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Short Film Spotlight: Sorgin 1615

October 26, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: In 1615, in the Basque Country, three friends celebrate the summer solstice around a campfire. Their night takes a dark turn when a menacing figure emerges to shatter their plans.

Directed by:
Alexandre Maurier
Bilal Duat Wibaux
Caroline Vanek
Enzo Mondet
Hugo Girard
Julia Beaurain
Leïa Ribon
Rebecca Hatté
Rebecca Pellegrin

Original Score by Bastien Nectoux.

Sound by:
Antoine Smets
Baptiste Leblanc
Guilhem Favard
Lionel Gaillardin
Tristan Le Bozec
Yoann Poncet

Voice cast:
Ariane Aggiage
Agathe Schumacher
Frédéric Perchet
Lisa Nyarko

Short Film Spotlight: I’m Sick!

October 25, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A dancer realizes she’s sick after getting flown out for an international audition.

Written and directed by Lewis Tarver.

Choreography by Spencer Lenain.

Voiced by Lewis Tarver, Amy Hewett and Emy Galustyan.

Short Film Spotlight: Masked

October 24, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A young mask-changing performer struggles to impress his cold, perfectionist mother and soon finds himself willing to do whatever it takes to gain her approval.

A short film by:
Esther Chung
Farah Ma
Gary Luo
Iris Wu
James Coture
Jane Jian
Jessi Phan
Sarah Forrestal
Stella Tchen
Zachary Hastie

Music and Sound Design by Mark Kueffner.

Voice cast:
Jalen Askins as Tang
Lily Yasuda as Mom
Sara Dunham as The Witch

Short Film Spotlight: Outwilded

October 22, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Animal documentary meets reality TV as a group of animals must navigate rivalry, alliances, and cooperation in a race to find a key.

Written and directed by:
Ilona Baars
Anna Dupuy
Quique Garos
Alexandra Rajeva
Stasa Rakocevic

Music by Thibault Duclos and Octave Cros.

Sound by Mathieu Tiger and Clément Lanine.

‘Tex Avery: The Definitive Screwball Classics Collection’ Blu-ray Release Set for December 11

October 21, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: December 11, 2026

Tex Avery: The Definitive Screwball Classics Collection brings together every animated short Avery created at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, presented in their original uncut and uncensored form.

The release includes a collectible 72-page full-color booklet, along with archival bonus features, including:

– Tex Avery: The King of Cartoons
– Droopy and Friends: A Laugh Back

Also included are three bonus shorts presented in their original release versions:

– The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)
– Wild and Woolfy (1945)
– Lucky Ducky (1948)

Across four Blu-ray discs, all 74 cartoons have been upgraded, with select shorts newly remastered for this collection.

Super Bowl LXI Gets Animated in ‘Star Wars Funday Football’ Telecast on Disney Platforms

October 20, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

ESPN, Lucasfilm, Disney and the NFL will present a real-time, animated alternate telecast of Super Bowl LXI set in the Star Wars galaxy and featuring characters from across the franchise, including original 1977 cast member Anthony Daniels returning to voice C-3PO.

Star Wars Funday Football will stream live in the U.S. on Disney+ and the ESPN App and air on Disney Channel and Disney XD on February 14, 2027.

The Star Wars animated telecast will recreate every play of Super Bowl LXI in real time, transforming players on the field into animated avatars, while Star Wars characters sub in during key moments and various Easter eggs appear throughout the game.

Short Film Spotlight: As I Was a Tree

October 19, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: The Self moves through a constantly shifting world, searching for a way out.

Along the journey, it encounters Proteus, an ever-changing presence that takes different forms, sometimes appearing as an outside force, sometimes as something coming from within.

As reality continually reshapes itself, the Self is pushed to confront the forces that influence who we become, what we believe, and how much control we really have over our own path.

Written, animated and directed by Jalal Maghout.

Sound by Larissa Kischk and Nicolas Voss.

Music by Marcus Sander.

Short Film Spotlight: Fleur Bleue (Blue Flower)

October 18, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: In a distant future, men and women are locked in a merciless war.

Their most powerful weapons are Rocket Robots, highly advanced machines designed to break through enemy spacecraft and destroy everything in their path.

But during one battle, one of these combat robots crashes onto a deserted island.

Far from the battlefield, something unexpected begins to happen: the machine starts to experience emotions.

Directed by Thomas Guerigen.

Cinematography by José Gerel.

Sound and music by Vincent Boutolleau.

Short Film Spotlight: Matcha Mountain

October 17, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Granny lives alone on Matcha Mountain. She rescues an injured balloon dog, addicted to matcha desserts by chance. Something begins to stir, and danger slowly creeps toward their fragile happiness…

Written and directed by:
Seiya Carpentier
Zijin Chen
Pauline Gisèle Gautschi
Jiamin Li
Yuanxin Ling
Alexane Pierrot-Zago

Music by Arthur Dairaine.

Sound by Laurent Jimenez.

‘Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There’ Documentary Trailer, Release Date and Synopsis

October 16, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: November 20, 2026 on Amazon

Synopsis: Before he defined childhood nostalgia and arcade history with Dragon’s Lair, An American Tail, The Land Before Time, and Anastasia, Don Bluth did the unthinkable: he walked away from Disney to wage an independent war for the soul of traditional animation.

Weaving intimate modern conversations with hundreds of hours of never-before-seen personal archives, Don Bluth: Somewhere Out There reveals the unvarnished story of a master craftsman caught between art and commerce, ego and faith, and the cost of building an empire on his own terms.

Written and directed by Dave LaMattina and Chad N. Walker.

‘A Proud Family Wizmas’: Release Date, Guest Cast and Poster Revealed for Disney+ Christmas Special

October 15, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: November 14, 2026 on Disney+

Synopsis: After her rant about Wizmas and the commercialization of Christmas causes Santa to quit on Christmas eve, Penny Proud finds herself guilted into putting on the red suit and replacing him.

And in the process of delivering Yuletide cheer with the help of Santa’s irreverent elves, she discovers that indeed the Christmas spirit is still alive.

Directed by Bruce W. Smith.

Written by Ralph Farquhar.

Co-directed by David H. Brooks.

Music by Kurt Farquhar.

Short Film Spotlight: Ninjaaa

October 14, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Théo, a young ninja specialist, panics upon learning that he has to give a presentation alone. To help him, his cat is ready to train him to overcome this challenge…

Directed by:
Thibault Boistault
Jules Douilly
Romain Gauthier
Clélia Mallet
Lola Mauger Durel
Maïlys Riso
Marie Roos
Camille Sully

Original Score by Mathias Genty.

Sound by Baptiste Leblanc, Tristan Le Bozec, Yoann Poncet, Valentin Gay and Lionel Gaillardin.

Voice cast:
Gabriel Bismuth-Bienaimé as Théo
Emmanuel Curtil as Ninchat
Dany Laurent as Janine
Alexandre Nguyen as Bernard

‘Artemis Fowl’ Animated Series Coming to Disney Channel and Disney+

October 13, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: TBD

Synopsis: Artemis Fowl follows 13-year-old genius Artemis Fowl as he uncovers an underground world of armed and dangerous — and surprisingly high-tech — fairies as he launches a plan to capture one and steal its magic to heal his dying mom and save his family.

The series is executive produced by author Eoin Colfer, alongside Ben Juwono (Big Hero 6: The Series) and Colleen Evanson (DuckTales).

Author’s statement: “I am proud and delighted to be part of the formidable team that is putting the ‘Artemis Fowl’ animation on screen. Everyone is so talented and so positive that I feel certain the fairy world is in excellent hands.”

‘Common Side Effects’ Season 2 Teaser Trailer, Release Date and Synopsis: Mushroom Thriller Returns to Adult Swim and HBO Max

October 12, 2026 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: January 24, 2027 on Adult Swim. Next day on HBO Max.

Synopsis: Season 2 continues the story of Marshall and Frances, who share a secret: a mushroom that can cure almost anything. Now fugitives, the two former lab partners face the enormous consequences of their discovery.

Created by Joe Bennett (Scavengers Reign) and Steve Hely (American Dad!).

Executive produced by Mike Judge (King of the Hill) and Greg Daniels (The Office).