Hiroyuki Okiura’s second directorial effort, "A LETTER TO MOMO," won the Best Feature Film Prize at the 11th AniFest (FFF 2012), held in Teplice, Czech Republic from April 26 to May 1, 2012.

The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has added to its track record of innovation in interactive productions with Webby Awards for “BLA BLA” and “God’s Lake Narrows.”

Pinterest, Google+ and Spotify will each be presented with their first Webby Awards alongside special recognition honorees Instagram and Bjork at The 16th Annual Webby Awards on May 21, at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

On Sunday, April 29, ASIFA-East awarded the prizes for its 43nd annual Animation Festival.

Toei Animation has been nominated for Feature Film in Competition at the 2012 Annecy International Animated Film Festival for their dramatic new feature film, “Asura.”

The Canadian film, TV and digital media community came out in full force to join the Writers Guild of Canada in celebration of Canadian screenwriters at the 16th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards.

Five finalists, selected from 51 entries representing 29 countries, will advance in the Foreign Film category in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition.

Red Giant’s short film, “Plot Device,” has picked up a lot of traction with nominations for a Webby award and the Vimeo Festival + Awards.

The shortlist for the Animated Com Award, at the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film, has been announced.

The National Film Board of Canada received seven nominations for the 16th Annual Webby Awards.

The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences announced Spotify, HBO GO, 106 & Park, Google+, Funny or Die and Pinterest among its nominees for the 16th Annual Webby Awards

The Webby Awards announced that critically-acclaimed stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and voice actor Patton Oswalt will host The 16th Annual Webby Awards.

Winners for the Grand Prix prize at the Holland Animation Film Festival (HAFF) have been announced.

Animated films “Puss in Boots” and “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” were honored at Nickelodeon’s 25th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards live telecast on Saturday, March 31.

“Ingrid Pitt: Beyond the Forest,” animated by 11-year-old filmmaker and award-winning critic Perry Chen, received the award for Best Animation (age 8-13) at the 17th edition of the International Family Film Fest (IFFF).

The Phyllis Craig Scholarship Award Committee of Women in Animation International is still taking applications for the 2012 Scholarship Award.

The Danish Animation Society (ANIS), host of the Danish Animation Awards every year in conjunction with Odense International Film Festival (OFF), announced that its main award will be called “The Borge Ring Award.”

Gameforge, one of the world's leading online game providers, will be sponsoring the AppArtAward in the Game Art category of the ZKM | Centre for Art and Media Technology.

Telegael co-productions are set to be well represented at the Cartoons on the Bay Pulcinella Awards following the nomination of "Groove High" and the official selection of "Wild Grinders," "The Woodlies" and "My Phone Genie" in the TV Series for Kids and Live Action TV Series categories.

The extended deadline for the submission to the Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film Animated Fashion Award is Friday, March 23, 2012.