Animators RIP: Edward Levitt, 96, Disney Background Painter and Cartoon Modern Designer by Amid Amidi Tuesday April 9, 2013 3:24 am Edward Levitt, an unsung hero of the Golden Age of animation,has died. He was 96. Levitt died on Tuesday, April 2, in …
Bad Ideas Did Disney Steal “Alice in Wonderland” Artwork from A College Student? by Amid Amidi Monday April 8, 2013 12:16 pm Artist Katie Woodger is claiming on her Tumblr this morning that Disney’s Consumer Products division has been reproducing …
Artist of the Day Artist of the Day: Colin Howard by Chris McDonnell Monday April 8, 2013 11:33 am Colin Howard is working as a character designer on StevenUniverse, the new show in production created by Rebecca Sugar. …
CGI “Shave It” by 3dar by Amid Amidi Monday April 8, 2013 4:25 am Shave It comes from directors Fernando Maldonado and JorgeTereso of Bueno Aires, Argentina-based 3dar. The monkey at the …
Awards Cartoon Brew Launches New Animation Oscar Tracker by Amid Amidi Monday April 8, 2013 12:32 am Our new Animation Oscar Tracker is the industry’s first and only resource devoted to year-round coverage of contending films.
Bad Ideas Turkish TV Show Forgets To Add Visual Effects Into Scene [UPDATED] by Amid Amidi Sunday April 7, 2013 6:10 pm One of the memes that has gained popularity during the recentvisual effects industry turmoil is asking, What would Hollywood …
Advertising New Animation from Iran by Moin Samadi and Mehdi Alibeygi by Amid Amidi Sunday April 7, 2013 5:29 pm These two pieces of Iranian animation caught me by surprisebecause they are so stylistically different from other recent …
Feature Film “An Oversimplification of Her Beauty” Trailer by Amid Amidi Sunday April 7, 2013 11:54 am An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is the feature directorialdebut of Terence Nance. The film mixes live-action with a wide …
Artist of the Day Artist of the Day: Debora Cruchon by Chris McDonnell Saturday April 6, 2013 10:26 am Debora Cruchon is studying animation at Gobelins, and keeps herportfolio work online here. She also has a blog, …
Events Exclusive Preview of “It’s the shizNICK” Group Art Show Celebrating Nickelodeon by Amid Amidi Saturday April 6, 2013 3:39 am The group art show will open Friday, April 19, at the iam8bit gallery in Los Angeles.
Artist of the Day Artist of the Day: Ryan Quincy by Chris McDonnell Friday April 5, 2013 12:51 pm Ryan Quincy worked for well over a decade as part of the SouthPark production crew as an animator, animation director and …
Events Anifilm Festival Announces In-Competition Films and UPA Tribute by Amid Amidi Friday April 5, 2013 12:09 pm The 4th edition of Anifilm International Festival of AnimatedFilms will take place in Třeboň, Czech Republic from May 3 to …
Business Disney Will Lay Off People in the Animation Division by Amid Amidi Friday April 5, 2013 11:50 am More workforce cuts are coming to Disney. Following the closureof LucasArts, Reuters news service reported yesterday that …
Crowdfund Fridays Japanese Filmmaker Mirai Mizue Needs Your Help To Complete “Wonder 365 Animation Project” by Amid Amidi Friday April 5, 2013 3:12 am As most Cartoon Brew readers are aware by now, we’ve had a “nocrowdfunding” policy in place for a long time. But times …
Comics This Weekend in NYC: MoCCA Arts Festival by Amid Amidi Friday April 5, 2013 1:21 am The annual MoCCA Arts Festival, presented by the Society ofIllustrators and Museum of Comic & Cartoon Art, takes place this …