The 24th World Festival of Animated Film (short edition) moves from Russia to China, and enjoys a puppet animation tribute. See more of the celebrated festival and its 2014 edition.

The hybrid film of live-action and animation by Daisy Jacbos won the third prize at  Cinéfondation Selection of 2014 Cannes fest.

And Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata will receive a Special festival prize for his work.

Desire and sacrifice: The existential need for a seed ball, as caricatured in the warm Robin short. Watch the film.

When the writer's block becomes imprisoned. Watch the inventive Writer's Block by Tom Gran and Martin Wooley.

Family films are not the exclusive territory of US studios. Watch the teaser for the new Dutch film, Trippel Trappel.

Paul Wells will give a keynote lecture in the one-day academic symposium held at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2014 (24 April). See the complete programme.

The Argentinian Juan José Campanella and the French Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar shared awards at the 2014 New York International Children's Film Festival. View all the winners.

The premiere European pitching forum for TV animation projects, Cartoon Forum, facilitates its submission procedure for its next Toulouse edition. See the changes made.