The prolific and creative author of Discworld series, Terry Pratchett, is involved in the current Irish project produced by The Animation Hub, The Duel.

America explores its own past. Wolf Dog Tales is a new short, which uses sand animation technique to talk about things universal.

The Croatian animated film Why Elephants by Marko Mestrovic screens at the celebrated Locarno Film Festival.

The renown Swiss animator Georges Schwizgebel premieres his newest short film, Chemin Faisant, at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival.

Watch the new short film by Theodore Ushev, Nightingales in December.

The Animated Encounters (part of the Encounters Short Festival, Bristol) announce an impressive array of talents for its 2012 edition.

The stereoscopic version of Monsters, Inc has now been released.

The UK graduate Julia Pott presents a  tender (but with thick strokes) short film about ageing and leaving things behind. Watch Belly.

Beakus Studio in London creates a short, torch relay film about the London Olympics - but the main player here is a vermin.