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'Mi' Masayoshi Nakamura 'Mi' Masayoshi Nakamura
Cartoon Brew Pick

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 | 1 week ago

Teat Beat of Sex Teat Beat of Sex
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Signe Baumane

Baumane’s work touches on sex, gender, relationships, and mental health with a fierce sense of humor and refreshing bluntness.

By Chris Robinson | 1 week ago

SVA Featured
Sponsored by SVA

Meet The SVA Alumni Educating The School’s Next Generation Of Artists

SVA alumni discuss life after graduation, and why so many have returned to teach at their alma mater.

By Cartoon Brew Connect | 3 months ago

One Piece Film Red in Times Square
Advertising

Crunchyroll Ramps Up ‘One Piece Film Red’ Marketing Campaign With Incredible Times Square Display

Timed perfectly for NYCC, Crunchyroll took over screens in Times Square to get fans hyped for the film’s November 1 U.S. release.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Tooning Out The News
Artist Rights

New York Crew Of ‘Tooning Out The News’ Vote To Unionize With Animation Guild

The workers are the second N.Y.-based group to do so, after Titmouse workers voted to unionize in January of this year.

By Jamie Lang | 6 months ago

Feature Film

Sets, Props, Puppets To Feature In ‘Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio’ MoMA Exhibit

The exhibit will run at MoMA from December 11, 2022 through April 16, 2023.

By Keltie Duncan | 8 months ago

Kubo and the Two Strings
Museums

Year-Long Laika Exhibit, Screenings To Open Next Month At Museum Of The Moving Image

“Laika: Life in Stop Motion” will open at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, NY on September 1, 2022.

By Keltie Duncan | 8 months ago

Feature Film

Signe Baumane On Lessons Learned While Making ‘My Love Affair With Marriage’

“We have so much ability to love, but our ability to hate comes from the same place,” Baumane learned while researching the film.

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

Spider-Man: No Way Home
Business

Crafty Apes Acquires Molecule VFX, Will Expand New York Studio

The companies have worked alongside one another on the series “Genius: Aretha” and “P-Valley.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

Harriet the Spy
Artist Rights

Titmouse New York Becomes First Studio To Join The Animation Guild Outside LA

Titmouse workers are the first members of the NYC animation industry to join a union in over three decades.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

O Black Hole!
Events

North American Event Round-Up: ANNY Best Of Fest, Anime NYC, GIRAF

A round-up of upcoming animation events on the continent (two of which are virtual).

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

Beauty and the Beast
Events

First-Ever Disney Show At Met Will Look At How European Art Influenced The Studio

“Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative Arts” opens at the New York museum on December 10.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Don Duga
RIP

Don Duga, Industry Artist Who Worked At Rankin/Bass And UPA, Dies At 87

In his long career, Duga storyboarded on “Frosty the Snowman,” designed Twinkie the Kid, co-founded and ran the studio Polestar, and taught for decades at the School of Visual Arts.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

American Ultra
Comics

RIP Gary Leib, New York Filmmaker, Animator, And Cartoonist, 65

Leib created animation for The New York Times and films including “American Splendor” and “American Ultra.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

The Interview
RIP

RIP: Vinnie Bell, 89, A Pillar Of The New York Animation Scene For Half A Century

In his long career, Bell animated for prominent studios including Terrytoons, Hubley Studios, Perpetual Motion Pictures, and J.J. Sedelmaier Productions.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Kara Lord Piersimoni, Brian Keane, Jennie Monica
Business

Blue Sky Studios Vet Brian Keane Joins Nickelodeon To Support ‘Ambitious Growth Plans’

Keane’s newly created post is executive vice president of production and operations.

By Amid Amidi | 2 years ago

Doug Crane
RIP

Doug Crane, Renowned East Coast Animator, Dies At 85

Crane’s epic career ran from Terrytoons in the 1950s to MTV in the 1990s and beyond, spanning series, commercials, and features.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

"Cellbound"
Cartoon Culture

Artist RAE ‘Quarantines’ Himself Inside A Tex Avery Cartoon In This Brilliant Remix

A playful riff on the experience of quarantine that combines Tex Avery and street art.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

Doug
RIP

Tony Eastman, Veteran East Coast Animator And Director, RIP

A mainstay of the East Coast animation scene, Tony Eastman worked on everything from “Doug” to “Beavis & Butt-head.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 2 years ago

SVA Social And Racial Justice
Sponsored by SVA

Social And Racial Justice Take Center Stage In School Of Visual Arts’s Animation Community

As the school launches new diversity initiatives, alumni share their experiences tackling social and political issues in their work.

By Cartoon Brew Connect | 2 years ago

"Death Hacks"
Streaming

‘Death Hacks’ Creator Aaron Augenblick On Making ‘A Brand-New Kind Of Cartoon’ For Snapchat

It isn’t just Netflix shows converted to vertical.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

Katy Perry, "Smile"
How-To

How Nathan Love Created The Animation For Katy Perry’s ‘Smile’ Video In Six Weeks (Interview)

“In some ways, being remote on a large production has probably protected me by having fewer daily interactions and distractions,” says Nathan Love’s Joe Burrascano.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

"Planimation"
Advertising

Yves Geleyn Directed This Commercial For A Cancer Drug That Feels More Like A Short Film

The piece, which uses a hybrid of 2d and 3d, is ostensibly an advertisement for Cyramza, but it takes an indirect approach with symbolism that works on multiple levels.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

Movie theaters re-opening
Distribution

Poll: Nearly 80% Of Cartoon Brew Readers Aren’t Planning To Visit Movie Theaters This Summer

Large swathes of the U.S. exhibition sector are intending to reopen over the coming month, but will anyone show up?

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

"Zima Blue"
Business

Nick Southgate Named CEO Of Indie Producer Passion Pictures

The company’s animation studio has produced a segment of Netflix’s “Love, Death & Robots,” Disney’s “101 Dalmatian Street,” and music videos for Gorillaz

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 3 years ago

Events

‘Mickey: The True Original’ Pop-Up Exhibit In NYC Will Mark Character’s 90th Birthday

A pop-up art exhibit celebrating 90 years of Mickey Mouse will open in Manhattan next week.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

Events

This Weekend In NYC: 3rd Annual ANNY Animation Festival And Conference

Is the New York Comic Con lacking in animation events? Check out this weekend’s ANNY festival and conference in Manhattan.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

Events

Next Monday In New York City: Phil Tippett At MoMA

Phil Tippett’s visual effects mastery will be celebrated at the Museum of Modern Art.

By Amid Amidi | 5 years ago

Events

Pictoplasma’s Upcoming NY Conference Puts A Strong Focus On Animation Designers

A wide-ranging group of animation artists will present at Pictoplasma NYC in November.

By Amid Amidi | 5 years ago

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