Cannes 2018: Animated Feature ‘Chris the Swiss’ Selected For Critics’ Week
An unconventional animated documentary makes the cut at Cannes Critics’ Week.
Documentary
There’s A Problem With Apu – And Now There’s A Film About It
When creating Apu, voice actor Hank Azaria said he was instructed by “The Simpsons” writing staff: “Can you do an Indian accent and how offensive can you make it?” Now there’s a documentary about how offensive Apu is.
EXCLUSIVE: First Look At Will Vinton Documentary ‘Welcome To My Daydream’
An exclusive first-look at the upcoming documentary about animation legend Will Vinton and how he changed stop-motion animation in the United States.
PBS To Air Documentary About ‘Bambi’ Production Designer Tyrus Wong (Watch Trailer)
PBS is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Disney’s “Bambi” with a new documentary about its Chinese-American production designer, Tyrus Wong.
Watch ‘Hollywood’s Greatest Trick,’ A 24-Minute Documentary on The Unsustainable VFX Industry
VFX artists: underpaid, overworked, uncredited, and mentally abused. A new documentary exposes the problem.
Report: DOK Leipzig, A Festival That Mixes Animation and Documentary Films
Cartoon Brew attends DOK Leipzig to look at how a festival mixes together animation and documentary filmmaking.
Exclusive Trailer: New Documentary About Irish Animation Industry
Ireland’s animators are getting the spotlight in a new documentary.
Comic-Con 2016: Five Must-See Animation Panels
Brad Bird, virtual reality, storyboarding, and true animation legends are part of our must-see Comic-Con events.
WATCH: ‘Imagining Zootopia’ Is A Fantastic 47-Minute Look At The Making Of Disney’s Latest Film
A behind-the-scenes look at the ultimate challenge: figuring out the story of “Zootopia.”
Documentary Animators: Now Is The Time To Apply To Denmark’s AniDox:Lab
Designed for directors and producers from both animation and live-action documentary, AniDox:Lab expands storytelling possibilities by mixing the two schools of filmmaking.
Exclusive Clip: ‘American Experience: Walt Disney,’ Premiering Tonight on PBS
The new two-part Walt Disney documentary premieres tonight and tomorrow night. Share your thoughts on the film with the rest of the animation community.
New Doc ‘Raiders, Raptors and Rebels’ Celebrates 40 Years of ILM
George Lucas’s groundbreaking visual effects company is celebrated in a new one-hour special on the Science Channel
Teaser Trailer: Floyd Norman Documentary ‘An Animated Life’
The pioneering African-American animator is the subject of an in-depth exploration of his life and career.
‘The Fallen of World War II’ by Neil Halloran
An animated data-driven documentary about war and peace.
First Look: ‘Montage of Heck,’ Part-Animated Kurt Cobain Doc
Kurt Cobain’s life and art is brought to life by animation directors Hisko Hulsing and Stefan Nadelman.
Only In Europe: A 90-Minute Donald Duck Documentary
“The Donald Duck Principle” attempts to explain the lasting success of Donald Duck.
A One-Hour Documentary About The Making of ‘How To Train Your Dragon 2’
Everything you wanted to know about the making of the Oscar-contending film “How to Train Your Dragon 2.”
‘Between Frames’ Documentary Spotlights A Century of Brazilian Animation
When you think of countries that are known for their animation, Brazil is probably not among the first that comes to mind. However, the country has nearly a century-long history of producing animation, and while historically most of the animation they have made hasn’t been seen outside of its borders, there have been notable contributions to the art form throughout the country’s history. With the animation industry growing quickly in Brazil—they are ranked seventh for countries that visit Cartoon Brew most often—it is a great time to explore the country’s animation legacy.
‘Life After Pi’ Documentary Exposes Flawed VFX Business Model
The 30-minute “Life After Pi” documents last year’s financial collapse of vfx house Rhythm & Hues.
Trailer: “Life After Pi” Documents the Collapse of Rhythm & Hues Studios
A new documentary recounts the amazing sequence of events that occurred last spring when visual effects studio Rhythm & Hues declared banruptcy just before winning the Oscar for its work on Ang Lee’s “The Life of Pi.”
