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Variety Attempts to Identify Future Cartoon Talent

Last Thursday, Variety published a list called “Tomorrow’s toon talent: 10 animators poised to become household names” and it was an …

“If there exists a finer metaphor for the creative bankruptcy of the Hollywood film system than a movie based on a half-century old comic …

If I owned a printer, I’d print out this quote, and if I owned a bulletin board, I’d stick it onto that board: “Modern animated movies …

Delightful Craigslist ad that functions as a response to all those inane animation and graphic design contests. Perhaps some of those …

This is a follow-up to a story that we first mentioned here a couple months ago about the decrepit state of cartoon legend and animation …

Artwork by Jeff Pidgeon The San Diego Comic-Con is pushing forward with its misguided agenda of appeasing corporate interests at the …

Even though I’ve always been aware of the dominance of CalArts alumni within the West Coast industry, I was still surprised to see the …

There is a huge difference between the two Flintstones drawings above, and not just superficial stylistic differences. Animator Will Finn …

Cat Piano co-director Eddie White, who is also an owner of Adelaide-based People’s Republic of Animation, is writing a series of blog …

Eric Bauza, the voice of Marvin the Martian in the new Looney Tunes Show, read your comments on yesterday’s Brew post and he’s got it all …

This video of Orson Welles has absolutely nothing to do with animation, and it has absolutely everything to do with animation. …

Artwork by Jeff Pidgeon A group of artists frustrated by the San Diego Comic-Con’s lack of emphasis on artists and art are pushing for …

Director and animator Will Finn made a thought-provoking observation on his blog a few days ago. He began the discussion by surmising …

Filmmaker David OReilly has entered the Sesame Street-AniBoom competition, despite signing our no-spec letter that promised he wouldn’t …

Concept art from John Hubley’s Finian’s Rainbow This repost of John Canemaker’s article about John Hubley’s unproduced feature …

In last week’s LA Times, James Cameron continued to assert his position that Avatar isn’t animation, though at least he’s acknowledging …

I spent some time on Facebook last night compiling data that shows who the most popular classic animation artists are on the social …

Dear Sesame Street, We, the undersigned, would like to register our concern over the contest you are now conducting with Aniboom. We …

Twenty-five designers, illustrators and photographers were asked the question, “What do you do to inspire your creativity when you find …

I’ve never had to write something like this before because I’ve never had a consumer experience quite as awful as this. I hope to prevent …