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Oscar Ballot Guide: ‘The Tale of The Princess Kaguya’ Acting and Performance Analysis

Acting instructor Ed Hooks explores the acting and performance in each of this year’s Oscar-nominated animation features.

L.A. Animation Artist Tired of Explaining To Fans He Didn’t Attend CalArts

The talented Ian Jones-Quartey took to Twitter tonight to vent his frustration with young fans who keep asking him how to get accepted into the animation program at CalArts, even though he never attended the school.

6 Stories of Cartoonists Who Stood Against Tyranny

These cartoonists stood up against intimidation and fought for their right to freedom of expression. Let us celebrate their victories.

The Top 20 Stories of 2014 on Cartoon Brew

The American animation industry’s wage-fixing scandal received the most attention on Cartoon Brew this year, with three of our most viewed stories focused on that topic.

‘Peace On Earth’ Is 75 Years Old—And More Relevant Than Ever

We rarely see “Peace On Earth” alongside more traditionally revered holiday standards like “A Charlie Brown Christmas” or “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”—but we really should.

This ‘Lord of the Rings’ Crew Pic Reveals Something Important About 1970s Animation

What can we learn about the animation industry from this photo of the animation crew from “Lord of the Rings”?

A CGI Makeover for Aardman’s Morph

Illustrator Stephen Collins in “The Guardian” imagines a CGI makeover for Aardman’s clay character Morph.

A History of the ‘Gay Agenda’ in Animation

Bit by bit, overtly gay characters are making inroads into animation targeted primarily at children, but the fear of gay cartoon characters has existed for years.

Toddler Defies Hollywood; Cries Over Hand-Drawn Animation

Children still cry over hand-drawn animation in 2014.

It’s Time to Honor Don Lusk and Willis Pyle With A Winsor McCay Award

Don Lusk turns 101 years old today and Willis Pyle turned 100 a few months ago. It’s time to honor them with a Winsor McCay Award.

California Expands VFX Subsidies in Futile Attempt to Win Back Work

The state of California recently expanded its tax credit program for film and TV productions. Here’s why it won’t work.

‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez: “Write Your Own Story”

Today, Reel FX’s film “The Book of Life” opens in the United States, and the story of its 39-year-old director, Jorge Gutierrez, is also one worth telling.

Five Works That Should Be Adapted into Animation

Suppose you wanted to make an animated film or TV series, but you didn’t have any new ideas and (gasp) you don’t want to remake the same old properties. Take heart: there’s a lot of great material out there just begging to be adapted into animation.

How ‘Adventure Time’ Revitalized Post-Apocalyptic Storytelling

There’s too much post-apocalyptic fiction around, in books and movies, TV and games. I’d toss the lot into a dumpster now, except for “Adventure Time.”

Why Nick’s Pitch Program Doesn’t Work

Why Nickelodon’s public pitching spectacles are a disservice to the network and to the artists who work there.

Is YouTube Making It Harder for Animators To Make Money?

Ross O’Donovan, an Australian animator who creates Internet cartoons using the handle Rubber Ninja, has posted a video that argues recent changes in YouTube’s algorithms give preferential treatment to live-action content creators while making it more difficult for animation creators to earn money on YouTube.

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