Happy Halloween!
In the short piece “My Favorite Day,” animator Penelope Gazin reminds us of the true meaning of Halloween.
Shorts
NFB Presents Get Animated!, An Online Showcase of Free Shorts
Yesterday, in honor of International Animation Day, the National Film Board of Canada launched a month-long online showcase of animated …
“Mute” by Job, Joris & Marieke
Mute is a concept that would have been grotesque in live-action but turns into something kind of sweet and charming in animation. It’s a …
Bruce Timm Creates Short Celebrating 75 Years of Superman
This morning, Entertainment Weekly premiered a new two-minute Superman short created by Bruce Timm and Man of Steel director Zack Snyder. …
Dave Feiss Directs “Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs 2” Hand-Drawn Short “Earl Scouts”
Dave Feiss ( Cow and Chicken) directed Earl Scouts, a 2D short with CG wraparounds, as a tie-in for Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs 2. …
France Will Produce 500 New “Peanuts” Shorts
Peanuts Worldwide, a joint venture between Charles M. Schulz Associates and Iconix Brand Group, has partnered with Normaal Animation and …
“Upstairs” by Matthias Hoegg
In the brilliant three-minute short Upstairs, Matthias Hoegg imagines what goes on behind the doors of our neighbors’s apartments. It’s a …
How Dozens of Artists Worked Together to Create “The Doodle Project”
Playfully referred to as “a big collaborative group hug,” The Doodle Project brings together the diverse artistic styles of 62 designers …
Smack Bear Thinks You Deserve a Smack
You look like you deserve a Smack! Try the new fun, fruity soft drink that’s so delicious kids everywhere are getting hooked! Give …
“Le Gouffre” Looks Beautiful and Was Made by Just 3 Artists
“Le Gouffre” is an animated short by three young French-Canadians that has raised nearly 400% of its Kickstarter goal.
(NSFW) “Ketsujiru Juke” by Sawako Kabuki
Sawako Kabuki’s short film Ketsujiru Juke (Anal Juke—Anal Juice) has been garnering attention on the festival circuit after screenings …
“i” by Isabela Dos Santos
Hand-drawn animation and dance performance intersect and interact in a piece that asks, Who am I?
“Rob ‘n’ Ron” Aims for Cartoony CGI
The keyword in computer animation nowadays is “fun.” More and more artists appear to be exploring the possibilities of cartoon-inspired …
Meet NFB Directors Chris Landreth and Theodore Ushev in New York
The Ottawa International Animation Festival begins tomorrow in Canada, but fret not for New Yorkers who can’t make it—a small part of …
“Obsolescence In Love” by Jon Dunleavy
Obsolescence In Love ( The Ballad of Smiley Face ) by Jon Dunleavy tells the tale of a “twisted romance between a loved up phone and a …
Koji Morimoto Directs Sequence for Lexus-Sponsored Short Film
A little product placement can go a long way, as proven in Mitsuyo Miyazaki’s A Better Tomorrow, a short film about a pair of kidnapped …
“A Very Fuddles Christmas” Book Trailer by Frans Vischer
Veteran film animator Frans Vischer (Cats Don’t Dance, Curious George, Rover Dangerfield, The Princess and the Frog) has completed his …
“Imitation of Life” Sneaks Animation Into the Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale, the major biannual art festival that is currently ongoing in Venice, Italy, features an animation installation this …
“Wolf Within” by Alex Horan
“As a boy in Kansas I was afraid of three things: rattlesnakes, tornados, and my father.”
The Hunt is On in “Hound” by Olivia Blanc and Marion Delpech
Just who is being hunted in Hound, the Ecole des Métiers du Cinéma d’Animation graduate film from Olivia Blanc and Marion Delpech? …
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