Remember Yum Yum’s CG short Parallel Parking? Excellent timing, exquisitite production design, and a satisfying ending. Their second short, titled Happy Food, introduces more over-sized edibles while continuing to deliver the gorgeous environments and characters we’re now expecting from this UK team. You can actually pre-order some of the characters you see in the short as vinyl toys over on their store.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted hits US theaters on June 8th, and below is clip that’s just been released. The GC feature was helmed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath, who directed the first 2, and they’re joined this time by Conrad Vernon (Shrek 2, Monsters vs. Aliens).

Supinfocom student Juliette GrandJonc has released her one minute movie, titled Le General. This dialog-free piece introduces us to a weary war general who is nurtured back to health by a kindly farmer. Very stylish:

The Disney•Pixar gang have cut a new trailer for the upcoming CG feature Brave just in time for Mother’s Day. We focus in on the relationship between Princess Merida and her mother Queen Elinor.

Who you gonna call? Well, Natalie Wetzig comes to mind, if you’re in the mood for some royal palace comedy. Here’s Royal Pain, Natalie’s GC-animated senior film from her studies at CalArts:

Théo Dusapin and Clément Dartigues have revealed their latest creation from their studies at ECV in France. The CG film, titled Piok, follows an alien’s Earthly adventures after he unfortunately bumps into a very loud chicken.

I’ve been following the Kickstarter fundraiser for A Cautionary Tail, a new CG film from Sam Rippingale. He’s pulled together a cast that includes Academy-Award winning actress Cate Blanchett, and as you’ll see in the clip below, they’re using hand-made miniature sets in the production.