The Animated Encounters (part of the Encounters Short Festival, Bristol) announces an impressive array of talents for its 2012 edition.

Beakus Studio in London creates a short, torch relay film about the London Olympics - but the main player here is a vermin.

Diving straight into the world of experimental animation terrain, the short film Why can't you just see me by Eleni Tomadaki unfolds the riddle of invisibility as a decadent flower.

The stereoscopic version of Monsters, Inc has now been released.

The UK director Dave Prosser attended Seoul's International Animation Festival and made a short film called Mountain. Watch the film.

Watch an inventive, and brain-worthy little film: Je m' appelle Nathan (My name is Nathan) by Benoit Berthe.

The UK graduate Julia Pott presents a  tender (but with thick strokes) short film about ageing and leaving things behind. Watch Belly.

UK victory in the 2012 Anima Mundi festival. 2 British films win two of the main festival prizes.

Masayuki Kozima's The Tibetan Dog gets its release in French theaters in September 2012.