Chris Robinson, Author at Cartoon Brew

Interviews

Home Sweet Home? — Matea Radic Takes Us To ‘Paradaïz’

Filmmaker Matea Radic revisits war-torn Sarajevo decades later in ‘Paradaïz,’ blending memory, loss, and identity in a moving animated short.

Shorts

Inside Hothouse 15: How A 12-Week Sprint Keeps Canadian Animation Fresh

Discover Hothouse 15, the NFB’s 12-week animation mentorship where six new films explore creativity, collaboration, and storytelling in Canada.

Interviews

“I’m Tired Of Films That Try To Be Clear To Everyone”: Mykyta Lyskov Speaks To Ukrainians First In ‘Kyiv Cake’

Mykyta Lyskov’s ‘Kyiv Cake’ layers humor, tragedy, and surreal imagery to capture Ukraine’s resilience and defiance during war.

RIP

Let Fury Have The Hour – Remembering Phil Mulloy

Phil Mulloy, British animator and satirist, dies at 76.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Adi Gelbart’s “Weeping Monolith” Is A Mind-Slapping, Bunny-Laden Music Video

Singing, instrument-playing stop-motion rabbits, dripping paints, felt, and an urban landscape made of wood and found materials, “Weeping Monolith” is a wondrous sensory overload.

Interviews

The Offbeat Production Methods Of The NFB’s Stop-Motion Film ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’

Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of the iconic ‘Madame Tutli-Putli,’ are back with their latest stop-motion film that pushes the art form to new places.

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘Yin And Yang’ Is A Short About The Power Of Creative Partnerships

The film by Iria Lopez and Daniela Negrin Ochoa celebrates over a decade of running a studio together.

Feature Film

Canadian Indie Animated Features On The Rise: ‘Space Cadet,’ ‘Death Does Not Exist,’ ‘Endless Cookie’

A deep dive into three new indie Canadian features screening at Annecy.

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘In The Shallows’ Is A Visceral Collage Film That Confronts The Chaos Of Digital Life

Arash Akhgari’s film combines collage with ink-and-paint animation to explore the fragmented, overstimulated nature of today’s media environment.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Emily Pelstring’s New Film Brings To Life The Erotic Visions Of A Medieval Nun

Stepping into Pelstring’s world feels like entering a warped, psychedelic time capsule from the 1970s.

Festivals

10 Shorts You Don’t Want To Miss At Annecy 2025

We take a look at ten new shorts screening at this year’s Annecy Festival.

Festivals

Cannes 2025 Interview: Eva Lusbaronian On Her Short ‘Death Of The Fish’ (Exclusive Trailer)

The 14-minute short was one of two animated films in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Chu-Chieh Lee’s ‘Minus Plus Multiply’ Is A Graphic Feast That Explores The Complexities Of Identity

The British student film played at dozens of festivals including Annecy and Zagreb.

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘Small Town Madness’ Is A Wild And Hallucinogenic Music Video By Sujin Kim

In the video for the band Kiwi Hug, icky green snail creatures try to devour the band members.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Cartoon Brew Pick: Winston Hacking & Phillippe Tardif’s ‘Listen2Me’ Music Video

A technical and visual explosion, this video is an unsteady zoom ride where we encounter an array of faces, objects, and scenarios.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Cartoon Brew Pick: ‘Is That All There Is?’ By Josh O’Caoimh

The mixed-media music video combines drawn animation, cg, and rotoscope for Irish singer Mary Coughlan’s take on the classic song ‘Is That All There Is?’