Cartoon Brew

Animators

‘Cars’ Co-Creator Jorgen Klubien Debuts His First English Album

Jorgen Klubien lives a double life: he’s an animation artist in the United States and a pop singer in Denmark.

Artist of the Day: Estefania Pantoja

Today we look at the work of Estefania Pantoja, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!

French Cult Favorite ‘Wakfu’ Premieres on Netflix in the U.S.

Since its premiere in France in 2008, “Wakfu,” an anime styled fantasy-adventure series created by Roubaix, France-based company Ankama, has picked up a dedicated fanbase, even in countries where it hasn’t officially aired like the United States.

Artist Rights

‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Justin Roiland: “Fuck The Union”

The overworked and underpaid artists on Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” ratified a new labor agreement last week, and ‘Rick and Morty”s co-creator doesn’t like how it happened.

BrewTV

CBTV: ‘Final Serving’ by Florian Maubach

Surrounded by nothingness, a knight lives with his wife in a small house. Every day he must defend their home against attacks of other knights. What he gets as reward is love and a satisfying meal.

Box Office Report

‘Boxtrolls’ Opens at #1 in the UK and #2 in Mexico

While there are currently no wholly animated films in the top ten of the U.S. box office, Laika’s “The Boxtrolls” began its foreign rollout in eight territories last weekend.

Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Saskia Gutekunst

Today we look at the work of Saskia Gutekunst, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!

Cartoon Culture

Jeremy Scott Revives ‘Shrek’ in His Spring 2015 Collection

DreamWorks Animation continues to expand its footprint in the world of fashion through strategic partnerships with trendy fashion labels, like its new Jeremy Scott x Shrek line.

Artist Rights

‘Rick and Morty’ Artists Push to Unionize Their Show—And Succeed

The crew of the Adult Swim series “Rick & Morty” ratified a new labor agreement last Monday with the Animation Guild.

Books

Interview: John Canemaker on Discovering Disney’s Moviemaking Secrets

Animation historian John Canemaker talks about the process and challenges of creating the monumental new biography “The Lost Notebook: Herman Schultheis & the Secrets of Walt Disney’s Movie Magic.”

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘Crackhouse’ by Martinus Klemet

They say cats have nine lives.

Bad Ideas

John Lasseter, Please Stop Flashing Photographers

A bit of advice to John Lasseter.

Feature Film

A New Trailer For The New Walt Disney Biopic ‘Walt before Mickey’

If you didn’t like the Disney Company’s make-believe version of Walt Disney in “Saving Mr. Banks,” fret not, an independent company has now produced their own fantasy Walt biopic: Walt before Mickey.

Events

Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto Will Premiere ‘Pikmin’ Animated Short at Tokyo Festival

As part of the Tokyo International Film Festival’s animation focus this year, they will host the 3D premiere of “PIKMIN Short Movies” produced by videogame legend Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Nintendo’s Mario, Donkey Kong, and The Legend of Zelda.

DVD

Universal Partners With ‘Foodfight!’ Studio For More CGI Films

The average child or adult animation fan with an untrained eye might look at the animated feature “Foodfight!” and think to themself, “That’s not the greatest animated film I’ve ever seen in my entire life.” That’s precisely why the average child or adult animation fan with an untrained eye doesn’t work in a movie studio.