‘Jamón’ by Iria Lopez
José is a teenage pig living in a Spanish town; he is the only pig in his family. One day a new neighbour moves in next door, and José starts to come to terms with who he really is.
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Dress Up (Kind of) Like The Looney Tunes This Halloween
Someone, somewhere within Warner Bros. Consumer Products, approved these Halloween costumes for sale to the general public.
‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez: “Write Your Own Story”
Today, Reel FX’s film “The Book of Life” opens in the United States, and the story of its 39-year-old director, Jorge Gutierrez, is also one worth telling.
Boomerang is Dead, Long Live Boomerang!
Turner Broadcasting announced yesterday that they will rebrand the Cartoon Network spin-off Boomerang in 2015, changing it from a channel of classic cartoons and Cartoon Network re-runs to a “global all-animation, youth-targeted network.”
Extended 4-Minute Clip from ‘Penguins of Madagascar’
Here’s a 4-minute piece from the upcoming “Penguins of Madagascar” that DreamWorks Animation teased last weekend at New York Comic Con.
‘Zerogon’ by Joshua Planz and John Mattiuzzi
A lonely creature, on a lonely planet, abducted into the false allure of a computer generated world.
6-Minute Preview of CN Mini-Series ‘Over the Garden Wall’
Last weekend at New York Comic Con, Cartoon Network screened the following six-minute preview of their new show “Over the Garden Wall” created by former “Adventure Time” creative director Pat McHale.
Sticky Jots are Storyboard Pads for Mobile and Tablet Filmmakers
Here’s an inevitable product of our time: custom-designed storyboard pads for people creating content specifically on iPads and iPhones.
Anim’est Winners: ‘Boy and the World,’ ‘Poils’
I just returned from an awesome week in Bucharest, Romania where I was on the jury of the 9th edition of the Anim’est festival.
Traditionally-Animated ‘Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs’ Series in Development
Halifax, Canada-based media company DHX Media has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Animation to adapt “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” into a “traditionally-animated” TV series.
Studio AKA Animates Nuts For Testicular Cancer Short
Animation is good for communicating just about any message, even for encouraging dudes to touch their junk.
Sony Releases Free Zombie Character Rig from ‘Hotel Transylvania’
In a nice bit of Halloween-themed marketing savvy, Sony has released a free character rig of a zombie bellhop from “Hotel Transylvania.”
Disney CEO Bob Iger Needs Our Help to Get His $60 Million Bonus
Last week Bob Iger said that he had signed a two-year contract extension that will allow him to remain as CEO and chairman of the Walt Disney Company until June 2018.
‘Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo’ Preview (Exclusive)
Animated TV series don’t often receive lavish ‘art of’ book treatment, but Adventure Time is unlike your average TV show. Next Tuesday, …
Right Now: Classic Animation All Night Long on TCM
If you’re looking for something cartoon-related to watch tonight, Turner Classic Movies is running an entire evening’s worth of animation.
‘Gravity Falls’ Does Stop Motion Ray Harryhausen Tribute
The latest episode of Gravity Falls, which is done in an anthology format a la The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror,” includes an ambitious …
Laika is Here to Stay, Will Keep Making Films
What’s the coolest thing about having your animation studio run by one of the world’s richest men? You get to make as many animated movies as you damn please.
Second Teaser for ‘Astérix: Le Domaine des Dieux’
A new teaser has been released for the French animated feature “Asterix: The Land of the Gods” directed by Alexandre Astier and Louis Clichy
Try Watching 2 Minutes of DreamWorks’ Unwatchable ‘Rocky & Bullwinkle’ Short
A two-minute clip from “Another Fine Moose You’ve Gotten Me Into, or The Man In The Iron Moose!” directed by Gary Trousdale at DreamWorks Animation.
Interview: Anim’est Festival Director Mihai Mitrică on Romania’s Budding Animation Scene
While animation has been made in Romania for many decades and the country has even produced some internationally recognized figures like Ion Popescu-Gopo, the contemporary animation scene hadn’t received much exposure until the founding of the Anim’est festival.
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