Τhe roundish, hippopotamus-like characters of Tove Jansson now become a feature animated film by Hanna Hemila and Xavier Picard. Watch the trailer.

The 24th World Festival of Animated Film (short edition) relocates from Russia to China, featuring a tribute to puppet animation. Discover more about the celebrated festival and its 2014 edition.

The award-winning film by Nassos Vakalis, Dinner for Few, is now available to watch online. Read our interview with the Emmy-awarded US/Greek animator.

The hybrid film of live-action and animation by Daisy Jacbos won the third prize at  Cinéfondation Selection of 2014 Cannes fest.

And Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata will receive a Special festival prize for his work.

Desire and sacrifice: The existential need for a seed ball, as caricatured in the warm Robin short. Watch the film.

When the writer's block becomes imprisoned. Watch the inventive Writer's Block by Tom Gran and Martin Wooley.

Family films are not the exclusive territory of US studios. Watch the teaser for the new Dutch film, Trippel Trappel.

Paul Wells will give a keynote lecture in the one-day academic symposium held at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2014 (24 April). See the complete programme.

Jules Verne adapted into a Greek animated feature. Review for Angelos Spartalis' collage animation film, From the Earth to the Moon.

The Argentinian Juan José Campanella and the French Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar shared awards at the 2014 New York International Children's Film Festival. View all the winners.

The premiere European pitching forum for TV animation projects, Cartoon Forum, facilitates its submission procedure for its next Toulouse edition. See the changes made.

Lewis Carroll and Hieronymus Bosch meet animation: The Boy Within,a new short film by Damien Stein, now hasits own crowdsourcing campaign.

Without being passionate enough, it is militant, beautiful and engrossing.  The film by Luiz Bolognesi, Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury.

The results for the short films, TV films, commissioned and graduation films for the 2014 Annecy film festival have been announced.