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Interview: ‘Angry Birds 2 Movie’ Director And Producer On Defying The Franchise’s Video Game Origins
Thurop Van Orman, creator of “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack,” makes the most of his feature directorial debut.
Interviews
What Is VR Good For? The Creators Of ‘Gymnasia’ Have Some Thoughts
“If you have an idea for a short that involves story, for God’s sake don’t do it in vr.”
Interview: ‘Pachamama’ Director Juan Antín On How Stop-Motion Gave His CG Feature Its Unique Look
Antín harnessed pre-Columbian iconography as the basis for the film’s character and production design.
Interview: Felix Dufour-Laperrière On His Poetic Hand-Drawn Drama ‘Ville Neuve’
The film screened last week in the Contrechamp Feature Film competition of the Annecy festival.
INTERVIEW: Denis Do On the Deliberate Lack of Action In ‘Funan’ And Making Part Of The Film In Cambodia
“Funan” opens today in Los Angeles.
Studio Ponoc’s Yoshiaki Nishimura Speaks About New Olympic-Inspired Short And The Studio’s Goals & Growth – Annecy
In an exclusive English-language interview, Yoshiaki Nishimura speaks with Cartoon Brew’s about the growth of his company, Studio Ponoc.
‘Detective Pikachu’ VFX Supervisor Erik Nordby On The Huge Challenge Of Translating Pokémon Into CG
With over 60 Pokémon to design and a complicated approval pipeline, “Pokémon Detective Pikachu” was not your typical hybrid cg production.
Kelly Asbury On Directing ‘Uglydolls’: “It Was Sort Of A Blank Slate, And That Was Great”
“I like taking on something that’s not going to be that easy,” says “Uglydolls” director Kelly Asbury.
Henry Bonsu On Transforming His Online Comics Into Adult Swim’s Newest Series ‘Lazor Wulf’
Adult Swim’s newest animated series, “Lazor Wulf,” is an acid vision of friendship and modern life from an African-American perspective.
WATCH: Marta Pajek On Making The Short Film Trilogy ‘Impossible Figures’
Marta Pajek discusses the ideas behind her captivating and complex short film trilogy “Impossible Figures and Other Stories.”
Selling Your First Animated Series: ‘Wishfart’ Co-Creator John Hazlett Explains How They Did It
“Some people told us to never pitch directly to the network; other people told us that we should never pitch without artwork. So we pitched it directly to Teletoon without artwork.”
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Series Director Dean DeBlois On Being Blown Away By The Advancement Of Animation Tech
Having been at the helm of all three “How to Train Your Dragon” films, DeBlois has witnessed major changes in editorial processes, effects, and rendering.
‘Reruns’: The Final Chapter Of Rosto’s Dreamworld
The Dutch filmmaker Rosto talks about reaching the end of his Thee Wreckers Tetralogy, a personal fantasia of visuals and audio that’s quite unlike anything else.
BAFTA Short Animation Nominees: How Each Film Was Developed Visually
For the first time this century, all the BAFTA short animation nominees are hand-drawn films. We explore the visual development of each film.
WATCH: Emma De Swaef And Marc James Roels On Making The Feature ‘This Magnificent Cake!’
The directors of the Annie Award-nominated feature film “This Magnificent Cake!” spoke with Cartoon Brew about their one-of-a-kind stop-motion project.
Oscar-Shortlisted Shorts: See The Visual Development And Production Design – Part II
In the second part of this exclusive series, we explore the production design of “Animal Behaviour,” “Bird Karma,” “Late Afternoon,” “Grandpa Walrus,” and “Weekends.”
Oscar-Shortlisted Shorts: See The Visual Development And Production Design – Part I
In the first of a two-part series, we explore the production design of “Age of Sail,” “Bao,” “Bilby,” “Lost & Found,” and “One Small Step.”
‘How Much Fear Do We Put In The Story?’: Gustavo Steinberg On His New Brazilian Feature ‘Tito and the Birds’
The director of “Tito and the Birds” speaks with Cartoon Brew about his film about the “disease of fear,” a condition that turns people into zombie-like creatures.
“If We Could Do Anything Our Own Way, What Would We Do?”: A Conversation With ‘Spider-Man’ Co-Director Bob Persichetti
An extensive conversation with “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” director Bob Persichetti.
WATCH: Trevor Jimenez On Making The Short Film ‘Weekends’
The Annie Award-nominated director sits down with Cartoon Brew to discuss the making of “Weekends,” and how he balanced the production while working full-time at Pixar.
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