MoMA presents the U.S. premiere of the Quay Brothers' “The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka” with live piano accompaniment by Mikhail Rudy

The HuB highlights the grand opening of their new building on with an animated motion design, created by Ringling College Motion Design students, projected on the building's front façade.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment sets bi-coastal premieres of “Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2” at The Paley Center for Media in New York and Los Angeles.

Full Sail University to co-host “CG Extreme” with Grupo Seven, which is scheduled to take place at the acclaimed Citibank Hall in Rio de Janeiro on April 27 and 28, 2013.

The Sundance Institute announces eight animated shorts as part of the program of short films selected to screen at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, January 17-27 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.

The short film "Combustible," by Otomo Katsuhiro, wins the Grand Prize for animation at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival.

Design-based production company My Active Driveway delivers an animated title sequence, a series of luminescent visualizations, and a unique interactive design solution for the Black Ball, a charity fundraiser organized by HIV/AIDS non-profit Keep a Child Alive.

Nominees for the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards are announced.

Registration opens for the 2013 edition of Cartoon Movie in Lyon, France.

Createasphere announces two important keynotes set for its first TransVergence Summit, Will Wright and Erin McPherson.

The American Cinematheque and The Japan film Society present LA EigaFest: New Films from Japan, December 14-16 at the Egyptian Theatre.

GKIDS receives four Annie Award nominations for “The Rabbi’s Cat,” “From Up on Poppy Hill,” and “Zarafa.”

Kidscreen Summit unveils its full 2013 conference agenda.

An all-star reading of the classic Charles Dickens holiday tale, “A Christmas Carol,” in support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, takes place on Sunday, December 9, at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club in Universal City, California.

Fast Company Editor Robert Safian to present “The Secrets of Generation Flux” at iKids 2013.

eyeon Software hosts a Webinar looking at the “Benefits of Multiple GPU-Enabled Environments,” on Wednesday, December 12.

Animal Logic announces it has taken out the country’s top entertainment and arts export honours at the 50th Australian Export Awards National Ceremony.

Autodesk opens a call for submissions for its annual Game Show Reel.

Chris Sullivan's animated dystopia “Consuming Spirits” opens on December 12 at Film Forum.

Machinima to give away three HP Z1 all-in-one workstations to participants as part of the Machinima Interactive Film Festival.