Tram by the Czech auteur Michaela Pavlatova and the Roman-Polish film Crulic won the major awards at the 2012 Annecy Film Festival.

 A new Mexican film depicts historical events through the eyes of a child.

The independent US distributor GKids is ready to release the English-dubbed version of the Studio Ghibli film, From Up on Poppy Hill, in March 2013.

 Bastiaan Schravendeel and Polder Animation present a film where narrative inventiveness matches visual charm: Now you know it anyway.

Graphic artist and screenwriter for the Goya-awarded Wrinkles Paco Roca is set to direct an animated feature: Memoirs of a Man in Pyjamas.

Sometimes visual deficiencies become a challenges for animators. Read the info about and watch the  Astigmatismofilm, now Annecy-selected.

Fest Anča in Slovakia celebrates its 2012 edition with a national premiere of the Romanian-Polish docu-drama Crulic.

Oh, Willy by Emma De Swaef and Marc James won the Grand Prix at Animafest, Zagreb. See the full list of the awards.

 A European workshop, Cartoon Digital: transmedia in animation and interactive entertainment is organised from 19-22 June in Viborg, Denmark.

Blik by  Bastiaan Schravendeel from Polderanimation, Netherlands presents a moving love-story between a young boy and his older girl next door. Watch the film.

The 40th anniversary edition of the World Festival of Animated Film Animafest Zagreb has published its proramme (29 May-3 June).

 The Anima Mundi festival in Brazil revealed its 2012 film selection.

The Tumo Center for Creative Technologies in Armenia seeks 4 specialists.

Didier Brunner, the producer behind the original Triplets of Belleville has ignited a discussion about a prequel to the Oscar-nominated film.

The French animation studio Les films de l' Arlequin offers a unique color palette along with original stories in its animated films. See some of its projects-in-development.