at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) from the beginning, with characters like the stained-glass knight in Young Sherlock Holmes (1985), the...
15th July 2024
Where to begin with Czech animation
One of the first written words I committed to memory was ‘Konec’, or the Czech for ‘The End’, a by-product of Czechoslovak animated shorts forming a surprisingly staple part of 1970s BBC childrens’ programming. Popular cartoon characters like Krtek (aka The Little Mole) were loved worldwide by millions of people who had...
8th July 2024
Netflix Continues Its Animation Reign at This Year’s Annecy Film Festival
Annecy, France; Wednesday, June 12, 2023 – Following last week’s Los Angeles Next on Netflix: Animation event, Netflix continued the momentum, revealing more of its new lineup of diverse films and series. Five years after releasing its first animated feature, Netflix has gone on to receive 8 Oscar noms and...
13th June 2024
Next On Netflix Animation: The Preview for 2024 and Beyond
Be the first to see what’s next in animation in 2024 and beyond, including first looks at highly anticipated shows like Zack Snyder’s Twilight of the Gods and the return of Arcane, and films like Spellbound and Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie. Because Netflix is the ultimate destination...
7th June 2024
Stop-motion animation season coming to BFI Southbank
Stop Motion: Celebrating Hand-Crafted Animation on the Big Screen, supported by headline partner Laika, is our major new season taking place from 1 August from 9 October with free film screenings for children under 16. Running in parallel, a free exhibition at BFI Southbank, Laika: Frame x Frame, will showcase the art,...
15th May 2024
BFI National Lottery Short Form Animation Fund
Animation has become an increasingly popular and influential medium in the world of filmmaking. Recognizing its importance as an art form, the British Film Institute (BFI) has opened funding opportunities for short form animation projects through the BFI National Lottery Short Form Animation Fund. With funding ranging from £30,000 to...
24th April 2024
2023
Disney+ To Debut 28 Newly Restored Walt Disney Animation Studios Classic Shorts
LONDON, United Kingdom. (15 June, 2023) – Disney+ will begin debuting a collection of 28 newly restored Walt Disney Animation Studios classic shorts starting on July 7, featuring such iconic stars as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Pluto, Chip n’ Dale, and the studio’s first star, Oswald the Lucky...
15th June 2023
2022
Announcing Disney Animation: Immersive Experience
Walt Disney Animation Studios announced that it will team with Lighthouse Immersive Studios
6th October 2022
Netflix Acquires Animation Studio Animal Logic
Netflix strengthens its animation slate by acquiring Animal Logic
20th July 2022
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