Our short, but important news items from the world of independent animation. Our first issue, 5 June 2017.

Support the UK independent (and brilliant) animation artist Bexie Bush in her online campaign and The Rumour Mill film.

The Spanish indie series satire Bendito Machine prepares its final episode and goes on Kickstarter.

The maximum amount of subsidies for a Slovak-minority TV project will be €300,000.

Aardman Animation and the Encounters Festival are among the UK agents who benefited from EU funding.

Preview for the Spanish feature films about a teenager adventure in a post-apocalyptic world, directed by Alberto Vázquez and Pedro Rivero.

Where environment and human culture are brought together. The new 2D short, Wade from the Ghost collective, is in production. Discover the film.

 The very interesting (sometimes impressive) debut or student projects from  Central and Eastern European Animation are now available for screening from VAF.

The Oscar-nominated Alê Abreu (Boy and the World) and Ruiz Bolognesi (Rio 2096) team up for a new animated feature production.