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Does Flash Have a Future?
Animation created in HTML5 The controversy about Apple’s exclusion of Flash from the iPad may appear to have minor relevance to …
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Winsor McCay’s Hell House, Part Deux
This is a follow-up to a story that we first mentioned here a couple months ago about the decrepit state of cartoon legend and animation …
THIS SUNDAY IN NY: 41st ASIFA-East Animation Festival
Drawing by Dan Meth This Sunday, May 9, is the 41st annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival, the essential annual event of New York …
Carl Krull’s Animation
Walker is an arresting seventeen-second traffic safety spot created with a painterly feel by Danish artist Carl Krull. Also eye-catching …
Love & Theft by Andreas Hykade
It’s fun to see a talented filmmaker like Andreas Hykade (Ring of Fire, Runt) explore a different direction in his work. The cleverness …
Elektra: International Digital Arts Festival
See Saw Seams (1965) by Stan VanDerBeek The eleventh edition of Elektra: International Digital Arts Festival takes place in Montreal …
Q&A by the Rauch Brothers
Q&A is an affectionate little short that debuted last year but was posted online just yesterday. It’s directed by the Brooklyn-based …
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New Yorker Profiles A Cartoon Schlepper
This week’s New Yorker offers a towering 11,000-plus word profile of self-described “cartoon schlepper” Haim Saban, who made his money …
A Bear Film by Kris Anka
A Bear Film is a third year CalArts effort that looks like an animated version of a Lou Romano colorscript. It’s created–entirely in …
SD Comic-Con’s Obscene Exhibitor Badge Price Increase
Artwork by Jeff Pidgeon The San Diego Comic-Con is pushing forward with its misguided agenda of appeasing corporate interests at the …
Flea Market Discovery #2
This one is a real headscratcher. It’s a poster from 1972 called “The Art of Film” yet it has nothing to do with film. Rather it’s a …
Funtastic Circus
Don’t deny it, you love this cartoon. UPDATE: Here is a longer episode of Funtastic Circus:
Flea Market Discovery #1
I found this tattered children’s wall plaque at a flea market last weekend and forked over a few bucks for it. It reminded me a lot of …
Block Party Rip-Off?
Speaking of things that may or may not be rip-offs, Adult Swim recently wrapped up a nation-wide block party tour that married live music …
Apple Defends Its Decision to Ban Flash
Steve Jobs is taking so much heat for his decision to ban Flash from iPads and iPhones, that he’s published a lengthy missive defending …
Directors of Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks Films
Even though I’ve always been aware of the dominance of CalArts alumni within the West Coast industry, I was still surprised to see the …
Enter the Void Titles
Gut-punchingly intense titles for Gaspar Noé’s Enter The Void, designed by Noé and Tom Kan. Motion graphics, experimental animation, …
Fixed Fluid Fragmented by Michel Gagné
Trailer for Fixed Fluid Fragmented How do you do something new when you’ve already made your own animated shorts, worked on features …
Vintage Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear Ad from Japan
Everybody’s already seen this one, but did you know the Japanese also made Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear toys. Take note: this is how you do viral …
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Sony Picks Up Chomet’s Illusionist
Sony Pictures Classics (SPC) has acquired Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist for North American distribution. They’re planning a US release …
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