The race for the best European animated film has started.  The European association Cartoon unveiled its 5 nominated films for the coveted Cartoon D' Or.

The Japanese director and animator Keiichi Sato presents a rather dark new anime, Asura. Watch the trailer.

UK animators could benefit from the Paintings in Hospitals scheme. The deadline is approaching soon.

Be there! Corfu Animation Festival (Greece) welcomes submissions for its 3rd edition.

Polish victory at the 5th edition of Fest Anča, in Žilina Slovakia.

Benjamin Renner presents his César-nominated, La queue de la souris (A Mouse Tale). Watch the film.

Anu Laura Tuttelberg presents a stop-motion film about flies and birds, which is as eerie as it sounds. Watch Fly Mill.

Damian Anca's documentary animation Crulic: The Path to Beyond is the sole animated film to compete for the European Parliament LUX Prize.

Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival (Bristol, UK) is now accepting applications for a new professional development training course aimed at producers and animators in September.