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Femininity and adulthood. Watch the frenetic but reflective Tits by Louisa Bertman (warning: graphic content).

It will change your perception of bugs. Watch the chivalry-inspired short King Kababa and the Knight.

The talented New Yorker animator Dustin Grella animates a message left in the voicemail. Watch Ode to Bikesharing.

The Salma Hayek-produced animated feature The Prophet, based on Kahlil Gibran's book, has been picked up for distribution by the Italian company Good Films.

A combination of lyrical live-action with stop-motion animation in Eric Leiser's If I was. Watch the music video.

A documentary on the ill-fated feature project of the Academy Award-winning animator, Richard Williams, illuminated aspects of the animation business usually left untold.
The New York International Children's Film Festival announces its winners. See the awards for animated films.

The short animated film Fresh Guacamole by the LA director, PES, is the shortest film ever to be nominated for an Academy Award.