“Beluga” by Shin Hashimoto
Shin Hashimoto’s latest film is a dark, disturbing NSFW retelling of The Little Match Girl. Not exactly appropriate for Christmas, but so fascinating I couldn’t take my eyes off it.
Shorts
“A Little Christmas Miracle” by Llamallama
Two garden gnomes meet Santa suffering from a severe stomach ache. Entering his stomach, they meet Krampus, Santa’s demonic alter ego.
“Season’s Gweetings!” by Aloke Shetty
Just in time for the party season, here’s a clever little short directed by Aloke Shetty.
“Foley Flip” by Oli Putland
UK animator/illustrator Oli Putland created this film, animating different styles to various found sound effects.
The Worst Oscar Night Ever, or “American Pig, I Have Oscar!”
Winning an Oscar is supposed to be a night you’ll always remember. For Polish animator Zbigniew Rybczynski, it was a …
“Samurai Jew” by Nadav Nachmany
A Kosher hero fights off ninja pigs to save a traditional holiday jelly donut. Happy Hanukkah from Cartoon Brew!
Mike Carlo’s Cartoon Madness
Mike Carlo is an animator at Titmouse’s N.Y. Studio, and has been working on a bunch of his own short films…
“Pups of Liberty” by Bert and Jennifer Klein
Bert and Jennifer Klein’s independent short, produced in off hours by veteran Disney animators, is now available on DVD…
“Franklin the Ladies Cat” by Bard Edlund
He’s not Felix and definitely not Fritz. Franklin is an enterprising cat looking for love…
“The Monkey and The Rabbit” by Rodney King
No, not that Rodney King – Nelvana animator RodneyGK wrote,
scored, sung and animated this disturbingly violent music video.
“The Rest Is Science” by Adam Wells
London-based motion-graphics designer Adam Wells (whom we featured last month) is back with a wonderful new shortie.
“I’m Not Quite Sure What It Was” by Rickard Bengtsson
This is Swedish director Rickard Bengtsson’s first venture into frame-by-frame animation. Artsy, mysterious and a bit disturbing; all in …
“I’m Fine Thanks” by Eamonn O’Neill
I mentioned Eamonn O’Neill in a post earlier this week – but I think he’s deserved of a special spotlight. He’s currently working as a …
“Bradley Manning Had Secrets” By Adam Butcher
Adam Butcher’s Bradley Manning Had Secrets is a superb marriage of form and content. Using transcripts of actual online conversations …
“Moxie” by Stephen Irwin
I’ve been following (and posting here) UK-based Stephen Irwin’s films for several years now. His work is always fresh and surprising – …
“Brave New Old” by Adam Wells
After a summer and autumn at film festivals, London-based motion-graphics designer Adam Wells has now put his 9-1/2 minute short online …
10 Animated Shorts Selected For Oscar Shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has shortlisted ten films for the Best Animated Short category. From these ten …
“Squirrel Away” by Mark Sheard
Screened in over 25 festivals around the world over the past two years, director Mark Sheard just posted his flash animated short, …
“The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam” By Robert Mitchell and Dale Case
I don’t believe I’d ever seen the Oscar-nominated Further Adventures of Uncle Sam (1970) until today. It’s a fascinating time-capsule of …
“Star Wars” Episode 7: NMA animates the Disney-Lucas Deal
It’s been a long time since we posted something from Taiwanese animation madhouse Next Media Animation (NMA) – but this warrants your …
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