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THIS WEEKEND IN NYC: MoCCA Art Festival
The MoCCA Art Festival is coming up this weekend in Manhattan. I’ve heard only good things about the event; it’s been described to me as …
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Iron Panda Thunder
This is an honest, if not particularly funny, bit from the MTV Movie Awards about the desperation in Hollywood for finding new and unique …
MTV Wants Animators For Reality Show
Animation contests are not a popular subject around the Brew, but this one sounds intriguing enough to mention. MTV is currently …
Panda-monium
Nothing is going to deter me from going to see a film about wacky animals who engage in martial arts, not even this video from the Kung …
Uncannily Smokey
I can’t describe this commerical any better than Jason Kottke does on his blog: “Smokey the Bear is back! And he’s preventing forest …
NYC Reminder: John & Faith Hubley Films Tonight
Restored prints of Tender Game and The Adventures of * on the MoMA bigscreen tonight. More
Annecy Sketchcrawl
If you want to do a little drawing at the Annecy animation festival, take note that Flight artists Bannister and Dik Pose are hosting the …
The Disney-Pixar Merger…Two Years Later
In yesterday’s NY Times there was a lengthy article about how things are going at Disney two years after its merger with Pixar. The …
Meatpacking District History by Gary Leib
Gary Leib created a delightfully inventive 50-second animated history of the Meatpacking District in Manhattan. Watch it on the NY Times …
Cartoon Network Planning To Lure Young Boys
Parents of children beware: it seems that Cartoon Network, in its middle age, has developed a fascination with young boys. A recent …
Disney Animators Vs. Producers
This video from 1980 is not what you think. It’s a game of volleyball played between the Disney execs and animation artists of the time, …
THIS MONDAY IN NYC: Hubleys at MoMA
If there’s one CAN’T MISS animation program in New York this summer, it’s the screening coming up this Monday, June 2, at MoMA: “A …
Uncanny Valley Explained
This clip from the TV series 30 Rock offers an entertaining explanation of the “Uncanny Valley” (aka “Robert Zemeckis-style …
TOMORROW IN SF: Richard Williams Tribute
This Friday, May 30, ASIFA-San Francisco is holding a tribute to animator and director Richard Williams, in honor of his 75th birthday …
Dick Sutcliffe, Jack Hanrahan, Mel Leven, RIP
Some animation-related deaths to report from the past few months: Dick Sutcliffe, the creator of Davey and Goliath, passed away on …
Le Chat Noir
Following the lead of Gobelins and other French animation schools, Lycée technique des Arts et Métiers in Luxembourg has began to make …
Untooned Cartoon Characters
“Untooning” cartoon characters seems to be turning into a bit of a trend, as evidenced by Jerry’s last post about live Simpsons and the …
Bio-Hazard by Andrew Falicon
Bio-Hazard is a thesis film produced at SVA by Andrew Falicon. It’s a funny short with plenty of send-ups of anime conventions and …
Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
Tony White has just posted onto YouTube his classic animated short Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook. He offers some background about the …
Disney Artists To Self-Publish Rocket Johnson
In recent years, many artists at feature animation studios like Pixar, DreamWorks and Blue Sky have become involved in self-publishing …
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