Animation World Network

Animation World Network (often just "AWN") is an online publishing group that specializes in resources for animators, with an extensive website offering news, articles and links for professional animators and animation fans.^[1][2][3]

Animation World Network

Type of site	News, animation
Owner	Ron Diamond and Dan Sarto
Created by	Ron Diamond and Dan Sarto
URL	awn.com
Commercial	No
Registration	Not Available
Launched	April 1, 1996
Current status	Active

Content

Specifically, AWN covers animator profiles, independent film distribution, major animation studio activities, licensing, CGI and other animation technologies, as well as current events in all fields of animation.

AWN also publishes print magazines. The magazines are Animation World,^[4] dedicated to animation in general, and VFX World,^[5] which focuses on special effects and computer-generated imagery.

History

Co-owner Ron Diamond at WonderCon 2022

In 1995, Ron Diamond partnered with Dan Sarto and founded the Animation World Network. A year after Toy Story debuted, Sarto and Diamond produced their first issue. "Back then there weren't many people publishing on the Internet, but we decided to go online and bypass print altogether; not just for cost reasons but because animators are always ahead of the curve when it comes to exploring new technologies," Diamond said.^[6]

See also

• Cartoon Brew
• Animation Magazine
• History of animation