One of the most original ideas is again taking place during Annecy Festival (France): Annecy + hosts short films rejected by the festival.

Monique Renault visits Greece and Be there! Corfu Animation Festival. Thematic tributes to the present and past of Greece, and Argentina participation in the 2013 festival edition.

See the festival poster for the 2013 Annecy Film Festival, designed by Arthur Collin.

The New York International Children's Film Festival announces its winners. See the awards for animated films.

Another victory for the Cartoon D'Or winner Oh, Willy (Emma De Swaef, Marc James Roels) at this year's Athens Animfest.

Imagine how a completely serious and grave situation can go derailed by an improvising jazz band. Watch Jazz that nobody asked for.

The European Association of Animation Film announced the winners for Cartoon Movie Tributes 2013.

 Aardman Animation's founding partner Peter Lord (UK) won the European Director of the year award at Cartoon Movie 2013 for his stop-motion adventure comedy "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" in stereoscopic 3D.

 Cartoon Movie participants elected TF1 International (France) as European Distributor of the year. The company co-produced its first animation feature film in 2011, "The Rabbi's Cat", followed by "Santa's Magic Crystal" and "Aya of Yop City".

Finally, Didier Brunner's Les Armateurs (France) is the European Producer of the Year, having released two major films the same year: "Kirikou and the Men and the Women" by Michel Ocelot, and "Ernest & Celestine",César award for Best Animated Feature.

Ms Farida Boudaoud from the Rhône-Alpes Region gave a trophy to the Rhône-Alpes' Personality of the Year to highlight the local animation talent.

The winner is Benjamin Renner, former student of La Poudrière, who co-directed "Ernest & Célestine".

See all the nominees:

European Director of the Year award:

 

• Enzo d'Alò (Italy) - director of Pinocchio [info-trailer]
• Peter Lord (UK)  - director of the Academy Award-nominated The Pirates! Band of Misfits
• Michel Ocelot (France)  - director of Kirikou and the Men and Women [info-trailer]

European Distributor of the Year:

• Pro Film, distributor of independent films in Bulgaria which has recently introduced several European animation films in the country like "Ronal the Barbarian", "Niko and the Way to the Stars", "Freddy Frogface", "Moomins" and "Lotte and the Moonstone", and planning to release soon "Niko 2", "Thor 3D" and "Gladiators of Rome"
• TF1 International, first animation feature film in 2011, "The Rabbi's Cat", followed by "Santa's Magic Crystal" and "Aya of Yop City" (info)
•  Universum Film, independent film distributors in Germnay and co-producer of animated films such as "Niko & Way to the Stars", "Moonman" and "Knight Rusty".

European Producer of the Year:

• Anima Vitae (Finland) production (Niko & The Way to the Stars, "Niko 2 - Little Brother, Big Trouble)
• Les Armateurs (France) production Kirikou, Belleville Rendez-Vous, Ernest & Celestine
•  El Toro Pictures, Lightbox Entertainment & Ikiru Films (Spain).  Production: Tad, the Lost Explorer
  

The 15th Cartoon Movie, regarded as one the main showcases to promote European animation,  presented 56 new projects for animated films from 20 countries across Europe to over 700 sector professionals.

An experimental playing with Pablo Neruda. Watch The Me Bird by 18bis studio, Brasil.

The European Association of Animation Film, has announced the finalists for Cartoon Movie Tributes 2013,  Prominent European directors and production companies are nominated.