Our Zippy Frames contributor Mr. Kropka reviews The Animation Workshop animation student short on uniqueness by August “Poul” Niclasen and his team.

Strange desires and missed opportunities in the comedy Quickand by Jennifer Bianchi.

 Having a pet is not the easiest thing in the world. But Britt Raes makes it easy-going and humane as well.

Here's how a little girl gets her Xmas present by Dutch animator Nanda van Dijk.

Snail horror and acceptance in the Estonian animation short by Mattias Mälk.

An elevator boy has his own worries to face. Watch the essentially dark parable of working relations of Ooze by Kilian Vilim

A discussion between two boys on the shores of an abandoned lake will force one of them to face his inner demons.

A solitary man sets out to conquer an isolated island. Watch the Irish animation short An Island by Rory Byrne.

Part of the series Untold Tales by Animate Projects and Anim18, The Foundling by Leo Crane tells the story of an adopted child in music and charcoal.