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TRAILER: “The Pub” by Joseph Pierce
Watch the trailer for The Pub, the latest short by British animator Joseph Pierce. His rotoscope-based technique, which he’s used to …
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Don Hertzfeldt Launches His 2012 Tour
On February 1st, indie animation rockstar Don Hertzfeldt kicks off a coast-to-coast 13-state US tour. The main event is the debut of It’s …
FEATURE TRAILER: “Asphalt Watches”
Canadian cartoonists Seth Scriver and Shayne Ehman recently finished raising over $10,000 to complete their animated feature Asphalt …
Stephen Colbert’s Must-See Interview with Maurice Sendak
Stephen Colbert’s two-part interview with Where the Wild Things Are author/illustrator Maurice Sendak easily ranks as the most …
Exclusive Excerpt from “Walt’s People”
Over the last seven years, with quiet persistence and unwavering dedication, French animation historian Didier Ghez has been publishing …
The Early Work of Richard Williams: “Love Me, Love Me, Love Me”
I never noticed until a few nights ago that Richard Williams’s rarely seen 1962 Love Me, Love Me, Love Me can be viewed online. It was …
“Matchstick” by Jeff Scher
Place some watercolors and crayons in the hands of Brooklyn-based filmmaker/animator Jeff Scher and you’ll get this mesmerizing (mostly) …
Joe Murray’s Kaboing Goes Kaput
Less than a year after its launch, Kaboing TV has come to a virtual standstill. Billed as “an alternative channel for quality animation …
Classy 1930s Animators
I stumbled upon this scan tonight and had to share. It’s a photo taken in 1936 by Ed Benedict at Walter Lantz Productions. It’s pure …
Animated Fragments #16
FoxRetro X-Mas Spot by Váscolo (Argentina) Thor facial rig test in Softimage by Stephen McNally (Ireland) Strip Tease by …
A Plea to Save the Cartoon Animals From CG Remakes
Power Salad, a comedy duo comprised of Chris Mezzolesta and Craig Marks, created this awesomely geeky musical plea demanding that vintage …
Mickey Mouse Plate That Tries to Celebrate Drawing
Charles Kenny at the Animation Anomaly spotted these Mickey and Minnie Mouse plates at his local Target. They appear cool in that, “Look, …
TRAILER: “Oh Willy…” by Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels
Oh Willy… is a short film about a porky guy who goes to care for his sick mother who lives in a nudist colony. It’s directed by Emma De …
The Hypnotic Watercolor Rhythms of “Kyrielle”
An elegant sense of symmetry and order forms the world of Boris Labbé’s Kyrielle. The repeating rhythms and cycles have a hypnotic …
“In the Pig, Everything is Good” by Iris Alexandre
Unexpectedly thought-provoking and beautiful in its own way, In the Pig, Everything is Good (Dans le cochon, tout est bon) takes …
The Greatest Cartoon Album Cover of All-Time
I think we have a winner – “Makin’ with the Magilla”: No song could possibly live up to the cover, but if you must: If …
The Chuck Jones Experience Opens Thursday
The Chuck Jones Experience opens Thursday at Circus Circus in Las Vegas. Just in time, too, considering that one out of three Americans …
Meet Michael Sullivan, Robot Pornographer
Last week at an animation screening in New York, the MC of the event, Bill Plympton, invited a member of the audience to take the stage …
Remembering Vincent Cafarelli
This video offers a look at the memorial celebration for New York animation legend Vincent Cafarelli that took place on Friday, January …
The Latest Developments in Motion Capture
Michael Bay, Jon Favreau, Ray Liotta, Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel all participate in this Funny or Die video about the latest developments …
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