The Croatian animated film Why Elephants by Marko Mestrovic screens at the celebrated Locarno Film Festival.

The renown Swiss animator Georges Schwizgebel premieres his newest short film, Chemin Faisant, at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival.

Watch the new short film by Theodore Ushev, Nightingales in December.

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

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

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

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

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

Diving straight into the 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.

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

7 directors tell a romantic death story between a skeleton, a woman and a dog. Watch  Le fantôme de l'apéro.

Daniel Sousa is an artist who is not afraid to delve into fantasies and fables to present his animated vision of the world. Feral has been selected to compete at Annecy festival 2013.

Cornelius Joksch presents a short story about disappearance and oblivion: Where are you?

The 9th edition of Animateka Festival in Ljubljana & Maribor, Slovenia accepts film submissions.

The race for the best European animated film has started.  The European association Cartoon unveiled its 5 nominated films for the coveted Cartoon D' Or.