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

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

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

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.

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

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

The French feature film A Monster in Paris is in reality a paean to Paris, but not to its citizens.

Benjamin Renner presents his César-nominated, La queue de la souris (A Mouse Tale). Watch the film.

Elpida Panourgia looks for the meaning of companion in her film, The Teammate. Watch the film.

 A new Mexican film depicts historical events through the eyes of a child.

 Bastiaan Schravendeel and Polder Animation present a film where narrative inventiveness matches visual charm: Now you know it anyway.

Sometimes visual deficiencies become a challenge for animators. Read the info about and watch the  Astigmatismofilm, now Annecy-selected.

Blik by  Bastiaan Schravendeel from Polderanimation, Netherlands presents a moving love-story between a young boy and his older girl next door. Watch the film.