2 Canadian films, a Pixar short, an independent US film and a chicken compete for the Academy Award for the best short animated film.

2 Canadian films, a Pixar short, an independent US film and a chicken compete for the Academy Award for the best short animated film.

Surprises in the Academy Award nomination for  the best feature animated film to compete at the 2012 Oscars®.

A stop-motion short film by the South Korean Kangmin Kin features at the Sundance Film Festival.

The Anima 2012 festival in Brussells presents its selection of feature-length animated films.

11 feature films figure in the official competition section. The Czech existential thriller Alois Nebel [review], the Spanish drama Wrinkles (Arrugas) [review],  but also the Singapure manga-themed Tatsumi figure in the programme.

• Aloïs Nebel, Tomas Lunak (CZ)
• Arrugas, Ignacio Ferreras (E)
• Emilie Jolie, Francis Nielsen, Philippe Chatel (F)
• La Colline aux coquelicots, (From up on Poppy Hill), Goro Miyasaki (J)
• Colorful, Keiichi Hara (J)
• George the Hedgehog, Wojtek Wawszczyk (PL)
• Green Days - Dinosaur and I, Jae-hoon An, Hye-jin Han (ROK)
• JIB / The House, Mi Sun Park, Eun Young Park, Joo Young Ban, Jae Ho Lee, Hyun Jin Lee (ROK)
• Orla de Kikkerslikker, Peter Dodd (DK)
• Tatsumi, Eric Khoo (SGP)
• The Tibetan Dog, Masayuki Kojima (Chine-PRR)

 In the light of the recent SOPA - PIPA incentives regarding illegal downloading, watch Nina Paley's Copying is not theft.

The 11th Anifest in Teplice presents a tribute to Jiri Trnka and the magic of puppet animation.

The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences announced more flexible opportunities regarding screening of nominated shorts to its members.

The Portuguese animator and multiply acclaimed for her Tragic History with a Happy Ending, Regina Pessoa, presents her new work, Kali the Little Vampire. View the first stills and watch the trailer.