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MONSTRA 2015 is launching call for submissions.
She's been one of the pioneers of the free culture movement, and a great indie animator as well. US animator Nina Paley talks to Zippy Frames on her upcoming journey to Animasyros festival, Greece.
Legendary Animator Bill Plympton will be the "Special Guest Animator" at Dublin Animation Film Festival.
Noam Chomsky talks to Michel Gondry (in animation).
The French Les Films de l'Arlequin animation company, the British Blue Zoo and CANAL+ are among the nominees in the upcoming Cartoon Forum, Toulouse.
The Swiss festival Press release gave its top prize to a UK film.
Tom McGrath, the director of Madagascar series, the legendary Disney animator Glen Keane, and a presentation of Disney's Big Hero 6 are only some of the highlights of the Italian VIEW Conference.
Laika's The Boxtrolls now has two featurettes, "The Nature of Creation" and "Meet the Characters". Watch them both below.
The Japanese Oscar-winning filmmaker will receive an Honorary Award by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in November.
Tomm Moore's feature animation Song of the Seawill open in IFC Center, New York and will expand in L.A. and major US cities during the holiday period. Watch the US trailer.
The Oscar-nominated Czech animator is an official guest of the Greek animation fest.

Reza Riahi reminds us of the grown-up business that the little ones are not supposed to know -but they do. Watch Allo...Chloé ?
The new LAIKA feature will premiere at the the Swiss festival of Fantoche, and an animation and multimedia tribute is under way.