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A “Brutal Animation War” Is Predicted by the “Hollywood Reporter”
The Hollywood Reporter published a lengthy piece that suggests an impending feature animation war: The unprecedented glut of product …
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The Story Behind “The Big Story”
When DreamWorks story artist Dave Derrick was a student at CalArts in the early-2000s, one of the shorts that influenced him was Tim …
Special K Cereal Spot by Peter Sluszka
Even though origami is the flavor of the moment—so hot that even McDonald’s is doing it—the sheer amount of labor involved in …
“Epic” Continues Its Unepic Box Office Run In the U.S. and Abroad
Blue Sky’s Epic continued its mild box office run last weekend with a respectable decline of 28.5% and $11.8 million in U.S. box office …
Titmouse Creates A Fresh Look for Lancôme [UPDATED]
Titmouse created this lively spot to promote a collaboration between Lancôme and designer Alber Elbaz (who makes a cameo). Watch in HD …
Watch 12 Nickelodeon Cartoons From Their Shorts Program
Every few years, a TV network launches an internal shorts program in an attempt to identify new talent and show ideas. These initiatives …
Yesterday Was Nik Ranieri’s Last Day at Disney Animation, Now He’s Talking
Yesterday was the last day of employment for Disney animation veteran Nik Ranieri (Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Meeko in Pocahontas, …
A Glimpse of the New Mickey Mouse Shorts
Here’s the first trailer for the new series of Mickey Mouse shorts that will debut on the Disney Channel on June 28. (Thanks, …
“Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel” Plumbs the Depths of Disney Synergy
It cost $4 billion, but Disney’s most ineptly drawn animated characters can now be awful alongside Marvel superheroes, which incidentally …
Call for Entries: KLIK!, Animateka, and New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival
Here are the call for entries from three quality festivals: KLIK! Animation Festival in Amsterdam, Animateka Int’l Animated Film Festival …
Goodbye Storyboard Artists, Hello Amazon Storyteller
Amazon’s filmmaking arm Amazon Studios announced a new tool today that promises to eliminate storyboard artists from the filmmaking …
NFB’s Free McLaren’s Workshop iPad App is a Must-Download
McLaren’s Workshop is a free iPad app from the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) that provides access to over fifty films by …
“Chicken or the Egg” by Christine Kim and Elaine Wu
It’s refreshing to see a student short where the filmmakers just get it. The Chicken or the Egg by Christine Kim and Elaine Wu is a solid …
Disney Unveils “Get a Horse!” Mickey Mouse Poster
Walt Disney Animation Studios released the poster today for its new short Get a Horse! that will debut next week at the Annecy …
Gabe Swarr Turns “Life in the Analog Age” Into A Weekly Online Series
Earlier this week, Gabe Swarr relaunched “Life in the Analog Age” as a weekly animated series online, with the goal of new episodes every week.
“Another Day of Life” Will Not Be Your Typical Animated Feature
Polish CG/VFX studio Platige Image, producer of acclaimed shorts such as Paths of Hate, Fallen Art, and The Cathedral, is currently in …
Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum #3: Richard O’Connor
Today on the Frenzer Foreman Animation Forum, New York studio owner Richard O’Connor drops by to talk animation. O’Connor started his …
Steve Carell Promotes “Despicable Me 2” as Gru on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
Here’s a new way of promoting an animated movie: having a voice actor dress up as their character for a talk show appearance. That’s what …
You Won’t Believe How Long Burny Mattinson Has Worked at Disney
This afternoon, there was a big celebration at the Walt Disney Animation Studio in honor of Burny Mattinson’s incrdible anniversary.
“Metegol” Trailer by Oscar-Winning Director Juan Jose Campanella
The final trailer (in Spanish) was released today for the Argentinian/Spanish animated feature Metegol (Foosball). The US$21 million film …
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