Animation & Co-Production: Cartoon Forum in Toulouse named 2026 Tributes winners: BBC took Broadcaster of the Year, France’s Folivari International and Bobby Prod won Investor/Distributor and Producer of the Year, and Gao Shan Pictures received the new Ecoprod-Cartoon Tribute—another signal of where European animated series funding is heading. Creole Culture on Tour: “Flamboyants!” links Reunion Island Creole identity with New Orleans and Puerto Rico, with writer-director-actor Florient Jousse (from Reunion) and Big Chief Juan Pardo; the show is touring the U.S., including performances in Louisiana. Energy Governance: La gobernadora Jenniffer Aydin González Colón will attend the Southern States Energy Board’s 66th annual meeting in Biloxi to discuss how southern states and territories meet rising energy needs with reliable, affordable power. Agriculture & Machinery: A report highlights homegrown sugarcane harvester success in China, showing how local equipment makers are redesigning for domestic farming conditions and expanding overseas. Regional Policy (Agriculture): Cuba’s Díaz-Canel met agro sector representatives to push faster, coherent implementation of economic and social transformations aimed at boosting food production and improving purchasing power.