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“The Lost Thing” trailer
The Lost Thing, a fifteen-minute CG animated short with a tactile, painterly feel, is based on a children’s book by Shaun Tan. It won the …
Amid Amidi
“Cliché!” by Cedric Villain
A follow-up to his film My Chinese, Cedric Villain’s Cliché! pokes fun of stereotypes about French people. The pacing is a bit too slow …
“Pombinha Branca” by Fernando Augusto Dias
As long as we’re exploring student CG from around the world, here is Pombinha Branca by Fernando Augusto Dias, produced while studying at …
“Manfred” by Arjen Klaverstijn
A graduation project made by Arjen Klaverstijn at the Utrecht School of the Arts in The Netherlands. One of my most frequent bits of …
R-Rated Danish Film Gets US Release 6 Years Later
Fear not, The Trouble with Terkel isn’t an ironic Studs Terkel biopic; it’s a raunchy R-rated animated comedy based on the stand-up …
“Salesman Pete”
I posted the trailer to “Salesman Pete and the Amazing Stone from Outer Space!” last June. The entire film is now online. It’s directed …
Missed Aches by Joanna Priestley
Portland-based Joanna Priestley’s new short Missed Aches is destined to become popular in English classes across the world. A cheeky …
Taiwan’s Next Media Animation
I’ve never written a post fully expressing my appreciation for the Taiwanese animators at Next Media Animation who create news segments …
SEPT 23: John Dilworth in NY
John Dilworth (Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Dirdy Birdy) presents his work in Manhattan next week at the 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson …
Who was Herbert Iwerks?
The abundance of information on-line has a curious way of creating more mysteries than solving them. For example, everybody knows who Ub …
iPad Light Animation by BERG
Interface designers BERG used iPads to create an ingenious experiment that combines the device with photography and animation. After …
Matt Reynolds
I will now present two animated pieces in support of my argument that Matt Reynolds is an awesome young animation filmmaker who deserves …
“Umbra” by Malcolm Sutherland
Montreal-based Malcolm Sutherland, who seemingly completes a new animated short every few minutes, debuted his latest–Umbra–last …
Dash Shaw’s New Animated Feature “The Ruined Cast”
Twenty seven-year-old indie comic artist Dash Shaw is worked on a hand-drawn animated feature called The Ruined Cast. The teaser trailer …
KLIK! Starts Tomorrow in Amsterdam
The animation festival KLIK! begins tomorrow in Amsterdam and continues through September 19. They presented their first edition in 2007, …
“2 Bajillion A.D.” by David Ochs
How do you top your freshman student film when that film is the impressive Who’s Hungry? Now a sophomore at CalArts, David Ochs posted …
“Lisa and the Orange Juice” by Nicolas Fong
A commissioned film for Oxfam, Lisa and the Orange Juice shows how the organization helps local farmers in South America remain …
“Precise Peter” by Martin Schmidt
Martin Schmidt’s Precise Peter is an inventive bit of CG filmmaking, made more impressive by the fact that it’s a student film produced …
Tons of Disney Legends in One Photo
If you’re a fan of conservatively dressed middle-aged white men, boy, do I have a treat for you today. This photo from February 24, 1959, …
Rubber House
Rubber House is a new studio out of Melbourne, Australia run by Ivan Dixon and Greg Sharp. Besides a reel, they have a couple trailers …
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