Cartoon Brew

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Rapunzel’ by Juan Pablo Machado

Knights climb the tower to find Princess Rapunzel and deliver her from a monster.

VFX

Digital Actors: Are They Ready For Their CG Close-ups?

With “Alita: Battle Angel” poised for release, we take a look at the state of play in photorealistic cg humans.

Feature Film

César-Nominated Feature ‘Pachamama’ To Debut On Netflix

The film is the latest Netflix acquisition in a long list of animated acquisitions and original productions to be released in the near future.

Animators

‘Shrek’ Producer Aron Warner And ‘Spider-Verse’ Director Peter Ramsey To Speak At Cape Town Animation Festival

Major names from the U.S. industry will be in attendance at this year’s Cape Town International Animation Festival.

Feature Film

Nickelodeon Working On ‘The Loud House’ And ‘Rise Of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Features For Netflix

Nickelodeon is expanding its relationship with Netflix.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘A Pearl’ by Saad Moosajee and Art Camp

A hybrid digital and traditional process was used to create this music video for Mitski’s “A Pearl.”

Awards

VES Awards 2019 Winners: ‘Spider-Verse’ Sweeps Animation Categories

“Avengers: Infinity War” and “Lost in Space” also came up big at this year’s VES Awards.

Festivals

GLAS Animation Festival Unveils Competition Selections

Here are the selections for GLAS Animation Festival chosen from over 3,400 submissions.

Internet Television

How L’Atelier Delivers Two Episodes of ‘Robozuna’ Every Four Weeks

Forty minutes of quality keyframed animation every month? This Montreal studio is doing it.

Box Office Report

‘How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’ Takes Top Slot At Global Box Office

“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” is setting international records ahead of its U.S. launch.

Awards

‘Another Day Of Life’ Wins Goya Award For Best Animated Feature

The film combines cg animation and documentary footage to recount the true-life adventures of a Polish journalist in Angola at the start of the country’s civil war in 1975.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Purl’ by Kristen Lester

An earnest ball of yarn named Purl gets a job in a fast-paced, high energy, bro-tastic start-up.

Awards

Annie Awards 2019 Winners: ‘Spider-Verse’ Wins 7 Awards Including Best Feature; Netflix Sweeps Series Awards

“Spider-Verse” won every award for which it was nominated.

Artist Rights

Op-Ed: Why I Filed The Wage-Theft Lawsuit Against Major Animation Studios

Georgia Cano, one of the three lead plaintiffs in the animation wage-fixing lawsuit, speaks out for the first time.

Awards

Animated Feature ‘Dollhouse’ Tops Slamdance 2019 Awards

Women animators dominated the festival this year, winning all of the animation and experimental short awards, as well as the top narrative feature prize.