The first-ever animated cartoon from Soviet Union was made by none other than the avant-garde director Dziga Vertov.

When dreams are uneasy. Watch Pig by Steven Subotnick.

Yellow Sticky Notes by an impressive array of Canadian animators. Watch the inspiring, experimental animation to-do list.

US independent animator Bill Plympton has his own, irreverent way to celebrate the Xmas period. Watch The Sad Village.

A free-falling 2D/hand-drawn music video by Lucinda Schreiber.

Charming and gravity-free: watch My Mum is an Airplane.

A beautifully escapist video for Coldplay's Ink. Watch below.

Oscar-hopeful animation short Sausage by UK animator Robert Grieves goes online.

Animation dives into water. Watch the musical Waterwalls by Francesca Macciò & Francesca Quatraro.

Highly effective animated film on an animated species rarely to be seen. Watch Pinchaque, the Colombian Tapir by Caroline Attia.

Loneliness becomes better when animated and musically embedded.

Reza Riahi reminds us of the grown-up business that the little ones are not supposed to know -but they do. Watch Allo...Chloé ?