SpongeBob celebrates the holiday in the first full-length stop-motion animated special “It’s A SpongeBob Christmas!” premiering December 5.

Walt Dis­ney Stu­dios’ Tim Burton-directed black and white stop-motion feature, “Franken­wee­nie,” is named the Best Ani­mated Film of 2012 by the New York Film Crit­ics Cir­cle.

Ray Harryhausen, The Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation, and Animationtoolkit.com launch Armacreature, a high-quality armature making kit for the animation marketplace.

August Trollbäck, son of Trollbäck + Company (T+Co) Executive Creative Director Jakob Trollbäck, wows TEDYouth attendees with his :30 animated opening.

Disney and Tim Burton announce the release of "Frankenweenie" on disc January 8, 2012.

Aardman Animations partners with BBDO Proximity to create a stunning new ad for Urbanara.

From the makers of “Coraline” comes the 3D stop-motion comedy thriller “Paranorman,” available November 27, 2012 on Blu-ray 3D Combo Pack with Ultraviolet, Blu-Ray Combo Pack with Ultraviolet, DVD and digital copy from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Imira Entertainment adds the classic clay-animated series “Koki” to its growing third-party slate.

Bent Image Lab produces “Jingle and Bell’s Christmas Star,” the sequel to the critically acclaimed stop-motion Christmas Special “Jingle All the Way,” for the Hallmark Channel.

“Moral Orel” special “Beforel Orel” is set to premiere on Adult Swim on Monday, November 19.