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The Japanese Oscar-nominated animator is the latest in a series of indie artists to design the poster of the ASIFA-established International Animation Day.

The 5 finalists for  the Cartoon D'Or award (Best European short animated film) have been announced.

Watch the awarded stop-motion Greek comedy drama, My Stuffed Granny, and read what its director,  Effie Pappa, has to say about the film.

Fantoche Festival 2014

The 2014 Fantoche (Baden, Switzerland) fest has announced its selection line-up.

Review the animation winners of the 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival.

271 artists were invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In the animation department, though, this invitation favors predominantly the established US animation studios.

All winners of the Slovak animation fest, Fest Anča.

A 50s-inspired comedy short on the danger of packages. Watch Mysterious Package by Joey Trimmer.

Japan Image Council is launching the International Invitation Program for Animation Artists for 2015, "Animation Artist in Residence".

A new Brazilian animation feature talks about love, civilization and the need for cultural identity in a disaster setting. Review for the adventure satire Until Sbornia Do Us Part.

A story of personal and political fight is the premiere feature animation project by acclaimed Franco-Armenian director Serge Avédikian. Learn more about the Last Round in Istanbul.

 The French city of Toulouse will host the 25th edition of Cartoon Forum, the co-production platform for European animation series that will present 80 new projects from across Europe from 23-26 September.

The Bristol fest celebrates its 20 years of existence with a new festival director and a new theme to move forward into the cinematic future.

The Brazilian feature Boy and the World won the Annecy prize for best feature film, while the Korean short Man on a Chair won the Cristal for best short film. All the winners of the French animation festival.

The US independent distributor GKIDS has acquired North American rights for the documentary.

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