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Cartoon Culture

Till Shrek Do Us Part
by Amid Amidi   Friday March 1, 2013   11:43 am
DreamWorks cosplay is hardly as widespread as Pixar cosplay, but
when people dress up as DreamWorks characters, it’s a thing …
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Books

What’s Up, Ward Kimball?
by Amid Amidi   Friday March 1, 2013   10:12 am
I’ve received dozens of emails this week asking about the status
of my Ward Kimball biography. Apparently, Amazon sent out …
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Cartoon Modern

The Spanish Cartoon Modern of Estudios Moro
by Amid Amidi   Friday March 1, 2013   1:40 am
Estudios Moro was a Madrid, Spain animation studio started in
1955 by brothers Santiago and Jose Luis Moro. Their approach, …
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Events

Starting Tomorrow: New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival
by Amid Amidi   Thursday February 28, 2013   10:06 am
Tomorrow is the opening night of the New York International
Children’s Film Festival. The festival is a terrific way for New …
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CGI

“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2″ Trailer
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday February 27, 2013   7:37 pm
Sony Pictures Animation released the first trailer today for
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Opening in the US on …
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Business

DreamWorks Will Layoff 350 Employees
by Amid Amidi   Wednesday February 27, 2013   10:06 am
DreamWorks Animation announced yesterday that they will layoff
350 employees by the end of 2013. The news of the layoffs …
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Business

What is the Biggest Animation Project on Kickstarter Right Now?
by Amid Amidi   Tuesday February 26, 2013   6:26 am
The answer may surprise you.
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Ideas/Commentary

“We are at a tipping point in our industry”
by Amid Amidi   Monday February 25, 2013   6:41 pm
A commentary worth reading by Jeffrey A. Okun, Chair of the
Visual Effects Society: “We are at a tipping point in our …
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Shorts

“Mysterious Swamp” by Chintis Lundgren
by Amid Amidi   Monday February 25, 2013   1:07 pm
Mysterious Swamp (Müstiline raba) offers a delightful taste of
that droll humor we’ve come to expect from Estonian …
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Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman with their Oscar for best animated feature

Awards

Brenda Chapman Becomes First Woman to Win Feature Animation Oscar [UPDATED]
by Amid Amidi   Monday February 25, 2013   10:07 am
A writer couldn’t have scripted a more Hollywood ending to the
saga of Brenda Chapman, Pixar’s first female director. It was …
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Awards

Hear This Uninterrupted Statement from “Life of Pi” VFX Winner
by Amid Amidi   Monday February 25, 2013   12:41 am
The Oscar organizers cut off his speech when he tried to talk about the VFX industry. What did Bill Westenhofer want to say?
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Awards

“Paperman” Producer Kristina Reed Kicked Out of Oscar Ceremony—For Throwing Paper Airplanes
by Amid Amidi   Sunday February 24, 2013   9:30 pm
What is with animation folks being thrown out of the Oscar
ceremony? Tonight’s hot gossip is that Paperman producer …
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Awards

Disney Sweeps Animation Oscars with “Paperman” and “Brave”; VFX Oscar Goes to “Life of Pi”
by Amid Amidi   Sunday February 24, 2013   5:58 pm
Disney swept the Oscars this year with wins for both animated
short and feature. Congrats to John Kahrs and Walt Disney …
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Awards

Rate Seth MacFarlane’s Performance Tonight
by Amid Amidi   Sunday February 24, 2013   4:26 pm
Love him or hate him, Seth MacFarlane is making history tonight
as the first (and probably last) animator to ever host an …
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Advertising

Burger Ad Bliss
by Amid Amidi   Sunday February 24, 2013   3:06 pm
There’s something profoundly delightful about this
early-Seventies Burger King ad featuring a mustachioed octopus …
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