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e} A retrospective of Theodore Ushev at Clermont- Ferrand short film festival.

 The 2nd Be there! The Corfu Animation Festival (Greece) has announced the selection results for its competitive section, featuring notable names in the lineup.

The 2012 edition of Cartoon Movie, the European forum for pitching animated projects, has now revealed its line-up.

 The Italian satirist animator and director Bruno Bozzetto announces his first full-length picture in 36 years.

2 Canadian films, a Pixar short, an independent US film, and a chicken compete for the Academy Award for the best short animated film.

2 Canadian films, a Pixar short, an independent US film, and a chicken compete for the Academy Award for the best short animated film.

Surprises in the Academy Award nomination for the best animated feature film to compete at the 2012 Oscars®.

The Finnish visual artist Riita Nelimarkka & Claude Louis Michel offer an adaptation of an old folk tale in feature length format. Read the review.

Animation at Sundance: 38-39º by Kangmin Kin film still

A stop-motion short film by the South Korean Kangmin Kin features at the Sundance Film Festival.

The Anima 2012 festival in Brussels presents its selection of feature-length animated films.

 

11 feature films figure in the official competition section. The Czech existential thriller Alois Nebel [review], the Spanish drama Wrinkles (Arrugas) [review],  but also the Singapore manga-themed Tatsumi figure in the programme.

  • Aloïs Nebel, Tomas Lunak (CZ)
  • Arrugas, Ignacio Ferreras (E)
  • Emilie Jolie, Francis Nielsen, Philippe Chatel (F)
  • La Colline aux coquelicots, (From up on Poppy Hill), Goro Miyasaki (J)
  • Colorful, Keiichi Hara (J)
  • George the Hedgehog, Wojtek Wawszczyk (PL)
  • Green Days - Dinosaur and I, Jae-hoon An, Hye-jin Han (ROK)
  • JIB / The House, Mi Sun Park, Eun Young Park, Joo Young Ban, Jae Ho Lee, Hyun Jin Lee (ROK)
  • Orla de Kikkerslikker, Peter Dodd (DK)
  • Tatsumi, Eric Khoo (SGP)
  • The Tibetan Dog, Masayuki Kojima (Chine-PRR)
The Panorama section includes 4 films:
 
  • Midori Ko, Keita Kurosaka (J)
  • Olentzero, Gorka Vázquez (E)
  • One Piece: Strong World, Munehisa Sakai (J)
  • Taevalaul/Sky Song, Mati Kütt (EST)
The Anima festival takes place from 17 to 26 February 2012 and is esteemed as one of the most important animation festivals in Europe. Visit their official page
Copying is not theft - by Nina Paley cartoon visual

 In the light of the recent SOPA - PIPA incentives regarding illegal downloading, watch Nina Paley's Copying is not theft.

The 11th Anifest in Teplice presents a tribute to Jiri Trnka and the magic of puppet animation.

The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences announced more flexible opportunities regarding screening of nominated shorts to its members.

The Portuguese animator and multiple acclaimed for her Tragic History with a Happy Ending, Regina Pessoa, presents her new work, Kali the Little Vampire. View the first stills and watch the trailer.

Birdboy animation film still

Pedro Rivera & Alberto Vásquez present an unusual tale of a boy who could survive human suffering. Watch the film.

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