Happy New Year! We start off '09 with our VFX Sneaks: a glimpse of the top 10 movies that we can't wait to watch and cover.

Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz.

Change is something we are never spared from. So for the New Year, these animated shorts embrace change as a part of life.

This week in AWN's Forums, a post about how the economy has hit the animation industry has been started. Any recommendations for a school for hand-drawn animation? Have a good supplier for animation materials in Germany? A member is looking for one. A member is looking for resources to build a budget for a feature animation project. A beginner wants to know what software members use and why they like it or not.

As well as, tools for teaching animation, the business of animation and, as always, brand-new stuff to check out in show and tell!

As we say goodbye to 2008 by covering the year-end releases, BEDTIME STORIES, THE SPIRIT, VALKYRIE and THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON (on New Year's Day, actually), it suddenly occurs to me that VFXWORLD went online five years ago.

This week in AWN's Forums, a member is looking for freelance animators in Chennai or Bangalore. Another member is looking for animated children's series to be licensed to China. Moderator Larry Lauria's online Christmas animation festival keeps growing. A high school student looking at a career in 2D animation is looking for some guidance.

As well as, tools for teaching animation, the business of animation and, as always, brand-new stuff to check out in show and tell!

Tired of the cold yet? Think warm temperatures with this dreaming of spring and summer playlist.

Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's Animation Trivia Quiz.

VFXWorld picks its top 10 favorite vfx movies in a year-end review.

This week in AWN's Forums, animators working through Christmas are wishing holiday greetings to each other. A member has written two scripts for any interested producers or studios to take a look at. Know what Los Angeles-based studios are hiring interns? A recent grad is looking for entry-level work. The discussion on transitioning After Effects to Final Cut Pro continues, as does the discussion on how to effectively create thick outlines in Flash.