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Books

Pixar President Ed Catmull Reveals His Favorite Books of 2013

Taking part in a “Wall Street Journal” survey, Pixar and Disney Animation president Ed Catmull shared his two favorite books of 2013.

Cartoon Brew Pick

“Around the Lake” by Noémie Marsily and Carl Roosens

Autour du Lac (Around the Lake) is the first single from La Paroi du ton Ventre, the second album from Carl et les hommes boîtes which …

Award Season Focus

“Gloria Victoria” Most Well Liked Animated Short of 2013

In a survey of festival programmers and critics, Theodore Ushev’s “Gloria Victoria” was the most well liked animated short of the year.

Animators

Exclusive: Glen Keane Might Be Working for Motorola

Is Glen Keane’s next project set up at phone manufacturer Motorola?

Award Season Focus

Will the Animated Short Oscar Become Relevant Again This Year?

There has been noticeable grumbling and griping within the animation community over the past few years about the Animated Short category …

Internet Television

“Croods” To Become a Netflix TV Series

DreamWorks, which we already know has big plans for Internet television, is currently in production on a Netflix series based on The …

Cartoon Culture

Conceptual Art Meets Classic Cartoon Characters in These Paintings by Antek Walczak

Brooklyn-based gallery Real Fine Arts is currently hosting an exhibition of paintings by Antek Walczak entitled “New Transbohemian …

Feature Film

“Waltz with Bashir” Director Ari Folman Will Make Animated Anne Frank Film

Ari Folman, director of “Waltz with Bashir” and “The Congress,” has announced that his next animated film will be a family-friendly film based on Anne Frank’s diaries.

Award Season Focus

Golden Globes 2014 Animation Nominees Announced [UPDATED]

This morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominations for its Golden Globes award. The 71st edition of the Golden Globes will be presented on Sunday, January 12.

Gift Guide

Cartoon Brew Gift Guide 2013

Finding the perfect gift for the animation lover in your life isn’t always the easiest thing. Here’s a few of our suggestions ranging from a few bucks to over a grand. Share your suggestions in the comments.

Flash

“Nameless World” by Arthur de Pins

As I watched “Nameless World,” the new music video directed by French artist Arthur de Pins, all I could think was, Why can’t more …

Feature Film

Cartoon Saloon Turns “Moon Man” into a Hand-Drawn Feature [TRAILER]

Moon Man, the classic children’s book by Tomi Ungerer, has been adapted into a hand-drawn animated feature. The film is a …

Award Season Focus

Directors Mostly Named Chris Discuss Feature Filmmaking

It’s been a great year for people named Chris.

TV

Ralph Bakshi’s “Christmas in Tattertown”: 25 Years Later

Earlier this year, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” This month we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ralph Bakshi’s holiday special “Christmas in Tattertown,” which premiered December 21, 1988 on Nickelodeon. The two projects are not entirely unrelated. Bakshi credited the success of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” as the reason that he was able to get “Tattertown” greenlit for production.