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‘Song of the Sea’ Teaser Is A Sensitive Hand-Drawn Treat
Here’s our first look at href=”http://cartoonsaloon.ie”>Cartoon Saloon’s highly anticipated hand-drawn pic “Song of the Sea,” which will be released in the US this fall by GKIDS.
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Sony Pictures Animation Will No Longer Animate Its Films in the US
Animation and visual effects studio Sony Pictures Imageworks has confirmed what many in the industry had suspected for a long while: the studio is moving its headquarters from Los Angeles to Vancouver, Canada to take advantage of generous tax credits provided by the Canadian government. This move, combined with Digital Domain’s jump to Vancouver and Rhythm & Hues’ bankruptcy, prompted “Variety'”s VFX chronicler David S. Cohen to say that the Los Angeles feature film visual effects industry is “in full collapse.”
Re:Anima Joint Master In Animation Has Opened A New Call For Applications
The program offers an intensive two-year exploration of animation from an artistic perspective in Ireland, Belgium, or Portugal.
‘Book of Life’ Trailer Looks Unlike Any CG Feature You’ve Seen
The first trailer is out today for “The Book of Life” directed by Jorge Gutierrez (“El Tigre”) and produced by Reel FX.
Artist of the Day: Pieter Vandenabeele
A look at the work of Pieter Vandenabeele, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day.
Final Trailer for Ari Folman’s ‘The Congress’
Drafthouse Films released the final U.S. trailer today for The Congress, the 2013 live-action/animation hybrid directed by Ari Folman …
‘Mouse in Transition’: Larry Clemmons (Chapter 2)
Disney’s head animation writer in 1977 was cartoon veteran Larry Clemmons, who had first been hired at the studio in 1930. At the time of his hiring, he was a Yale graduate with a degree in architecture, but an Ivy League education was of little value in 1930 when the economy was collapsing…and few buildings were being erected.
Artist of the Day: Jeremy Sorese
A look at the work of Jeremy Sorese, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day.
‘House Wanders, Bird Water Full’ by Veronika Samartseva
Veronika Samartseva is an animation director from Germany, who specializes in analog animation techniques. Her award-winning films have been shown at international festivals worldwide. After her graduation from HFF Konrad Wolf Babelsberg, Veronika joined the Berlin-based animation collective Talking Animals. Recently she started teaching animation at the BTK University of Design.
This Sunday in London: Spend The Afternoon with Richard Williams
This Sunday at the BFI Southbank in London, the British Film Institute, in association with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, will present the UK/European premiere of the reconstructed work print of Richard Williams’ “The Thief and the Cobbler.” Williams will discuss the film afterward with film critic David Robinson.
Artist of the Day: Jeff Turley
A look at the work of Jeff Turley, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day.
KLIK! Animation Festival Arrives in San Francisco and Portland
West Coast residents are in luck: if you can’t make it to an international film festival, the festival is coming to you.
Japanese People Can’t Let Go of ‘Frozen’
Every time you want to stop writing about “Frozen,” it breaks another record. This weekend, the Disney smash hit remained in first place at the Japanese box office for an incomprehensible eleventh weekend in a row.
‘Aug(De)Mented Reality’ by Marty Cooper
Using a unique animation technique involving traditonal animation cels and his iPhone 5s, Hombre_mcsteez turns everyday life into an odd creature infested cartoon universe.
‘Birds’ by Zeitguised
A lighthearted essay on contextualized characters. Reconstruction follows deconstruction.
This Week in Animation History: Disney’s Day of the Dead Problem, Wayne Allwine and ‘Shrek 2’
A look at animation history via Cartoon Brew’s archives.
‘Ping Pong’ Recap: ‘Yes, My Coach’ (Ep. 7)
Kaio finally tries to poach Smile, Peco gets into the National Training Center with a little help from the old lady, and we learn about coach Koizumi’s storied past. This episode was largely devoted to character development, and finally brought into focus just what a complicated web of character interrelations Yuasa has woven out of the original source material, much as he did in Mind Game. There was no single major driving plot element, but rather various themes and plotlines gradually converging. By this point it feels like what we are seeing is more Yuasa than Matsumoto.
Artist of the Day: INSA
A look at the work of INSA, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day.
Have We Reached ‘Peak Art-Of Book’?
It was bound to happen: Chronicle Books appears to have reached ‘peak art-of book’ with the upcoming publication of “The Art of Planes.” It’s no longer possible for anyone to collect every ‘art of’ book published, and frankly, with titles like this, why would any discerning artist want to?
Joanna Davidovich Premieres ‘Monkey Rag’ Online
Joanna Davidovich is a freelance animator based in Atlanta, Georgia. A graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, she has been working as an animator, designer, and storyboard artist on commercials, on-air content, and TV shows since 2005. Her animated short film “Monkey Rag”, which debuts online this afternoon, has been making the festival rounds since it was completed last July.
25 Beautiful Stills From the New Anthology Feature ‘The Prophet’ (Gallery)
The producer of this year’s most intriguing and visually eclectic animated feature may well end up being the Mexican/Arabic actress Salma Hayek, who screened a work-in-progress version of her pet project, “The Prophet,” last week in Cannes.
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