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The Sunday Funnies (2/7/10)
Eek! By Scott Nickel (2/3/10), Boffo by Joe Martin (2/3/10), and Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard (2/6/10). (Thanks, Jim Lahue, John …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
The Annie Winners: UP, Futurama, Penguins and Prep
The 37th Annual Annie Awards were given out tonight at Royce Hall on the UCLA Campus. The winners included:Best Animated Feature Up …
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.
John Stanley
I’ve always been aware of John Stanley, the comic book writer and artist best known for his classic Little Lulu stories (drawn by Irving …
Super Bowl Sunday
All you need to know in 14 seconds…
Sweetworld
Here’s the reel from London-based boutique animation studio Sweetworld. Founded in 2006 by Yasmeen Ismail and Sandra Salter, the studio …
Te Wei (1915-2010)
The master of Chinese animation, Te Wei (Sheng Tewei), has passed away at age 95. Te Wei, a pioneering animator and cartoonist, was …
Instinkt by Mustafa Kandaz
This animated short was made with post-it notes and markers for Dutch channel RVU. They asked several animators to illustrate and …
The Little Cloud – a Filmstrip
I did a post about Cathedral Films back in 2007 when we found a connection between this religious film strip producer and Bill Hanna and …
Virus Attack
Cartoon Network may be trying to attract teens through live-action, but never fear – they haven’t left animation completely behind. …
Graeme Hawkins
One of the most fulfilling aspects of blogging on Cartoon Brew is every so often discovering the young filmmaker who loves to experiment …
Trunk Train
Zé Brandão, who runs Copa Studio in Rio de Janeiro, sent me this cute TV series pilot he made as a co-production with two Brazilian …
Bill Plympton and Pat Smith Argue About Pink Elephants
Scribble Junkies, the new commentary blog by animators Bill Plympton and Pat Smith, is heating up. Yesterday, Bill posted about why he …
Cameron Bitter Because Oscars Snubbed Animated Characters
(Pocatar image by Chad Regan) An article from today’s Hollywood Reporter says that Avatar producer Jon Landau labeled the Oscars “a …
HOW-TO: Big Pants Mouse Comic
Gabe Swarr, an animation director at Nick by day, is the creator of the Big Pants Mouse comic strip which appears weekly at …
Watch All Five Oscar Nominated Shorts Online
UPDATE: We’ve got links to all five Oscar-nominated shorts again. Here they are: Watch French Roast. Watch Granny O’Grimm’s …
The Little Boy and the Beast
A delightful trailer for The Little Boy and the Beast (Der Kleine und das Biest), a six-minute short directed by Johannes Weiland and Uwe …
Two Animated Films Nominated for Best Picture Oscar
News media stories about the Oscars are cropping up all over and all of them are parroting the same factoid: Up is only the second time …
Oscar Nominations: UP nominated for BEST PICTURE
The Oscar nominations were announced this morning. Nominated for BEST ANIMATED FEATURE were: Coraline – Henry Selick The …
Irish Animation Booming
Ireland’s animation industry is still relatively small, but according to this piece in the Irish Times, it is robust and growing. A few …
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