Animation: Awards & Prizes

The Spanish film Wrinkles (Arrugas) has secured 11 nominations (including one for the best animated film) in the 2012 Goya awards.

45 qualified short animated films were screened yesterday in a special screening to choose the eventual nominees for the Academy Award 2012.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (a.k.a. Oscars) announced its 3 finalists for the student Oscars in the animation category.

The Spanish musical melodrama Chico and Rita wins the Animated Feature Film from the European Academy.

Joann Sfar's The Rabbi's Cat, A Cat in Paris, and the Cuban romance Chico and Rita are the 3 contenders for the European Film Award in the category of Best Animation.

Variety reports that Disney is withdrawing from the prestigious Annie Awards.