Events THURSDAY IN NYC: Vimeo’s Animotion by Amid Amidi Tuesday January 18, 2011 7:31 am Poster by Ian Higginbotham Video hosting site Vimeo will bepresenting AniMotion on Thursday, January 20 in Manhattan. The …
Shorts “Sorry Film Not Ready” by Janet Perlman by Amid Amidi Tuesday January 18, 2011 1:41 am What happens if you fill out a festival submission form andsubmit a film that you haven’t actually made yet? That’s the …
Feature Film Downey Jr. voicing “Mr. Peabody” for Dreamworks by Jerry Beck Tuesday January 18, 2011 12:05 am From the writers of the recent Yogi Bear movie (JeffreyVentimilia and Joshua Sternin), the director of Stuart Little …
Bad Ideas Was Arizona Shooter Obsessed with “Waking Life”? by Amid Amidi Monday January 17, 2011 8:57 am If something is too difficult to explain, just blame cartoons.So now some people are beginning to suggest that Jared …
Student Take a Class from Animation Legend Bob Kurtz by Amid Amidi Monday January 17, 2011 8:22 am Sign-up begins this morning for classes at the AmericanAnimation Institute, the educational arm of The Animation Guild, …
Disney “Toy Story 3″ wins Golden Globe by Jerry Beck Sunday January 16, 2011 10:00 pm Congrats to all my friends at Pixar for winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature. For those of you who missed …
Feature Film Weekend Box Office Report by Amid Amidi Sunday January 16, 2011 11:52 am Animation wasn’t much of a factor at the North American boxoffice this week. Here are the FINALS for the 4-day holiday …
Anime Anime Sensei to Student: “Get A Life!” by Jerry Beck Sunday January 16, 2011 9:30 am Veteran anime director Yoshiyuki Tomino (Brave Raideen, MobileSuit Gundam) gave a realistic, yet somewhat harsh response …
Cartoon Culture How Paul Giamatti Barely Avoided a Lifetime of Misery and Toil by Amid Amidi Sunday January 16, 2011 3:42 am A pudgy, goofy-looking guy with a beard almost became ananimator? I don’t think that’s ever happened before. From this …
Flash “Animaniacs” South Park style by Jerry Beck Sunday January 16, 2011 12:05 am Fans of Warner Bros. Animaniacs series are quite vocal in theirdevotion to the old episodes and their desire to see the …
Student “Keys” by Megan Tupper by Jerry Beck Saturday January 15, 2011 12:05 am I cannot put my finger on why this student film appeals to me -but it does. Megan Tupper made Keys in her final year at the …
Shorts The Making of “The Gruffalo” by Jerry Beck Friday January 14, 2011 10:00 am One of the most delightful childrens films screened at theOttawa Festival last fall was Max Lang and Jacob Schuh’s The …
Animators Ze Glen Keane Est Très Bon, Non? by Amid Amidi Friday January 14, 2011 5:38 am I’m sure Glen Keane shares lots of thought-provoking ideas inthis interview, but who knows what since he decided to speak …
Cartoon Culture Vintage “Alice in Wonderland” String Holders by Amid Amidi Thursday January 13, 2011 8:34 pm If you have lots of money and love string, we’ve got the perfect thing for you. We’ve written about string holders before …
Events Los Angeles Animation Festival 2010 highlight reel by Jerry Beck Thursday January 13, 2011 8:30 pm The folks at Parallax Studioworks put together this five minutevideo wrap-up of the recent Los Angeles Animation Festival. …