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Jason Carpenter Talks About his Annie-Nominee “The Renter”

I’m glad we haven’t compiled our year-end list of favorites yet because last weekend I encountered one of the best shorts I’ve seen in a …

Yoni Goodman, the Israeli animation director of Waltz with Bashir, has started a new blog called Dailymation where he posts a daily piece …

This gorgeous animated short is an exploration of moving gesture drawings by Brigham Young University animation instructor Ryan Woodward …

Dorse A. Lanpher is one of a handful of artists who can say he worked on Disney classics like Sleeping Beauty and 101 Dalmatians as well …

Happy birthday to the great Walt Peregoy who turns 85 today. His color styling on 101 Dalmatians is legendary, but that’s just the tip of …

I randomly stumbled upon this memorial video dedicated to Filastro “Fil” Mottola (1915-2008) who worked as a background painter on …

I love this public Facebook photo album created by Salvador Fortuny MirÃ³ called Pioneers, Innovators, and Masters of Animation. How …

The legacy of animation designer/writer John Dunn (1920-1983) is secure–if unheralded–as the writer of hundreds of animated shorts …

Stephen Irwin, the innovative director of The Black Dog’s Progress, has created a new experimental short made up of two films which …

I try not to fall into the trap of choosing artistic favorites–different works deserve appreciation for different reasons–but if …

It’s always sad to say goodbye to our animation heroes and inspirations, so any opportunity to wish them well in their later years is …

Drawing by Jeaux Janovsky Happy birthday to animation’s original bad boy, Ralph Bakshi, who turns 72 today! His attitude towards …

Brad with Jeremy Renner (L), Tom Cruise and Paula Patton As we continue to stalk cover Brad Bird’s travels around the globe, here are …

Brew reader Alex Rannie reminds us that Monday, October 25, marked the centennial birthday of animation legend Tyrus Wong and we hope …

On Thursday October 28th I’ll be doing a book signing (at 6pm) and screening (at 7pm) to celebrate The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons …

“I had the great experience of working as an animator on Tangled,” writes Claudio de Oliveira, “and by the end of the production I found …

Word has just reached us that veteran animator Bill Littlejohn passed away in his sleep last night. He was 96. Littlejohn was born in …

I will now present two animated pieces in support of my argument that Matt Reynolds is an awesome young animation filmmaker who deserves …

In December 1992, employees of Film Roman received a special Christmas bonus. No, not cash, but a VHS of this video, Phil Roman’s Holiday …

Cartoonist-animator-filmmaker Frank Tashlin drew a comic strip, Van Boring (He Never Says a Word), for the Los Angeles Times between 1934 …