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

Rushes announces it will be discontinuing its annual Rushes Soho Shorts Festival.

Beatrix Potter’s iconic character Peter Rabbit makes its return to television next month in a new holiday special, "Peter Rabbit’s Christmas Tale."

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.

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival issues a call for submissions for the 2013 competition.

Connecting the Animation Community with the public through a 30-minute program of the best short animated films to be produced in the UK over the past year.

G-Technology announces the winner of its Driven Creativity US 2012 Competition at a gala reception in New York City.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 85th Academy Awards.

Single malt whisky brand Ardbeg has ‘gone space aged’ in a new animated short directed by Kirk Hendry for th1ng.

As part of the International Animation Film Market (Mifa), the Creative Focus is a special place where dreams can become reality!

G-Technology announced the grand prize winner of its “Driven Creativity” 2012 awards competition.

Holland Animation Film Festival announces a call for entries.

56 animated short films qualify for the 2012 Oscar race.

John Goodman lends his voice as Santa Claus in half-hour special; companion DVD, CD and e-book to be released in November.

Ambience Entertainment celebrates the release of The Adventures of Figaro Pho, a 13 x 30-minute animated television series that debuts on ABC3.

Disney and Pixar release 12 unforgettable short films in one collection, plus seven rarely seen student films from directors John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Pete Docter.

The inaugural edition of The World Animated Feature Films and VFX Summit kicks off October 28-30 at the California Yacht Club in Marina del Rey, CA.

BAFTA issues its final call for entries for the Short Animation category.

The Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival announces the 2012 list of winners, including Public Prize recipient “My Strange Grandfather” by Dina Velikovskaya.

“Hotel Transylvania” director Genndy Tartakovsky unveils a new short film about the ghoulish retreat called “Goodnight Mr. Foot.”