In the light of the recent SOPA - PIPA incentives regarding illegal downloading, watch Nina Paley's Copying is not theft.

The 11th Anifest in Teplice presents a tribute to Jiri Trnka and the magic of puppet animation.

The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences announced more flexible opportunities regarding screening of nominated shorts to its members.

The Portuguese animator and multiply acclaimed for her Tragic History with a Happy Ending, Regina Pessoa, presents her new work, Kali the Little Vampire. View the first stills and watch the trailer.

Pedro Rivera & Alberto Vásquez present an unusual tale of a boy who could survive human suffering. Watch the film.

The Italian Gabriele Zucchelli and Caravel Animation present a documentary on the mystery of the first (and now extinct) animated feature film, El Apostol, made in Argentina.

A stop-motion film that revisits Greece's urbanism and almost prophetic isolation, The Village by Stelios Polychronakis is an elegy of the human spirit. Watch the film in HD.

 The top 5 animated films of 2011 (and not all of them from the US) by Zippy Frames.

Paul Cabon and Canal J à l'Ecole de la Poudrière offer a short tale of talking and disappearing heads. Watch below:

Carlos Osuna directs Fat, Bold and Short, an animated  feature film from Colombia that presents a strong portrait of human personality in need of friendship and love.

The Spanish film Wrinkles (Arrugas) has secured 11 nomatinations (including one for the best animated film) in 2012 Goya awards.

A short Spanish film by Javier Ara, Dreaming with a normal life, reveals the pain of being different. Watch the short:

The international animation festival Animasyros welcomes its guests in an all-animation day in Athens, 17/12.

The Argentinean feast of Expotoons 2011 ended with the award announcement. See the full list of winners.

The Spanish musical melodrama Chico and Rita wins the Animated Feature Film from the European Academy.