Student “The Saga Of Biorn” by Jerry Beck Wednesday November 14, 2012 12:05 am This is a pretty good student film that I somehow missed lastyear. It was the 2011 Bachelor film project from Denmark’s The …
Feature Film TRAILER: “El Santos vs. la Tetona Mendoza” (NSFW) by Amid Amidi Tuesday November 13, 2012 7:15 pm Animators in Mexico don’t appear content to simply copy thepredictable, formula-ridden animated features of their American …
Animators This Week in LA: Gkids Animation Showcase by Jerry Beck Tuesday November 13, 2012 12:31 pm In conjunction with the CTN Animation Expo and Burbank Animation Week, distributor Gkids is holding an Animation…
Events Tomorrow in Brooklyn: Help Sandy Victims By Watching Cartoons by Amid Amidi Tuesday November 13, 2012 11:39 am Though the stories about Hurricane Sandy have dropped off thefront page, there are tens of thousands victims who have been …
Student “Paddy Pan” by Andrew Bowler by Jerry Beck Tuesday November 13, 2012 3:00 am A cupcake tries to survive the oven – in this entertaininglittle student film, created with Flash, Maya and After Effects …
Business “The Goon” Kickstarter Sets New Crowdfunding Record For An Animated Project by Amid Amidi Tuesday November 13, 2012 12:06 am Last Sunday, Blur Studio completed its crowdfunding effort forthe proposed animated feature, The Goon, based on Eric …
Music Videos “Hide” by Mathieu Bétard by Jerry Beck Monday November 12, 2012 9:46 pm Very cool new video for Kris Meance and Miss Kittin involvingrotoscope and abstract geometric animation. Entirely 2D and …
Bad Ideas Watch the Worst Milt Kahl Interview Ever by Amid Amidi Monday November 12, 2012 1:00 pm Imagine that you could interview Milt Kahl at the height of hispowers and ask him anything you wanted. That’s the …
Feature Film Bizarre Musical Sequence in “Hey Krishna” by Jerry Beck Monday November 12, 2012 1:00 am It’s crazy-time in L.A. as producers scramble to get theirAcademy-submitted animated feature films qualified by finding …
Cartoon Culture One-Of-A-Kind “Koko The Clown” Coolness by Jerry Beck Monday November 12, 2012 12:35 am Earlier this year I discovered Germany-based Bernd Müller andhis fantastic one-of-a-kind figurines – like this one from …
Shorts “Moxie” by Stephen Irwin by Jerry Beck Sunday November 11, 2012 10:12 am I’ve been following (and posting here) UK-based Stephen Irwin’sfilms for several years now. His work is always fresh and …
Cartoon Culture Lucille Bliss (1916-2012) by Jerry Beck Saturday November 10, 2012 11:00 am Animator Dave Nimitz has informed me that Lucille Bliss passedaway on Thursday night (November 8th). Bliss was a pioneering …
Experimental “Brave New Old” by Adam Wells by Jerry Beck Saturday November 10, 2012 12:05 am After a summer and autumn at film festivals, London-basedmotion-graphics designer Adam Wells has now put his 9-1/2 minute …
Shorts 10 Animated Shorts Selected For Oscar Shortlist by Amid Amidi Friday November 9, 2012 1:15 pm The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has shortlistedten films for the Best Animated Short category. From these …
Feature Film History of Animated Features Chart by Jerry Beck Friday November 9, 2012 12:30 am Designers Bill Younker and Larry Gormley have created a seriesof “information art prints” which they sell on their site, …