Max Winston’s animation test for a Nickelodeon show is now on display. The series, which sadly isn’t moving forward, is titled The Woods. I want to go to there!

Frangin is a 5-minute short by Geoffroy Moneyron. We meet a young boy who devises an unconventional way to track down his brother who has gone off to war. The short was produced at EMCA Angoulême.

The Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian has just released Late Night Tales 2 along with a new stop-motion music video. Stephen Tolfrey directed this video, titled Crash (a cover of the song by The Primitives):

Way back in 2010, we featured a clip from Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention, a six-part series that looks at real-life contraptions and gadgets. The series was commmissioned by the BBC, and directed by Merlin Crossingham. The full series is now available on DVD. Here’s a sample:

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists (aka The Pirates! Band of Misfits) hits US theaters on April 27th, but the film sets sail for those lucky Brits on March 28th. The film, which is being directed by Peter Lord and Jeff Newitt, is based on Gideon Defoe’s book series, and is being produced by Aardman Animations. Here’s a clip:

Dadomani Studio in Italy produced this new stop-motion short titled TheBox – Poltergeist. Animator Dario Imbrogno uses unique character models to tell a story about a a dog and his master who are both addicted to TV.

PES is a true wizard in the animation realm, and Fresh Guacamole is his latest incantation. You will not be disappointed: