The following is a compact version of Zippy Frames' coverage of the Cartoon d'Or, supplemented by information from CARTOON and related sources to place the award in its broader European context.

 The Oscar-nominated stop-motion film Head Over Heels, by Tim Reckart, is now online.

The NFB film Le grand ailleurs et le petit ici by Michèle Lemieux won the Grand Prix at the Cinanima festival in Espinho, Portugal. See all the winners.

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