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Disney Is Producing New Mickey Mouse Shorts and Premiered the First One Today [UPDATED]
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday March 12, 2013   1:47 pm
Disney unveiled a new Mickey Mouse short today called Croissant
de Triomphe, that can be viewed HERE. It is one of 19 new …
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Animators

Artist of the Day: Erica Jones
by Chris McDonnell   Tuesday March 12, 2013   11:18 am
Erica Jones is studying character animation at CalArts and she
blogs her sketchbook doodles, various assignments and film …
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Shorts

“Masks” by Patrick Smith
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday March 12, 2013   1:23 am
Patrick Smith has debuted his 2011 short Masks on the Internet.
He called upon frequent collaborator, musician Karl von …
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Advertising

U.N. Millennium Development Spots by Daniel Og
by Amid Amidi   Monday March 11, 2013   8:43 pm
Brew reader Leo Santos introduced me to the fantastic work of
Brazilian animator Daniel Og, who animated this series of eight …
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Anime

Trailer for Katsuhiro Otomo’s Shorts Omnibus “Short Peace”
by Amid Amidi   Monday March 11, 2013   3:32 pm
Short Peace is the name of Akira director Katsuhiro Otomo’s new
omnibus feature comprised of four different shorts. It …
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CGI

Lucasfilm Cancels “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”
by Amid Amidi   Monday March 11, 2013   3:01 pm
In a statement on StarsWars.com, Lucasfilm and Disney announced
today that “Lucasfilm has decided to pursue a new direction …
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CGI

“The Legend of Sarila” Trailer
by Amid Amidi   Monday March 11, 2013   12:41 pm
The Legend of Sarila (La légende de Sarila) is the first 3D CGI
film produced entirely in Quebec. Drawing on Inuit culture …
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Neil Sanders

Animators

Artist of the Day: Neil Sanders
by Chris McDonnell   Monday March 11, 2013   11:35 am
The loop is a friend to animators everywhere, but Neil Sanders
is a loop fanatic. He is one of the organizers of the monthly …
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Music Videos

Weekend Groove: Music Videos from Poland, US, UK, and Australia
by Amid Amidi   Monday March 11, 2013   12:57 am
The weekend is almost over, but it’s not too late to check out
these quality animated music videos that have recently come to …
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Paul Castera

Animators

Artist of the Day: Paul Castera
by Chris McDonnell   Sunday March 10, 2013   8:24 am
Paul Castera is an illustrator with a probable connection to the
animation world considering the types of scenes and styles …
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Animators

Mary Louise Whitham Eastman, RIP
by Amid Amidi   Saturday March 9, 2013   8:06 pm
Michael Sporn reports the sad news that Mary Louise Whitham
Eastman passed away last Wednesday, February 27th, at age 97. …
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Illustration

George Lucas Is Opening An Illustration, Comic and Animation Art Museum [UPDATED]
by Amid Amidi   Saturday March 9, 2013   3:50 pm
George Lucas’s next big project is thrilling: a museum dedicated
to the popular arts such as illustration, comics, film …
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Educational

What’s That Crazy Drawing, or How I Came To Know and Love Animation Smears
by Michael Ruocco   Saturday March 9, 2013   12:55 pm
I didn’t really know about animation smears until college. It
was a time when my passion for animation had just kicked into …
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Geoff McFetridge

Animators

Artist of the Day: Geoff McFetridge
by Chris McDonnell   Saturday March 9, 2013   10:56 am
Geoff McFetridge creates images that land on billboards,
skateboards, sneakers, wallpapers, and move on screens. Often …
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TV

Watch Bill Plympton’s New Film Noir-Inspired “Simpsons” Couch Gag
by Amid Amidi   Friday March 8, 2013   11:52 pm
Bill Plympton made a new Simpsons couch gag, titled “Film Noir,”
that will premiere on this Sunday’s episode of the perennial …
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