Cartoon Brew

CGI

Mindbender’s Teaser For ‘The Food Thief’ Is As Wild And Fun As CG Animation Gets

Mindbender continues its quest to develop cartooning in cg animation.

Feature Film

‘Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation’ Is First Arabic-Dubbed Film Released In Saudi Arabia

“Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” is making history in the Middle East.

Ideas/Commentary

Here Is The Ultimate Guide To Distributing A Short Film On The Internet

The “Be Everywhere All At Once” strategy is a new – and smarter – way to think about distributing a short film online.

Awards

2018 Emmy Nominations: ‘Rick & Morty’ Picks Up First Emmy Nomination

Here are the nominees in the animation categories.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘The Transformation’ by Julian Glander

A special sequence from Cartoon Network’s “The Amazing World of Gumball.”

Shorts

How E.d. Films Is Using Real-time To Help Make Their Animated Films

A look at how e.d. films in Montreal has adopted the Unity game engine for animated filmmaking, and even developed its own real-time tools.

VFX

Check Out These Before-And-After Shots From ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’

As usual, animation and vfx played a big role in the making of “Ant-Man and The Wasp.”

Box Office Report

‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Launches In First Place

The Drac Pack delivers its third no. 1 launch.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Cats, Dogs, & Rats’ by Harry Teitelman

Music video for the Rare Americans’ “Cats, Dogs, & Rats.”

TV

TruTV’s ‘Misfits & Monsters’ Anthology Series Launches With Scary Cartoon-Themed Episode

In TruTV’s new anthology series, a voice actor’s worst nightmare comes to life when a character he voices comes to life.

Feature Film

France’s Highly Anticipated ‘Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion’ Launches Trailer

Asterix and Obelix are back for a new animated adventure – in cg!

Feature Film

Check Out The Trailer For Adult Action-Heist Thriller ‘Ruben Brandt, Collector’

Hand-drawn, adult, and dealing with complex psychological themes, this Hungarian feature looks and feels like no other animated feature in the current marketplace.

Feature Film

How Did They Actually Animate The ‘Hotel Transylvania 3’ Characters?

Animation supervisor Alan Hawkins shares animation secrets behind Blobby, Count Dracula’s bat transformations, and the Kraken.

Disney

Disney Animation’s First VR Project, ‘Cycles,’ Will World Debut At SIGGRAPH

Walt Disney Animation Studios is experimenting with virtual reality.

Business

‘Rick & Morty’ Animation Studio Bardel Entertainment Names Rick Mischel As New CEO

The Canadian service studio, which produces animation for series like “Rick & Morty,” “Teen Titans Go!,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” has a new CEO.