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Cartoon Brew Pick

Cartoon Brew Pick

Adventurous, innovative, and thought-provoking animation projects from around the world.

Reflection of a Reflection Reflection of a Reflection

New Short ‘Reflection Of A Reflection Of A Reflection’ Was Produced Using Images Generated By Stable Diffusion

AI may have been responsible for the imagery, but director Fabian Mosele put in serious hours constructing this nine-minute short.

By Jamie Lang | 7 days ago

Apocalypse YASSS: Two Girls, One Rapture Apocalypse YASSS: Two Girls, One Rapture

Amy Hewett’s ‘Apocalypse YASSS: Two Girls, One Rapture’ Highlights The Perils Of Living Life Online

Hewett’s third-year Calarts films is full of acerbic commentary on people whose view of the world has become warped from spending too much time online.

By Amid Amidi | 3 weeks ago

All Those Sensations In My Belly

Trans Coming-Of-Age Short ‘All Those Sensations In My Belly’ Is Now Online

Directed by Marko Dješka, the short is sometimes funny, other times terrifying, and eventually enlightening. Just like real life.

By Jamie Lang | 3 weeks ago

Dogs Smell Like the Sea

Anastasiya Lisovets’ ‘Dogs Smell Like The Sea’ Proves Our Pets Know Best

The 2020 short impressed at Annecy, Ottawa, and Tallinn, and is now free to watch on Youtube.

By Jamie Lang | 4 weeks ago

Five Cents

Aaron Hughes’ ‘Five Cents,’ A Tangible Critique Of Modern-Day Capitalism

Hughes used ink, white-out, gouache paint, gold leaf, and other materials to hand-draw the short on thousands of pages of financial journals.

By Jamie Lang | 1 month ago

Nothing to Hide

There’s Plenty To Fear In Victoria Vincent’s Latest Short ‘Nothing To Hide’

Vincent deftly plays with perspective and scale in her latest short, available online now.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

'Mi' Masayoshi Nakamura

Experience The Unpredictability Of Parenting In Masayoshi Nakamura’s Bittersweet Sci-Fi Short ‘Mi’

Nakamura worked with composer Zak Engel to create this story of a father watching his son grow into a life of his own.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Still Life

‘Still Life,’ An Enchanting Experiment In Replacement Animation By Conner Griffith

Filmmaker Conner Griffith used 1,400 images taken from 19th-century engravings to construct his latest short.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

'AI Art – Automation. A Working Artist’s Take,' Zee Bashew

Zee Bashew’s Bittersweet Ode To ‘The Last Generation Of Working Artists’

“I hope that we as a society find a way to incentivize people to learn real processes still,” Bashew says in his film “AI Art – Automation. A Working Artist’s Take.”

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Donks by Felix Colvgrave

Felix Colgrave’s ‘Donks’ Offers A Sly Commentary On Ocean Plastics

Colgrave’s latest film is a spectacle of delights for both the eyes and ears.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Drone

A Malfunctioning UAV Becomes A Viral Sensation In Sean Buckelew’s ‘Drone’

A malfunction sends a military drone on a live-streamed journey of self-discovery, creating a short-lived viral superstar.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Mano

Two Brothers Against The World In Toke Madsen’s Bittersweet Student Film ‘Mano’

The film, made at Denmarks’s Animation Workshop, debuted online today.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Ghost Dogs

Joe Cappa’s ‘Ghost Dogs’ Probably Aren’t Anybody’s Best Friend, But You Should Watch This Short Anyway

Things go from bad to worse in this haunted house tale about the spirits of departed dogs and a naive yellow puppy.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Shitty City 4

Two Boys Grow Agitated With Their Video Game In Aggelos Papantoniou’s Amusing Short ‘Shitty City 4’

The short was produced by Melbourne, Australia-based Gibbon Animation.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Homeless Home

Witches, Goblins, And An Ogre Deal With Substance Abuse, Depression, And Domestic Violence In Alberto Vázquez’s ‘Homeless Home’

The 2020 Annecy jury award-winning short about a soldier’s return to an isolated and depopulated village is now free to stream online.

By Jamie Lang | 7 months ago

Pests

Bring The Bug Spray And Check Out Juliette Laboria’s Student Short ‘Pests’

A would-be idyllic picnic turns violent as bees and hungry children go to war in Laboria’s student film.

By Jamie Lang | 7 months ago

'Hand,' Tsz-wing Ho

Tsz-wing Ho’s Student Short ‘Hand’ Is A Gripping Musical Trip

After screening at dozens of festivals, ‘Hand’ is now available to stream.

By Jamie Lang | 7 months ago

World of Tomorrow

Don Hertzfeldt’s Oscar-Nominated ‘World Of Tomorrow’ Is Now Available On Youtube

‘World of Tomorrow’ won dozens of awards during its festival run before being nominated for the best animated short Oscar in 2016.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

Glimpses by Emanuele Kabu

‘Glimpses’ Is An Abstract Postcard Of Places Both Real And Imagined

Emanuele Kabu’s new short is made digitally on paper. We asked him how that’s possible.

By Amid Amidi | 8 months ago

Au revoir Jérôme!

A Journey Through Paradise Ends In Disappointment In ‘Au Revoir Jérôme!’

In this Gobelins-produced student short, we learn that in the afterlife some take the vow ‘Til death do us part’ more seriously than others.

By Jamie Lang | 8 months ago

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