Cartoon Brew

Interviews

Sergio Pablos Talks About His Stunning Hand-Drawn Project ‘Klaus’ [Exclusive]

Hand-drawn animation like you’ve never seen before.

Interactive

‘Feast’ Director Patrick Osborne Will Make His Next Film For Google

Google’s interactive film division has announced four new animation projects, and introduced a developer’s kit that allows anyone to produce interactive animation.

CGI

Meet the Unsung Star of ‘Kung Fury’: CGI

The lead star—Mr. VFX—appeared in 399 shots of the film.

CGI

Trailer for Blender’s New Open Source Film ‘Cosmos Laundromat’

The movie and all its assets will be freely distributed to the public.

Ideas/Commentary

Don Hertzfeldt: “Artists shouldn’t be making art on the side, it should be their job”

The award-winning independent filmmaker drops some truth in this “Vanity Fair” interview.

Events

Women in Animation Announces Annecy Animation Events

The organization has planned multiple panels and presentations related to the role of women in the animation industry.

Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Sam Vanallemeersch

Discover the work of Sam Vanallemeersch, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!

Feature Film

DreamWorks Hires Live-Action Helmer Jason Reitman for ‘Beekle’

The director of “Juno” and “Up in the Air” will make an animated feature based on the Caldecott-winning children’s book.

Tech

Anime Studio Pro Targets Industry Pros with Launch of Major Upgrade

Anime Studio Pro has introduced frame-by-frame animation capabilities to complement its existing cut-out animation system.

Cartoon Culture

This Food Truck Honors Animation Legends with Pretzels

We’ll have 2 Chucks, a Natwick, and a Blair.

Cartoon Brew Pick

‘1150 Canyon Road’ by Art&Graft

A glimpse into a suburban street, but not everything is as it seems.

Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Inma Lorente

Discover the work of Inma Lorente, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!

Feature Film

Robert Rodriguez Will Helm Live-Action ‘Jonny Quest’ Feature

The classic Hanna-Barbera TV series will get new life as a live-action feature film franchise.

Awards

‘Song of the Sea,’ ‘Over the Garden Wall’ Win Reubens

The National Cartoonists Society has recognized the Irish animated feature and the Cartoon Network mini-series for outstanding achievement in animation.