Animation Is Film

WILDWOOD, presented in partnership with LAIKA at the David Geffen Theater, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
Director Travis Knight in conversation with Peter Debruge, film critic and SXSW Film & TV Festival Director.
Joel Crawford, FORGOTTEN ISLAND; Louis Clichy, IRON BOY; Fawn Veerasunthorn, HEXED; Travis Knight, WILDWOOD; Phuong Mai Nguyen, IN WAVES; Bill Hader, THE CAT IN THE HAT; and Leah Nelson, TANGLES, with moderator Scott Roxborough, at THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’S ANIMATION ROUNDTABLE.
Q&A with KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE creator Dana Terrace and AIF director Matt Kaszanek.
Morgana Ignis, Global Brand Manager at Glitch Productions; Dana Terrace, Creator of KNIGHTS OF GUINEVERE; and Eden Riegel, voice of Guinevere.
UTA agents Strawn Dixon and Jason Burns with AIF Director Matt Kaszanek, ahead of their INSIDE ANIMATION: THE TALENT, TRENDS & OPPORTUNITIES SHAPING THE INDUSTRY panel.
Julie Ann Crommett, WIA Vice President, with Marge Dean, outgoing WIA President, and Jinko Gotoh, incoming WIA President.
Tomm Moore, Paul Young and Nora Twomey, founders of Cartoon Saloon, ahead of THE ART OF CARTOON SALOON: 25 YEARS and WOLFWALKERS screening and panel discussion.
Director Masanao Kawajiri captures the crowd at the West Coast Premiere of CHERRY AND VIRGIN.
Writer Sarah Leavitt and director Leah Nelson at the LA Premiere of TANGLES, recipient of the AIF Grand Jury Prize.
AVATAR AANG: THE LAST AIRBENDER producers Michael Dante DiMartino and Latifa Ouaou, director Lauren Montgomery, and composer Jeremy Zuckerman.
Matt Braly, creator of CLARA AND THE BELOW, offering a Work-in-Progress look at the series in development.
Animation heads Michael Franceschi and Louis Jones after sharing their behind-the-scenes look at HEXED.
Director Louis Clichy and his son Gary Clichy, lead voice actor in IRON BOY, recipient of the Fumi Kitahara Special Jury Prize and Audience Award.
Production designer Matthieu Saghezchi and director Marco Nguyen at the West Coast premiere of JIM QUEEN.
Directors Ervin Han and Raúl García at the US Premiere of THE VIOLINIST.
Filmmakers at the Student Showcase.
Filmmakers representing New Voices in Animation, presented in partnership with Asians in Animation, the BRIC Foundation, LatinX in Animation, Legends Animated, Silver Lake Shorts, and the Titmouse Foundation.
Mickaël Marin, CEO of CITIA; Jinko Gotoh, 2026 AIF Features Jury member; Eric Beckman, founder of GKIDS and Animation Is Film; and Annecy International Animation Film Festival Artistic Director Marcel Jean.