3 feature films and 2 shorts were selected for The French Academy of Arts and Techniques of Cinema to compete for the César awards 2014. See the nominees.

Questions on the value of civilization. Watch the suggestive (and even nostalgic) Washed Ashore by Jonas Ott.

Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival 2014 is launching call for submissions.

A powerful animation documentary by Jonas Odell on a case of terrorism in the West Germany of the 70s. Watch Tussilago.

Jacques-Remy Girerd, director of the upcoming ecological French feature Aunt Hilda! talks about animation and ecology -and admits that drawing Aunt Hilda gave him a headache.

 3 US features, one European and a Japanese entry in the Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature. Mickey Mouse goes for an Academy Award in the short animation category.

Dramatic and otherwordly: Substance by Utrecht School of the Arts students.

The Academy is now accepting applications for its 2014 Student Academy Awards competition.

The Program in Experimental Animation in the School of Film/Video at CalArts seeks applicants for a full time stop motion faculty position.