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‘Eva the Owlet’ Season 2: Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis and Cast List for Apple TV+ Children’s Series

January 16, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: January 24, 2025 on Apple TV+.

Synopsis: The series stars Eva, a creative owlet who lives next door to her best friend Lucy in the woodland world of Treetopington. With big ideas and an even bigger personality, Eva goes on high-flying adventures, expressing herself in her diary along the way.

Season two takes viewers through a night in the life of Eva. Whether she’s planning a backyard campout with her friends or saving the town’s Spring Acorn Roll from hungry squirrels, Eva tackles her goals with conviction and flair.

Based on the book series “Owl Diaries” by Rebecca Elliott.

‘The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep’ Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis and Cast List: Doug Cockle Returns as Geralt of Rivia in Animated Film

January 15, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: February 11, 2025 on Netflix.

Synopsis: Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, is hired to investigate a series of attacks in a seaside village and finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict between humans and merpeople.

He must count on friends — old and new — to solve the mystery before the hostilities between the two kingdoms escalate into all-out war.

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep is set between Episodes 5 and 6 of The Witcher Season 1.

‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2: Final Trailer Teases Alucard and Richter Belmont’s Epic Battle Against the Vampire Messiah

January 14, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: January 16, 2025 on Netflix.

Season 2 synopsis: Now joined by the legendary Alucard, Richter Belmont and his band of vampire hunters are in a desperate race against time.

Erzsebet Báthory, the Vampire Messiah, who already seems invincible, seeks the full power of the goddess Sekhmet so she can plunge the world into endless darkness and terror.

Short Film Spotlight: Curiosa

January 13, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Overly curious Mary visits her boyfriend’s flat for the first time, only to discover it’s been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied explanation, she climbs into his head.

Written by Tessa Moult-Milewska and Matthew Dickie. Directed by Tessa Moult-Milewska.

Curiosa screened at festivals worldwide and won many awards, including the Austin Film Festival Jury Award for Best Animated Short and two Royal Television Society Awards (Best Postgraduate Animation, Best Sound).

Mixed Media Spotlight: Our Only Home

January 12, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A short chat with RJ Scaringe, founder and CEO of electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian, on climate change and a brighter future state.

Directed by Nicholas Maher.

‘The Lost Tiger’: Official Trailer, Release Date, Synopsis, Poster and Cast List for First Australian Animated Feature by an Indigenous Woman

January 11, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: February 27, 2025 (Australia).

Synopsis: Teo is a plucky young tiger and one of the last of his kind. Found abandoned and wearing a mysterious crystal necklace, he is adopted into a big, boisterous kangaroo family of travelling wrestlers.

After receiving visions from an unfamiliar land, Teo must suddenly embark on an epic quest to reconnect with his heritage and save his homeland from the clutches of destruction.

Written and directed by Chantelle Murray.

Short Film Spotlight: 27 by Flóra Anna Buda

January 10, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Intended for mature audiences.

Click here to watch the short film on YouTube, as it’s age-restricted.

Synopsis: Alice lives at her parents’ place at the age of 27 with no private life or a relationship. Her birthday night out ends in a bicycle accident and a short coma, making her realize it’s time to move out.

Written and directed by Flóra Anna Buda.

27 screened at festivals worldwide and won numerous awards, including Best Short at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival (2023) and a Palme d’Or for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival (2023).

‘Sakamoto Days’: Final Trailer, Release Date, Poster and English Voice Cast Revealed for Netflix Anime

January 9, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Release date: January 11, 2025 (Part 1) and July, 2025 (Part 2).

Synopsis: Follow the story of ex-hitman Taro Sakamoto as he bands with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins to ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family.

Sakamoto will face The Order from the Japanese Association of Assassins and a mysterious individual known as X who targets assassins.

Written by Taku Kishimoto.
Based on the manga by Yuto Suzuki.
Directed by Masaki Watanabe.
Character design by Yo Moriyama.
Music by Yuki Hayashi.

Short Film Spotlight: Persona

January 8, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Intended for mature audiences.

Click here to watch the short film on Vimeo, as we’re currently unable to embed the video.

Synopsis: The process of being encroached by the persona — a mask you wear in public, to protect yourself, that progressively substitutes your real personality.

A short film by Moon Sujin.

NFL Wild Card Game Live from Bikini Bottom: SpongeBob SquarePants, Sonic the Hedgehog and Dora the Explorer Team Up for Nickelodeon Broadcast

January 7, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star will provide live commentary for NFL Wild Card Game Live from Bikini Bottom on Nickelodeon as the Los Angeles Chargers face the Houston Texans on January 11 at 4:30 PM ET.

Joining the special broadcast are CBS Sports’ Nate Burleson and NFL Slimetime’s Dylan Schefter, alongside Sandy Cheeks, Dora the Explorer, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Sonic the Hedgehog and more.

Special effects and features include:
– A slime-shooting submarine blimp
– Pizza-tossing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
– PAW Patrol-themed “SkyeCam”
– End zone clam cannons firing slime and Krabby Patties
– A Henry Danger: The Movie sneak peek at halftime

If you miss the live matchup, tune in to Nickelodeon on January 15 at 8 PM ET/PT for Bikini Bottom Breakdown: NFL Wild Card to relive the best moments.

Short Film Spotlight: Daffy Duck in ‘Duck Amuck’ (1953)

January 6, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.

Directed by Chuck Jones.
Written by Michael Maltese.
Starring Mel Blanc.
Music by Carl Stalling.
Animated by Ken Harris, Ben Washam and Lloyd Vaughan.

Short Film Spotlight: Bugs Bunny in ‘Frigid Hare’ (1949)

January 5, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Bugs rescues a penguin from an Inuit hunter at the South Pole and becomes obligated to it beyond his wildest dreams.

Directed by Chuck Jones.
Written by Michael Maltese.
Starring Mel Blanc.
Produced by Edward Selzer.
Music by Carl Stalling.
Animated by Phil Monroe, Ben Washam, Lloyd Vaughan and Ken Harris.

Short Film Spotlight: Tom and Jerry in ‘The Cat Concerto’ (1947)

January 4, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Tom fights off Jerry as he tries to disrupt his concert without missing a note on his piano.

The Cat Concerto won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

Directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna.
Produced by Fred Quimby.
Music by Scott Bradley.
Animated by Kenneth Muse, Ed Barge, Irven Spence and Don Patterson.

Short Film Spotlight: Spring Roll Dream

January 3, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: A Vietnamese single mother in America must confront her past and cultural identity when her father’s visit stirs old memories with a traditional meal.

Directed by Mai Vu, winner of the Lights on Women Award at the Cannes Film Festival (2022).

Short Film Spotlight: The Waiting

January 2, 2025 / The Animation Blog / 0 Comments

Synopsis: Karen Lips is a researcher who lived for several years in a tiny little shack in Costa Rica to observe frogs. When she left the cloud forest for a short time and returned, the frogs were gone. All of them.

Karen set out to find them and encountered a horrible truth. Mysterious deaths occur all over the planet and have a similar pattern. Why have so many species vanished? And what does it all have to do with us?

Directed by Volker Schlecht. Written by Max Moench and Alexander Lahl.

The Waiting had its world premiere at the prestigious Berlinale Shorts Competition (2023). It won numerous awards, including Best Documentary Short Film at the Hamptons Film Festival and a Grand Jury Prize at the Seattle International Film Festival.

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