The US premiere for the French Ernest and Celestine, a North American premiere for Enzo D' Alo's Pinocchio and a new Kirikou film are among the features highlighted at the NYICFF 2013 programme.

It could have been sugary, but is also sweet. Watch the black-and-white short melodrama of Daniela Sherer, He was a sweet man.

The Oscar-nominated Head Over Heels (Tim Reckart), Tram by Michaela Pavlatova and the Goya-nominated Spanish feature The Apostle headline the selection results of the 3rd Be there! Corfu Animation Festival.

Bo Juhl Nielsen and The Animation Workshop in Denmark present a story of unemployment and momentary happiness. Watch Under the Fold.

A charming animated documentary about repair and recycling in rural Ireland, Irish Folk Furniture, was awarded at Sundance Festival.

The main competition sections of the 19th edition of the Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival (Brief Encounters and Animated Encounters) are now accepting submissions.

4 short animated films have been selected to compete at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival.

An academic symposium on "Change and Continuity: Interdisciplinary Aspects of Animation, Comics and Literature" is organised by SAS and Stuttgart International Animation Festival. Read the call for papers.

A new documentary film on the French pioneer illustrator and animator, Benjamin Rabier, the man behind the laughing cow. Read the film review.

International animation festival Fest Anča in Zilina, Slovakia has launched a call for entries for its 2013 edition.

The stop-motion feature film Selkirk, The Real Robinson Crusoe, by the Uruguyan director Walter Tournier is short of flashy adventures, but full of character motivation.

The Animation Program at Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD) is seeking a full time Assistant or Associate Professor for fall 2013.

Jim Batt and Molly Crabapple present a charming story of a good girl with a bad heart. Watch the film, and read a short Q&A session with Jim Batt.

3 stop-motion features, and a Disney-full list features at the Academy Award nominees for best animated feature.Read all the nominees for both best short and animated feature films in 2013.

The BAFTA nominations selected 3 animated feature and short films for the British award, and they were a few surprises.