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News Around The Net for Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Care Bears line get reboot via TV (Variety) Turner Asia Pacific Names Glen Bartlett As Creative Director (Kidscreen)
Previously on Cartoon Brew
A Case for Eliminating the Best Animated Feature Oscar
I’ve never been a huge fan of the Animated Feature category in the Oscars, but I play along because that’s what all the cool kids do. …
How Netflix’s ‘Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight’ Balances Classic Comic Roots With Modern CG Aesthetics (EXCLUSIVE)
Production designer Aurélien Prédal explains the visual strategy, shifting styles, and aesthetic challenges behind the global series adaptation.
Oscar Focus: Enrico Casarosa Talks “La Luna”
BREWMASTERS NOTE: This week Cartoon Brew takes a closer look at the five Academy Award nominated animated shorts. Each day at 10am …
Google Animates Valentine’s Day
Be sure and visit Google’s front page today for an animated Valentine’s Day short with music by Tony Bennett. For a Google Doodle, it’s …
Submit to the Vimeo Awards
Video hosting website Vimeo will be presenting their second-annual Vimeo Awards this June in New York City. The deadline to submit films …
9 Story Takes Over Production & Distribution of Skywriter’s “Camp Lakebottom” & “Vivi”
Toronto, Canada — February 13, 2011Â — 9 Story Entertainment and Skywriter Media announce 9 Story’s acquisition from Skywriter …
Call For Entries: Remembering Helen Hill, a Mentorship Residency with Amy Lockhart, Toronto
Call for applications to:Â The Toronto Animated Image Society Remembering Helen Hill: A Mentorship Residency with …
NY Int’l Children’s Film Festival Adds North American Premiere of “The Monkey King: Uproar In Heaven”
JUST ADDED – MONKEY KING – NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE – The New York International Children’s Film Festival is thrilled to present this …
Matt Groening Donates $500,000 To UCLA School of Theater, Film & Television
Los Angeles, CA– Matt Groening, multi award winning creator of The Simpsons, has donated $500,000 for the endowment of The Matt …
“Bugs and Heroes” trailer
Anyone remember Twilight of the Cockroaches or Joe’s Apartment? Serbian director Petar Pasic’s upcoming live action/animation hybrid …
“Clearence” by Lee Daniels
A slick little short about a group of incompetent secret agents, created by Lee Daniels, using Adobe CS5 Master Collection: 
After …
Oscar Focus: Bill Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg Talk ‘The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore’
BREWMASTERS NOTE: This week Cartoon Brew takes a closer look at each of the five Academy Award nominated animated shorts. Each day at …
“Rango” and “A Morning Stroll” Win BAFTAs
Yesterday, the BAFTAs–the British equivalent of the Academy Awards–were handed out, and the winners of the Animated Feature and …
“Daffy’s Rhapsody” talkback
Far be it from me to urge you to see this weekend’s number 3 film, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island – but it is accompanied by the …
Steven Paul Leiva’s “Top Ten Funniest Hollywood Cartoons Of All Time” Heading To L.A.’s Pomona Fox Theater
Animation veteran Steven Paul Leiva is reviving his show The Top Ten Funniest Hollywood Cartoons Of All Time!! for an event at Los …
“Crulic: The Path To Beyond” by Anca Damian
A Romanian feature-length animated documentary Crulic — The Path to Beyond will make its US debut at MoMA’s New Directors/New Films …
2012 Kidscreen Awards Announced
In Thursday night’s high-profile presentation event, hosted by The Daily Show’s Samantha Bee, the year’s best work in children’s …
Smiley Guy Studios & Whole Hog Crreations Team Up For Live Action/Animated Game Show “What A Croc!”
New York, NY [February 10, 2012] – Toronto’s Smiley Guy Studios has joined forces with UK-based Whole Hog Creations to develop 26 …
Call For Entries: The Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival (Jacksonville, Florida)
The Citrus Cel Animation Film Festival is now accepting films in the following categories: Animated Features, Short Films, Student …
Michel Gagné restores Jack Kirby’s Romance Comics
I ran into animator Michel Gagné at the Annie Awards last week (where he picked up an Annie for Best Video Game, Insanely Twisted Shadow …
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