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No Way!: Disney Exec on Fantastic Mr. Fox‘s Oscar Chances
“It’s not even a contest,” was the response an unnamed Disney exec gave the NY Times when asked to comment on Fantastic Mr. Fox’s Oscar …
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Tussilago by Jonas Odell
This is the trailer for Tussilago, the latest short by Swedish director Jonas Odell. Story doesn’t sound like typical fare: “In 1977 West …
Animator, with 8 Kids, Loses Home in Fire
Kayla Stewart in front of her burned-out home. The caption from the Spokesman-Review says that Stewart is wearing her mother’s …
Cartoons on Hulu
Hulu’s library of animated TV shows, shorts and features is growing more impressive by the week. Hulu’s content includes current series …
BBC Knowledge “Eat Up Brain” by Sean Pecknold
Sean Pecknold (aka Grandchildren) crafted this stylish and funny stop-mo spot for BBC Knowledge. Credits Narrator: Richard E. …
Happy Fair Use Day!
Following the disheartening Tintin story posted below, it seems appropriate to note that today, January 12, marks the first ever World’s …
Tintin Fans Attacked By Tintin Lawyer
Nick Rodwell, the British lawyer who married the widow of Tintin creator Hergé and now controls the Tintin estate, has embarked on a …
Avatar, The Animated Film That Wasn’t
I was thinking today, If Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel has enough animation in it to be eligible for Best Animated Oscar, and A …
Job Offer of the Week
Another classic job offer, this time from iFreelance.com. A Nigerian musician, Cruci Derek, is looking for somebody to make him a …
Candyman
Here is the trailer to Candyman, a documentary by Costa Botes about David Klein, the inventor of the gourmet jelly bean Jelly Belly, and …
Tim Minchin’s Storm directed by DC Turner
I got a kick out of this trailer for Storm, a nine-minute animated short based on a ‘beat poem’ by Australian comedian and writer Tim …
Die Konferenz der Tiere
The trailer for an upcoming German CG feature, Die Konferenz der Tiere, co-directed by Reinhard Klooss and Holger Tappe at Constantin …
Pocahontas=Avatar
Apparently, they’re kinda similar. (Thanks, Dave O.)
Light Forms by Malcolm Sutherland
It’s easy for the eyes to get lost in this mesmerizing piece of animation by Malcolm Sutherland (The Astronomer’s Dream). Narrative …
Indie Game Do’s and Don’ts
This list of do’s and don’ts for indie game designers is also incredibly relevant to anybody making an indie animated short. For …
How Conservative is Pixar?
Tom Elrod makes the case in this well thought out blog post for a special brand of conservatism that appears in Pixar’s output. I don’t …
Meet Dan Lin, Clueless Producer of CGI Tom & Jerry Pic
The only thing worse than knowing they’re making a live-action/CG hybrid of Tom & Jerry is reading an interview with the film’s producer …
Help the Hodges Charity Auction
The son of animation artist Tim Hodge (Mulan, Brother Bear, VeggieTales) was in an auto accident last August. The situation is difficult …
New Still from Disney’s Rapunzel
A new image from Disney’s Rapunzel. Click on it for the full image. If the goal was to fit every color, texture, and pattern known to …
Bomb Threat at DreamWorks
Some people at DreamWorks were sent home today because of a bomb threat at the studio. They later discovered it was just the trailer to …
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