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Weird Al Switches to the Dark Side
As part of Cartoon Network’s efforts to reinvent themselves as a cheap knockoff of The Disney Channel, they’ve hired “Weird Al” Yankovic …
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Animation by Alberto Mielgo
I’m a big admirer of Albert Mielgo’s paintings, and have often thought of scrounging up some dough to buy one of his acrylics, which …
Doug TenNapel Talk about Storytelling
Comic and animation creator Doug TenNapel (Earthworm Jim, Catscratch) spoke earlier this month at the Art Institute Inland Empire about …
Virgin Records’ Pathetic Attempt for Free Animation
Take a look at this distasteful work-for-free ad that Virgin Records posted on the Anime Studio Forum under the title “Volunteer your …
Tinga Tinga Tales produced by Kenya’s Homeboyz
This is the trailer for Tinga Tinga Tales, a 52-episode children’s series produced by Nairobi, Kenya-based studio Homeboyz Animation. It …
Scribble Junkies, a blog by Bill Plympton and Pat Smith
Make room for another solid addition to the animation blogosphere: Scribble Junkies is a blog by well-known New York indies Bill Plympton …
The Asians Explain Conan vs. Jay
A summary of the Conan O’Brien/Jay Leno controversy, as animated by an Asian news channel. Bet you didn’t know that Conan can transform …
The Indie Film Distribution Revolution
Inspiring piece in the NY Times about the growing trend of indie film distribution, and its historical roots in indie filmmakers like …
TUESDAY IN NYC: Spotlight on CGI & FX Studios
Tomorrow night, ASIFA-East is hosting “A Spotlight on CGI and FX Studios.” Reps from five local studios–SpeakeasyFX, Hornet, …
Black Lake by David OReilly and Jon Klassen
An evocative and spare exercise in computer animation by David OReilly and Jon Klassen, who previously collaborated on the U2 music video …
The Revolution Will Be Animated
A documentary by Marine Lormant Sebag about Nina Paley’s struggle with copyright while making Sita Sings the Blues. It’s difficult to …
Mickey and SpongeBob Drawn by Kids
Rob Bohn of The Amigo Unit says: I taught animation at a summer camp for the 92nd St Y this past summer. One of the lessons was …
Homunculus by Sam Stephens
An animated short directed by Sam Stephens from Humble’s in-house directing collaborative Hydra. The film combines photography of …
British Granny Turns Into Jessica Rabbit
The story of a British grandma who decided to get surgery to look like Jessica Rabbit. “You only live once,” she said. “Do what makes you …
Haiti Relief
A beautiful poster by animation director Theodore Ushev (Tower Bawher, Drux Flux). Hopefully this poster will prove to be less …
Meet the Georgian Simpsons ‘The Samsonadzes’
The country of Georgia now has a homegrown yellow cartoon family to call its own: The Samsonadzes. If the clip above doesn’t …
James Cameron: It’s Not Animation Because I Say So
A video in which Jim explains that, “the thing that people need to keep very strongly in mind is that this is not an animated film.” So …
Tuber’s Two Step by Chris Wedge
This is a 1985 student film directed by Chris Wedge, who, of course, went on to become the creative head of Blue Sky and direct Ice Age. …
Mak the Horny Mac-Daddy by Ian Miller
I saw Ian Miller’s one-minute short last year at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, when I was a member of the festival’s …
Animal Drawing Workshop with David Colman
Character designer and story artist David Colman (who is also the author of The Art of Animal Character Design) will be holding a weekend …
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