Schools

Profiles and program launches from colleges, universities, certificate programs and other animation training providers.

Sony Pictures Animation, Imageworks & Yellowbrick Launch Free ‘This Is Animation’ Online Course

Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks, the studios behind hit animated films and series including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Hotel Transylvania, have...

Mercedes Milligan - May 29, 2025

Creative Talent Network Foundation Announces Scholarship Recipients for 2025

Creative Talent Network Foundation (ctnfoundation.org) — the education, scholarship, mentorship and resource branch of the Creative Talent Network (CTN) — announced the recipients of...

Mercedes Milligan - May 16, 2025

Vancouver Animation School to Grant 50% Scholarships for LatAm Digital Arts Students

Vancouver Animation School (VANAS), the largest educational institution of its kind in Canada, is granting more than 80 scholarships to Latin American residents. Those interested...

Mercedes Milligan - May 9, 2025

Teens Create Animated Eco Feature Inspired by ‘Wizard of Oz’

Educational animation company Wonder Media is working with students and teachers from 17 different Pittsburgh-area school districts to create a new conservation-focused feature film...

Mercedes Milligan - April 16, 2025

Aardman Partners with BAFTA to Support Animation’s Future Stars

Today, multi-award-winning independent U.K. animation studio Aardman and BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, have announced a yearlong partnership with the...

Mercedes Milligan - April 15, 2025

To Life Draw or Not to Life Draw, That Is an Animator’s Question

‘In my 50 years as a professional, of the hundreds of artists I have encountered, only two were Mozarts — gifted from the cradle. All...

Tom Sito - March 28, 2025

WIA Awards 55 Emerging Creatives with 2024-2025 Scholarships

Today, WIA announced the 55 global recipients — the largest group of award recipients to date — of the WIA Scholarship fund. The WIA...

Mercedes Milligan - March 27, 2025

Ringling College launches New Author/Illustrator Certificate

Florida's Ringling College of Art and Design, home to one of the nation's top-ranked animation programs, has launched an Author/Illustrator Undergraduate Certificate program. The...

Mercedes Milligan - March 26, 2025

Educating Artists about AI in Animation

How five higher education courses in different universities are teaching students about new applications of artificial intelligence in their fields. Every week now, we hear...

Ellen Wolff - March 6, 2025

CTN Foundation Details Most Expansive Slate of Animation Scholarships Yet

The Creative Talent Network (CTN) and Creative Talent Network Foundation (CTNF) have unveiled the details and submission requirements for their animation and visual storytelling...

Mercedes Milligan - March 4, 2025

CTN Launches International Student Exchange Program for Animation

The global community of CTN (Creative Talent Network) and its’ newly formed Foundation (Creative Talent Network Foundation) are launching an exciting new offering, the...

Animation Magazine - November 13, 2024

‘Kiri and Lou’ Feature Film Production Kicks Off at U. of Canterbury in New Zealand

An alliance between Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) and global animation production company Stretchy is offering an exciting opportunity...

Mercedes Milligan - October 25, 2024