A current wave of animated features, especially in Europe, explores neglected sides of the political in animated form.

Katerina Athanassopoulou was one of the 16 artists s16 selected to design the MSU media facade at Animafest, Zagreb. Watch her work, Triptych I.

The Oscar-winning Canadian animator and director Richard Williams will be honored at the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

THE BAFTA-awarded film, The Making of Longbird by Will Anderson, is now online. Watch the film.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its invitation to 276 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.

The Salma Hayek-produced animated feature "The Prophet," based on Kahlil Gibran's book, has been picked up for distribution by the Italian company Good Films.

Cartoon Connection Canada will be held in the autumn of 2013.

Mikey Please wins the Best British Animated Short award with the stop-motion Marilyn Myller at the 2013 Edinburgh International Film Festival.

The US/Canadian Chris Landreth wins the Cristal D' Annecy (best short film), and Luiz Bolognesi with a Brazilian story of love and fury gets the award for best feature film at Annecy.  See all the winners of the 2013 festival.