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?

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.

Be there! Corfu Animation Festival (Greece) welcomes submissions for its 3rd edition.

Anu Laura Tuttelberg presents a stop-motion film about flies and birds, which is as eerie as it sounds. Watch Fly Mill.

The Japanese director and animator Keiichi Sato presents a rather dark new anime, Asura. Watch the trailer.

Polish victory at the 5th edition of Fest Anča, in Žilina Slovakia.