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Cartier Releases “Winter Tale” Directed by Bibo Bergeron
This year, Christmas has turned into the season of feature film-quality animation spots. First, British retailer John Lewis released a …
Amid Amidi
“Sticky Ends” by Osman Cerfon
Jinx is a man with the head of a fish. Misfortune bubbles escape from his mouth. When one of them follows somebody, he becomes dogged by bad luck, and comes to a sticky end.
“Duck on the Run” by Nicole Stafford
A film made in 48 hours at CalArts.
FXX Will Make “Simpsons” Reruns Available On Demand
FXX, Fox’s new youth-oriented cable spinoff of FX, has picked up cable rights to The Simpsons. The major significance of the deal is that …
Milt Kahl Before Disney
A fun online find: early theater and movie advertisements drawn by Disney animation legend Milt Kahl.
The Art of Jay Ward Productions: A Visual Essay by Darrell van Citters
In this visual essay, animation director Darrell van Citters traces the lineage of Jay Ward Productions’ most famous characters and explains the contributions of different animation artists.
Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull Wrote A Book about How Pixar Works
Pixar co-founder (and current president of both Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios) Dr. Ed Catmull has written a book that explores …
“Breadheads” by Cody Walzel
Starving soldiers divide a measly last meal when sick allies arrive at their base.
CTN Animation Expo Returns to Burbank This Weekend
The CTN Animation Expo returns to the Burbank Airport Marriott this weekend for its fifth edition.
Hitler’s Animation Studio
Creating free animation for companies has never worked out for anybody, not even Hitler. Animator Dennis Sisterson imagines the downward …
Fox Picks Up Seth MacFarlane-Produced Series “Bordertown”
Seth MacFarlane’s stable of animation writers have finally been given a dumping ground for all their offensive Mexican jokes and stereotypes.
“Somewhere” by Nicolas Ménard
Somewhere, our limbs lost in the distance.
“A Tangled Tale” by Corrie Francis Parks
A lone fish, hooked by an angler’s line, encounters another in the same dire situation. As the two fish struggle, they develop an entangling attraction. Is it love or merely a will to survive?
Disney Florida Veterans Create Hand-Drawn Spot for British Retailer John Lewis
British department store John Lewis has released an ambitious annual Christmas advertisement, a £1 million hand-drawn spot with stop …
10 Animated Shorts Advance in 2013 Oscar Race
This afternoon, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the ten animated shorts that have been shortlisted for the Best …
This is the Proper Way to Say ‘NO’ to Companies That Want Free Work
It has often been said that the rhythmicality of animation has much in common with music. The other, more unfortunate, similarity between …
Starting Today: Fredrikstad Animation Festival
The Fredrikstad Animation Festival begins today in Fredrikstad, Norway, and continues through Sunday. They always manage to get great …
KLIK! Festival Goes Cartoon Modern with “Fabulous Fifties” Theme
If you are anywhere in or around Amsterdam next week, carve out some time to visit the KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival.
“Overboard: At the Helm of An Animation Crew” by Ariel Chao and Paul Zeke
How an animation studio runs portrayed through a ship analogy.
Michael Fukushima Named Executive Producer of NFB’s English Animation Studio
The National Film Board of Canada, North America’s most prolific studio dedicated to the personal and artistic expression of animation …
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