Infinity Festival Sets Ninth Edition Lineup With Brad Bird, Travis Knight
The Los Angeles animation festival runs November 12–15 and debuts the ASIFA-Showcase, with a screening of Bird's Netflix/Skydance feature Ray Gunn.
Infinity Festival has announced the initial lineup for its ninth edition, which runs November 12–15 at the Audrey Irmas Pavilion in Los Angeles, according to cartoonbrew.com. Brad Bird will receive the Monolith Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Mark Mothersbaugh, and the festival will screen Bird's Netflix/Skydance animated feature Ray Gunn.
Travis Knight, president and CEO of LAIKA, will receive the Monolith Award for Visionary Storytelling and discuss his stop-motion feature Wildwood. Mothersbaugh will also hold a fireside chat about art, music, technology and animation.
A screening of Tangles will be followed by a Q&A with Seth Rogen, Lauren Miller Rogen, Leah Nelson and Sarah Leavitt. The inaugural ASIFA-Showcase, presented with ASIFA-Hollywood, will hold a For Your Consideration event for studios and filmmakers and includes a panel for Tierney Corp's animated short Addicted to It with voice cast members Mel Brooks, Dixie D'Amelio and Andrew "King Bach" Bachelor.
A Visual Effects Society-hosted panel will feature visual effects supervisor Rob Legato. Participating companies include Apple TV, Cartoon Saloon, Crunchyroll, Disney/Pixar, IFC Films, LAIKA, Marvel Animation, Netflix Animation, Paramount+, Sony Pictures Animation, Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Animation and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. The Violinist was listed as a participant without clarification of its role.
More speakers and sessions will be announced in the coming weeks.
Quick answers
When is Infinity Festival 2026?
The ninth edition runs November 12–15 at the Audrey Irmas Pavilion in Los Angeles.
Who is receiving awards at Infinity Festival?
Brad Bird will receive the Monolith Lifetime Achievement Award, and Travis Knight will receive the Monolith Award for Visionary Storytelling.
What will be screened at Infinity Festival?
The lineup includes Brad Bird's Ray Gunn and Tangles, followed by a Q&A with Seth Rogen, Lauren Miller Rogen, Leah Nelson and Sarah Leavitt.