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  "id": 16086402,
  "title": "Brad Bird to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2026 Infinity Festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/brad-bird-to-receive-lifetime-achievement-award-at-2026-infinity",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:06:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/infinity-festival-2026-brad-bird-travis-knight-tangles/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Infinity Festival has announced its lineup for the upcoming ninth edition, set to take place from November 12-15 at the Audrey Irmas Pavilion in Los Angeles. Among the notable speakers is Brad Bird, the acclaimed filmmaker behind \"The Incredibles,\" \"Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,\" and \"Tomorrowland.\" Bird will receive the Infinity Festival's Lifetime Achievement Award during the Monolith Awards ceremony, which will be co-hosted by Paul Debevec and Tia Carrere. Additionally, Travis Knight, president and CEO of Laika, will be honored with the Monolith Award for Visionary Storytelling for his work on the upcoming stop-motion animated feature \"Wildwood.\" Other high-profile attendees include Laika President and CEO Travis Knight, DEVO co-founder and composer Mark Mothersbaugh, and acclaimed composer Seth Rogen. The festival will also feature a Q&A session with the creative team behind the animated film \"Tangles,\" which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.",
  "summary": "The lineup also includes a screening and discussion of “Tangles” and an appearance by Laika head (and “Wildwood” director) Travis Knight The post Brad Bird to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2026 Infinity Festival appeared first on TheWrap .",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Seth Rogen and Brad Bird Lead 2026 Infinity Festival Lineup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/seth-rogen-and-brad-bird-lead-2026-infinity-festival-lineup",
        "published": "2026-10-22T17:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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