US independent animator Bill Plympton has his own, irreverent way to celebrate the Christmas period. Watch The Sad Village.

A free-falling 2D/hand-drawn music video by Lucinda Schreiber.

Charming and gravity-free: watch My Mum is an Airplane.

A beautifully escapist video for Coldplay's Ink. Watch below.

Oscar-hopeful animation short Sausage by UK animator Robert Grieves goes online.

Animation dives into water. Watch the musical Waterwalls by Francesca Macciò & Francesca Quatraro.

Highly effective animated film on an animated species rarely seen. Watch Pinchaque, the Colombian Tapir by Caroline Attia.

Loneliness becomes better when animated and musically embedded.

Reza Riahi reminds us of the grown-up business that the little ones are not supposed to know -but they do. Watch Allo...Chloé ?

Welcome to the Netherworld, where the Devil has fun and nerves at the same time. Watch The Nether Regions.

French students Brice Jolbit, Laurent Labeyrie, and Amandine Durand give us economic advice on how to survive the crisis. Watch their hilarious short.

A 50s-inspired comedy short on the danger of packages. Watch Mysterious Package by Joey Trimmer.