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August Animation Planner
6Follow the kinkajou capers of Sony Pictures Animation’s debut musical Vivo on Netflix today!
9SIGGRAPH 2021 delivers five days of virtual programming, with can’t-miss sessions, livestream events and screenings. [siggraph2021. eventive.org]
Migrants
10 Fathom Events and Eleven Arts bring
Shirobako: The Movie to U.S. theaters today — an anime about making anime, kakkoii desu ne? The presenter is also bringing
Coraline and Lupin III: The First back to cinemas this month. 12 Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild joins Netflix’s lineup of videogame-inspired anime today.
Trekkies will want to tune in to Paramount+ for the S2 premiere of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
13 Amazon
Prime Video becomes the exclusive streaming home of Hideaki Anno’s Evangelion:3.0+1.01 Thrice
Upon a Time (and the three previous films) in 240+ territories today.
RSVP to Auradon’s biggest social event of the season: The animated Descendants: The Royal Wedding special, on Disney Channel.
11 The Marvel Universe goes wild in
What If…?, the super new animated series on
Disney+.
Hungary’s Kecskemét Animation Film
Festival celebrates its 15th edition with five days of fantastic features and shorts from around the world. [2021.kaff.hu]
Marona’s Fantastic Tale Face Recognition
18 Fresh animation is on tap at the four-day Animist Tallinn, including the home country premiere of Face Recognition by
Estonia’s Martinus Klemet. [animistfestival. eu] 20 Grab your pup-corn and get ready for PAW
Patrol: The
Movie, bringing Chase and the pack to cinemas and Paramount+. In the mood for a more arthouse experience? Dash Shaw’s Cryptozoo delivers on the big screen with Magnolia Pictures. If you’d rather stay at home, Nickelodeon’s
The Loud House
Movie embarks on an awesome summer adventure on Netflix today.
23 Return to Andrzej Sapkowski’s dark fantasy world in the new Netflix Anime Film The
Witcher: Nightmare of the
Wolf.
24 Get in on the ground floor of the next big toon franchise or discover new opportunities for your IP at Licensing Expo, taking place online for three days. [licensingexpo.com]
25 After the intro of its Pro Festival this summer, Finland’s charming Turku Photography Photo: Paavo Pykäläinen
Animated Film
Festival returns to in-person form for five days in the nation’s oldest city. [taff.fi]
26 It’s mom-and-pop spy espionage vs. soulless big box intelligence in Archer Season 12, debuting on FXX and Hulu today and featuring the late, great Jessica Walter. ◆
