The prolific and creative author of Discworld series, Terry Pratchett, is involved in the current Irish project produced by The Animation Hub, The Duel.

America explores its own past. Wolf Dog Tales is a new short, which uses sand animation technique to talk about universal things.

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

The renowned 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) announces 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 world 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 the Annecy festival 2013.

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