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The Chinese Government Is Afraid of Cartoons
A Chinese animation company recently made the Webcartoon posted above to celebrate Chinese new year. Now, as The Guardian reports, the …
Amid Amidi
De Blob 2 Trailers by PRA
The People’s Republic of Animation recently produced these slick vinyl toy-styled launch trailers ahead of the release of de Blob 2, a …
“Enthiran” Is A Crazy Live-Action/CGI Film from India
Check out this insane footage from the Tamil film Enthiran, which is the most expensive film ever made in India. Keep watching and the CG …
The Obscene Pay of Viacom Execs
Sumner Redstone, Philippe Dauman and Tom Dooley Viacom, the media conglomerate that owns Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Spike TV, and …
“The Pig Farmer” by Nick Cross
The Pig Farmer, the latest short by Canadian filmmaker Nick Cross (The Waif of Persephone, Yellow Cake), debuts online today. Cross’s …
First Concept Art DreamWorks’ “Mr. Peabody”
Above right, the first piece of concept art from DreamWorks’ forthcoming Mr. Peabody and Sherman. A bigger version of the concept art is …
Japanese Kids Love SpongeBob
I’ve got the proof: (via Maorinette)
JANUARY 29 IN LA: Q Pop Shop Grand Opening
Veteran character designer and writer Chris Mitchell (Samurai Jack, SpongeBob Squarepants, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, Ren & …
“Turbine-Free Wind Power” by Buck
An attractive little piece by Buck elegantly illustrating a new concept to draw electricity from wind that is being developed at Cornell …
“Hamihadarigeri” by Sojiro Kamatani
This experimental music video for Oorutaichi’s “Hamihadarigeri” directed by Sojiro Kamatani defies easy description but it excites my …
“Grocery Day” by Tom Rainford
Tom Rainford, a student at Winchester School of Art, makes some funny and stylish observations in Grocery Day. Bonus points for …
THURSDAY IN NYC: Vimeo’s Animotion
Poster by Ian Higginbotham Video hosting site Vimeo will be presenting AniMotion on Thursday, January 20 in Manhattan. The screening …
“Sorry Film Not Ready” by Janet Perlman
What happens if you fill out a festival submission form and submit a film that you haven’t actually made yet? That’s the situation that …
Was Arizona Shooter Obsessed with “Waking Life”?
If something is too difficult to explain, just blame cartoons. So now some people are beginning to suggest that Jared Loughner, the …
Take a Class from Animation Legend Bob Kurtz
Sign-up begins this morning for classes at the American Animation Institute, the educational arm of The Animation Guild, Local 839. A …
Weekend Box Office Report
Animation wasn’t much of a factor at the North American box office this week. Here are the FINALS for the 4-day holiday weekend with …
How Paul Giamatti Barely Avoided a Lifetime of Misery and Toil
A pudgy, goofy-looking guy with a beard almost became an animator? I don’t think that’s ever happened before. From this piece about …
Ze Glen Keane Est Très Bon, Non?
I’m sure Glen Keane shares lots of thought-provoking ideas in this interview, but who knows what since he decided to speak in some …
Vintage “Alice in Wonderland” String Holders
If you have lots of money and love string, we’ve got the perfect thing for you. We’ve written about string holders before (here and …
Bruce Timm’s “The Flaming C” Premieres
That was fast. A month after Bruce Timm designed a superhero version of talkshow host Conan O’Brien, they’ve made the animated version. I …
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