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The new Studio Ghibli feature by studio co-founder Isao Takahata will have a qualifying US theatrical run on October 17, 2014 to qualify for the 2015 Academy Awards.
Collaborations with Se-Ma-For, Primanima festival and a tribute to Estonian animation are some the highlights of the 13th International Countryside Animafest Cyprus - Views of the World.

Signe Baumane's animated feature also won the Ecumenical Jury prize (special mention) at the Czech festival.
The Japanese Oscar-nominated animator is the latest in a series of indie artists to design the poster of the ASIFA-established International Animation Day.
The 5 finalists for the Cartoon D'Or award (Best European short animated film) have been announced.

Watch the awarded stop-motion Greek comedy drama, My Stuffed Granny, and read what its director, Effie Pappa, has to say about the film.
Review the animation winners of the 68th Edinburgh International Film Festival.
271 artists were invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In the animation department, though, this invitation favors predominantly the established US animation studios.

Japan Image Council is launching the International Invitation Program for Animation Artists for 2015, "Animation Artist in Residence".

A new Brazilian animation feature talks about love, civilization and the need for cultural identity in a disaster setting. Review for the adventure satire Until Sbornia Do Us Part.

A story of personal and political fight is the premiere feature animation project by acclaimed Franco-Armenian director Serge Avédikian. Learn more about the Last Round in Istanbul.
The French city of Toulouse will host the 25th edition of Cartoon Forum, the co-production platform for European animation series that will present 80 new projects from across Europe from 23-26 September.