“Cyanide and Happiness” Shatters Kickstarter Animation Record
The Kickstarter campaign to produce an animated series based on the online comic Cyanide and Happiness concluded a few minutes ago with a …
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“Escape from Planet Earth” Sets Weinstein Co. Box Office Record
In its fifth weekend at the American box office, the Weinstein Company’s Escape from Planet Earth grossed an estimated $2.3 million, …
Janice Nadeau’s ‘Harvey’: A Boy Recalls The Spring Day When His World Turned Upside Down
It’s been a whirlwind year for Quebec animator Janice Nadeau since the premiere of her animated short Harvey at Clermont-Ferrand.
93-Year-Old Cel Painter June Patterson Talks About the Disney Classics
June Walker Patterson worked as a cel painter on Disney classics like Pinocchio, Fantasia and Bambi. Today, she is 93-years-old and lives …
The Dark Fate of Disney Princesses in “After Ever After”
Dreams die quickly and magic fades in the cruelest way possible in John Cozart’s (aka Paint) latest a cappella medley. Focusing on …
Artist of the Day: Hyojin Bae
Hyojin Bae is studying at Cal Arts and she keeps an active blog of lively sketchbook drawings here. She also completed a ten …
“Strange Oaks” by Headless Productions
Barcelona-based Headless Productions has attracted a lot of attention for its hand-drawn projects. They’ve translated their quirky …
Cartoon Brew is Nine Years Old Today
Our first official post went up on Cartoon Brew on March 15, 2004 which makes the site 9 years old today. Happy birthday to us! Much …
Artist of the Day: Vincent Giard
Vincent Giard creates comics, drawings and animation in Quebec. His work is consistently exciting, challenging and …
The Draw Shrek Tumblr is Where You Draw Shrek
The Draw Shrek Tumblr (NSFW) is described as “a place where we draw Shrek.” For those of you rebellious artist-types who were considering …
“23 Degrees 5 Minutes” by Darragh O’Connell
Irish animation studio Brown Bag Films released its 2011 short 23 Degrees 5 Minutes online today. Based on a story by Austin Kenny, the …
Artist of the Day: Sam Hiti
Sam Hiti is a machine with his brush and ink. The combination of looseness and confidence in his mark-making is powerful, and his years …
Rediscovering Walt Kelly’s Lost “Pogo” Short
If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Walt Kelly had had a regrettable experience making The Pogo Special …
Artist of the Day: Seo Kim
Toronto-based Seo Kim studied animation at Sheridan. She draws funny slice-of-life comics and humorous illustrations and …
“Legends of Oz” Set for 2014 Release
Now that Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful is a box office hit, let the Wizard of Oz remakes commence.Variety reports that Clarius …
“Venture Bros.” Season 5 Sneak Peek Video
Venture Bros. is returning to Adult Swim with new regular episodes after a two-and-a-half year hiatus. The season 5 episodes will debut …
Disney Is Producing New Mickey Mouse Shorts and Premiered the First One Today [UPDATED]
Disney unveiled a new Mickey Mouse short today called Croissant de Triomphe, that can be viewed HERE. It is one of 19 new shorts that …
Artist of the Day: Erica Jones
Erica Jones is studying character animation at CalArts and she blogs her sketchbook doodles, various assignments and film projects here …
“Masks” by Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith has debuted his 2011 short Masks on the Internet. He called upon frequent collaborator, musician Karl von Kries, to work on …
U.N. Millennium Development Spots by Daniel Og
Brew reader Leo Santos introduced me to the fantastic work of Brazilian animator Daniel Og, who animated this series of eight 30-second …
Trailer for Katsuhiro Otomo’s Shorts Omnibus “Short Peace”
Short Peace is the name of Akira director Katsuhiro Otomo’s new omnibus feature comprised of four different shorts. It appears that …
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