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Andy and Carolyn London

Animators

INTERVIEW: Carolyn and
Andy London Are …

Over the past decade,the husband-and-wife team Andy and Carolyn
London have produced one of the most eclectic bodies of indie …

Chris Robinson

Events

A Chat With Ottawa Festival Artistic Director Chris Robinson
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday September 11, 2012   10:25 am
First staged in 1976, the Ottawa International Animation
Festival is no spring chicken. Only the animation festivals in …
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Internet/Blogs

Meet The Artists Who Make The Google Doodles
by Amid Amidi   Thursday August 23, 2012   2:52 am
Every few days, the Google homepage offers up a new Google
Doodle either in the form of an illustration, short animation, …
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Feature Film

Meet “ParaNorman” Character Designer Heidi Smith
by Chris Arrant   Thursday August 9, 2012   3:30 pm
On August 17th, ParaNorman, the second feature film from
Oregon-based animation studio Laika (Coraline), will hit movie …
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Early Head Sketches of main character, Cleveland Carr

Animators

Joel Trussell On Directing Tom Hanks’ New Webseries “Electric City”
by Chris Arrant   Tuesday July 17, 2012   10:30 am
He’s lived in Knoxville, Seattle and Los Angeles, but animator
Joel Trussell recently moved to a town you won’t find on any …
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Interviews

Ryan Woodward Aims To Hit A Home Run In The “Bottom Of The Ninth”
by Chris Arrant   Monday June 25, 2012   1:38 pm
Animation professionals are pushing the limits of the field
every day on the big and the small screen, but veteran animator …
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DragonsLair

Interviews

EXCLUSIVE: Don Bluth Talks About His Return To “Dragon’s Lair”
by Chris Arrant   Friday May 4, 2012   1:09 pm
Animation legend Don Bluth hardly needs an introduction on
Cartoon Brew. Long story short, he started working at Disney in …
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newCover

Animators

“I used to collect figures and maquettes–I like collecting pencil tests now!”: A Conversation with Jamaal Bradley
by Chris Arrant   Wednesday February 22, 2012   12:02 pm
DreamWorks animator Jamaal Bradley has been a long-time
aficionado of pencil tests, and his website Pencil Test Depot …
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1

Interviews

How the Elves of Aardman and Sony Brought to Life “Arthur Christmas”
by Chris Arrant   Tuesday December 6, 2011   11:32 am
With the release last month of the feature film Arthur
Christmas, Aardman Animation and Sony Pictures Animation pulled …
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I-Want-My-Hat-Back

Interviews

How Jon Klassen Leapt from Animation to Children’s Books
by Chris Arrant   Monday November 21, 2011   2:10 pm
Welcome to a new column by Chris Arrant who is also the editor
of CB Biz. In today’s inaugural column, he profiles artist Jon …
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Interviews

Jerry Eisenberg on Stu’s Show
by Jerry Beck   Wednesday June 22, 2011   9:30 am
Heads up on a fun, free-wheeling interview with Hanna-Barbera
veteran animator Jerry Eisenberg. It’s being broadcast live …
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rauchinterview-a

Animators

INTERVIEW: How The Rauch Brothers Make Shorts for PBS
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday April 20, 2011   2:24 am
Rauch Brothers Animation, operated by Brooklyn-based Mike and
Tim Rauch, epitomizes all that is good about New York …
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Interviews

Kirsten Lepore Talks about “Bottle”
by Amid Amidi   Friday October 22, 2010   12:12 am
I wrote about Kirsten Lepore’s short Bottle last month, and
enjoyed it so much, that I asked her to answer a few questions …
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ottawacity

Interviews

Chris Robinson Talks about the Ottawa Animation Festival
by Amid Amidi   Monday October 11, 2010   11:56 am
The Ottawa International Animation Festival takes place next
week. If you’ve never been, GO! It’s a wonderful event to catch …
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