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

The creepy film The Renter won the grand prize at the 35th Cinanima Festival. See the full award list.

The French animator Jean-François Laguionie returns with his fourth feature film, Le Tableau. Watch the trailer.

4 European studios from France, Luxembourg, Italy, and Belgium bring forward a new animated version of the classic Pinocchio story (and no lie in this story).

A Jiri Barta workshop, a premiere of Chico and Rita, and competitive sections for both shorts and feature films are the strong highlights of the 35th Cinanima festival in Espinho.

Ireland will be in the spotlight of the 52nd Annecy Animation Festival.

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

The spring animation festival in Corfu (Greece), Be there! has announced a new feature, a competitive section, and set its 29 March-1 April dates

The Estonian short Body Memory (Ülo Pikkov) was the winner of the 6th Anim'est (Bucharest,Romania), while  Ugly Duckling (Garri Bardin, Russia) took the top prize in feature films.