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Jack Bradbury website
Animator and comic book artist Jack Bradbury passed away in 2004. Now his son Joel has launched a tribute website loaded with comic art …
Animators
7200 Frames
It was bound to happen. A reality show based on animators making an animated film. 7200 Frames is seeking independent animators from …
Preston Blair estate sale
Sorry for the late notice. There is a sale today at Clars Auction Gallery that is offering several lots from the estate of Preston Blair. …
David Daniels Talks About Stratacut
The word genius is thrown around so loosely and frequently nowadays that it’s hard to discern who might actually be worthy of the …
For Sale: Max Fleischer’s Miami Home
Funny, the things you find for sale on the Internet. Got a spare $2 million? If so, you can afford Max Fleischer’s house in Miami. From …
UP Artwork by Lou Romano
Lou Romano emailed me to point out this amazing blog post he did about his work on UP. It’s got tons of development art, animated fx …
Tony Peters R.I.P.
Animation writer Antony (Tony) Peters passed away this past Sunday in New York. He was a longtime Asifa-East board member and veteran …
A Little Love: The Art of Bill Melendez
Check out this self-produced mini-doc by writer Matt Zoller Seitz about Peanuts director Bill Melendez – covering his artistic roots, …
UPCOMING EXHIBIT: “Drawings That Move: The Art of Joanna Quinn”
The National Media Museum in Bradford, West Yorkshire will be presenting a comprehensive exhibit of the work of independent animator …
Vincent Davis 1944-2009
Animation director Vincent Davis (above left) passed away on May 6th. An incomplete list of his credits is on IMDB. His friend and …
Funky HB
John Kricfalusi has been drawing Hanna Barbera characters all his life. Thankfully, he saved it all. Now he’s collecting his HB art, …
Pablo Ferro: the movie
Devin Roth and Dave Creek of Scatter Brain Inc. just produced a short trailer for Richard Goldgewicht’s live action/animation documentary …
A plug for Mo Willems
One person who doesn’t need a plug on Cartoon Brew is Mo Willems. Successful animator turned popular children’s book author, Willems now …
Great, Now We Have To Start Calling Him Dr. Lasseter
This photo comes from davedoo’s Flickr page. The accompanying caption: Saturday, May 2, 2009: A lovely day as Pepperdine University …
David Ferguson’s Animated Shorts
Adventure Time creator Pen Ward recently turned me on to the work of Glasgow-based animator David Ferguson, who posts his work at …
The Missing Key
One of my favorite short films of the last few years was Jonathan Nix’s Hello. Nix is currently in the midst of post-production on a new …
1000 Times No
Just published this week from HarperCollins is Mr. Warburton’s first childrens book 1000 Times No. Warburton (Code Name: Kids Next …
Manifestations
This is from Giles Timms, his second animated film, made at UCLA’s Department of Theater, Film and Television. The music is by Welsh …
Juanmanuel Urbina
It’s been a while since I’ve plugged an animator’s art blog — but Juanmanuel Urbina, an animation director in Colombia, has one that put …
Cordell Barker on Runaway
Winnipeg animator Cordell Barker (The Cat Came Back, Strange Invaders) is back with a new film. Runaway will have its World Premiere at …
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