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‘Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker’ Trailer
We don’t often post trailers for animated shorts, but the 2-minute teaser for “Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker” has attracted a lot of attention over the past few days, and deservedly so.
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Artist of the Day: Drew Tyndell
Today we look at the work of Drew Tyndell, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!
The Making Of Natalia Mirzoyan’s ‘Winter In March,’ An Oscar-Qualified Short Telling A Personal Story Of Resistance
‘Winter in March’ is a handcrafted film that uses soft materials to explore difficult, often painful subjects following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Cartoon Characters as Pancakes
Kevin Blankenship makes pancakes in the shapes of various cartoon characters.
New Job Openings at Nitrogen Studios, Cartoon Conrad and SUVA
Are you hunting for a great animation job? The Cartoon Brew Job Board is the perfect place to begin looking for your next gig.
Artist of the Day: Gyimah Gariba
Today we look at the work of Gyimah Gariba, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day!
First Look: Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Series
At New York Comic Con earlier this month, Disney-owned Marvel unveiled test footage from its “Guardians of the Galaxy” animated series, which will premiere in 2015 on Disney XD’s Marvel Universe programming block.
First Look: French-Produced ‘Peanuts’ Shorts
Our first look at the ‘Peanuts’ series produced by Angoulême, France-based Normaal Animation.
Ward Kimball Is Featured In ‘The Who, The What, and The When’
“The Who, the What, and the When” is a new book by Jenny Volvovski, Julia Rothman and Matt Lamothe that celebrates the “secret sidekicks of history” who propelled famous historical figures to greatness.
Peter Sohn Named New Director of Pixar’s ‘The Good Dinosaur’
Yesterday evening, Pixar quietly revealed on Twitter that the new director of “The Good Dinosaur,” scheduled to be released in November 2015, is Peter Sohn.
Tyler Perry and Bento Box Produce Direct-to-Video ‘Madea’ Feature
Actor Tyler Perry, whose drag performances as an elderly African-American woman named Madea have resulted in explicable live-action success, has transferred his Madea act to animation with the dreadful-looking “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Tough Love.”
Oscars 2014: Best Animated Short Film Contenders
Cartoon Brew looks at some of the likely contenders in the Oscar race for this year’s best animated short film.
Amid Wage Theft Scandal, ‘Wired’ Calls Ed Catmull A ‘Big Hero’
To accompany its fawning story on the success of Walt Disney Animation, “Wired” labeled John Lasseter and Ed Catmull as “big heroes” on its cover.
‘The Hidden Life of the Burrowing Owl’ by Mike Roush
Meet the Burrowing Owl. He has recently lost his mate to a large predator that is hunting in his treacherous natural habitat. How will he survive in this dangerous wilderness alone? This is a story of love lost… and survival.
Glen Keane, Nora Twomey, Roger Allers, Robert Kondo, Graham Annable Will Present at Spark Conference
This week in Vancouver, the Spark CG Society will hold its annual Spark Animation conference and festival with an impressive group of presenters including Glen Keane, Nora Twomey, Roger Allers, Robert Kondo, and Graham Annable.
Breaking: Disney Sets ‘Moana’ For Late-2016 Release
Disney announced this afternoon that Moana, their 56th animated feature, will be released into theaters in late-2016. The film will mark …
‘Book of Life’ Launches with $17 Million
This weekend the $50 million-budgeted Fox/Reel FX film “The Book of Life,” opened in the United States with an estimated $17 million.
6 Comedy Lessons that Chuck Jones Learned From Tex Avery
In this 1980 tribute to legendary animation director Tex Avery, fellow legendary director Chuck Jones shared six lessons that he learned about comedy from working with Avery in the 1930s. The advice remains essential to animation director working today.
‘Jamón’ by Iria Lopez
José is a teenage pig living in a Spanish town; he is the only pig in his family. One day a new neighbour moves in next door, and José starts to come to terms with who he really is.
Dress Up (Kind of) Like The Looney Tunes This Halloween
Someone, somewhere within Warner Bros. Consumer Products, approved these Halloween costumes for sale to the general public.
‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez: “Write Your Own Story”
Today, Reel FX’s film “The Book of Life” opens in the United States, and the story of its 39-year-old director, Jorge Gutierrez, is also one worth telling.
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