From YouTube horror musicals to virtual clown chaos, indie animators are redefining what animation is through genre blends.

A new curated showcase brings independent animated shorts and series from veteran and emerging creators to the genre streaming platform.

Ink Films, the fresh theatrical offshoot of Las Vegas’ Beverly Theater, has revealed its debut project: Animation Mixtape, a feature-length anthology of animated shorts curated by indie legend Don ...

Splitting up the Short Films and Feature Animation branch into separate branches has been met primarily with enthusiasm. But there are concerns about their futures. The new Academy realignment that ...

The 2025 Annecy Animation Festival proved once again that the annual French event stands strong as the capital of global animation. Attracting top indie talent from around the world, the biggest ...

Erica Travia's animated short "Arcade" will play at the Changing Minds Young Filmmaker Festival in New York next month. Travia's work aims to destigmatize mental health struggles and encourage people ...

For decades, mainstream animation has followed a familiar pattern: big studios, bigger budgets, and layers of corporate oversight that tend to flatten creative risk. But now, that formula is being ...