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“Je Pars” by Stéphanie Cabdevila
I like the simple but direct graphic concept that Stéphanie Cabdevila employs in this video for Mary’s Dream. She produced it at …
Amid Amidi
Secret of Kells In The News
Today’s New York Times has an article about the surprise Oscar nomination of Secret of Kells. There are some fascinating details in the …
John Canemaker’s New Blog
John Canemaker (far left) with John Kricfalusi, Frank Gladstone and Glen Keane Finally! Our friend, the esteemed animation …
Newman on Newman
Call me immature, but the combination of drawings and voices makes me laugh. It’s animated by Rob Bohn, and voiced by Bohn and Nate …
David OReilly Enters Sesame Street Competition
Filmmaker David OReilly has entered the Sesame Street-AniBoom competition, despite signing our no-spec letter that promised he wouldn’t …
Alice in Wonderland Tattoo
This homage to Disney’s Alice in Wonderland is one of the nicest cartoon tattoos I’ve ever seen. A larger version of the pic above can be …
Ramayana: Divine Loophole by Sanjay Patel
Sanjay Patel’s Ramayana: Divine Loophole is a retelling of the classic Hindu myth with the addition of cheerfully stylized cartoon …
Getty and Disney Team Up to Study Cels
The Getty Conservation Institute and Disney’s Animation Research Library (ARL) division are partnering to study why the plastic in …
Masterpiece 2.0, An Interactive Stop-Motion Animation Project
Masterpiece 2.0 is a social media animation project by Dutch artists Baschz and Selfcontrolfreak, and according to them, “the first ever …
Pencil Testing
NY animator Tom Smolenski was looking for a good 6B pencil to animate with (in 2010 no less–what a masochist!) so he tested a bunch of …
Yulia by Antoine Arditti
I saw Yulia in Annecy last year, and now everybody can view it online at the filmmaker’s website AntoineArditti.com alongside a few of …
A Free Animation Book Idea For You
Concept art from John Hubley’s Finian’s Rainbow This repost of John Canemaker’s article about John Hubley’s unproduced feature …
Animated Review of Avatar
Nobody’s come forward to claim responsibility for this elaborate animated review of Avatar. I particularly like how they (I’m assuming …
Bob Peterson Talks Dogs and Dug
Bob Peterson, the co-director of UP and voice of Dug, is interviewed by Glenn Close about his affection for dogs. He offers some good …
Clips and Reviews of Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist
Sylvain Chomet’s The Illusionist easily tops my list for most anticipated animated feature of 2010 (sorry Tangled). The film premiered to …
ASIFA-East Animation Festival Entry Deadline
The deadline to enter ASIFA-East’s 41st Annual Animation Festival is Monday, March 1. Entry forms are available on the ASIFA-East …
James Cameron: “I’m not interested in being an animator”
In last week’s LA Times, James Cameron continued to assert his position that Avatar isn’t animation, though at least he’s acknowledging …
Animation Legends and Facebook
I spent some time on Facebook last night compiling data that shows who the most popular classic animation artists are on the social …
TALKBACK: The Ricky Gervais Show
The Ricky Gervais Show, produced by Wild Brain LA, premieres tonight on HBO. If you’ve seen it, share your thoughts on the show. For …
Brownstones to Red Dirt Postcard Art Benefit
The generosity of the animation community never ceases to amaze me. Inbetween demanding workloads and crushing deadlines, we still manage …
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