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Awards

‘Ugly,’ ‘Night Is Short, Walk on Girl’ Win Ottawa Grand Prizes

“Ugly,” a film made with funding from Cartoon Brew, won the short film grand prize tonight at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Jeannette Arroyo

Discover the art of Jeannette Arroyo, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day.

Re:Anima Joint Master In Animation Has Opened A New Call For Applications

The program offers an intensive two-year exploration of animation from an artistic perspective in Ireland, Belgium, or Portugal.

Events

Next Week In NYC: 2 Days Of Non-Stop Animation Events At ANNY Best Of Fest

ANNY Best of Fest, a two-day event of screenings, panel discussions, vr demos, a fine art installation, and other events, will take place in Manhattan next week.

Feature Film

How Animal Logic’s R&D For ‘The Lego Ninjago Movie’ Included Going to the Beach

The studio looked to real world reference for water, sand, fire, and smoke in their latest Lego movie.

Tech

Digital Humans In Video Games Look More Realistic Than Ever Thanks To This Facial Rig

The Snappers facial rig is not a secret in the game world, and is even used on Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, “The Shape of Water.”

Feature Film

Sony Pictures Animation and Animal Logic’s ‘Peter Rabbit’ Gets A Trailer

The cg/live-action hybrid updates the classic Beatrix Potter stories.

Feature Film

The Trailer For Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ Is Here

Our first look at Wes Anderson’s doggie dystopia “Isle of Dogs.”

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘The Story of Martin Luther’ by Magnus I. Moller

A completely and utterly accurate history lesson about Martin Luther on the occasion of the 500-year anniversary of the church reformation.

Feature Film

UK’s Locksmith Animation Announces Production Agreement with 20th Century Fox

Locksmith will create a second pipeline of animated features made in the U.K. to complement Fox’s existing series of Blue Sky animated features.

Feature Film

Tickets Now On Sale For LA’s Animation Is Film; Festival Announces All-Star Line-up Of Attending Filmmakers

The Animation is Film Festival has assembled an extraordinary line-up for its first-ever edition, set to take place in Los Angeles next month.

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘Cuidacoches’ by Dante Zaballa

Music video for Tall Juan’s “Cuidacoches” directed and animated by Dante Zaballa.

Feature Film

Dreamworks Confirms ‘The Croods’ Sequel Is Back On, And Announces ‘Spooky Jack’

The Croods family is making a comeback, while “Paranormal Activity” producer Jason Blum is overseeing “Spooky Jack.”

Books

Understanding The Business Of The Entertainment Industry Empowers Creators And Filmmakers

This book helps creators and filmmakers to know which questions to ask, and to recognize when the answers they get sound a little less than trustworthy. In the entertainment business, that can come in handy.