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“The Wind Rises” and “Ernest & Celestine” Win Critic Prizes
The Boston Society of Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association have announced their best animated features of the year.
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“Frozen” Jumps Into 1st Place During Its Second Weekend
“Frozen” heated up the box office this weekend, earning an estimated $31.6 million and claiming first place over “The Hunger Games.”
Rediscover Chris Lavis And Maciek Szczerbowski’s Oscar-Nominated NFB Gem ‘Madame Tutli-Putli’
A look back at the Oscar-nominated short and the innovative artistry of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, directors of ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls.’
“Christmas in Bugville” by Disney Legend Art Riley [UPDATED]
When I visited the Tyrus Wong exhibit at the Walt Disney Family Museum a couple months ago, one of the most gorgeous Bambi background …
Artist of the Day: Samuel Hayes
Samuel Hayes creates wild animated experiments and comic drawings with iconic cartoon shapes and electric colors. His approach to subject matter has an equal sense of expressive freedom and abandon.
“SuperBot: A Magnifying Mess” by Gervasio Rodríguez Traverso and Pablo Alberto Díaz
SuperBot, a tiny toy robot, learns that reality depends on the looking glass you are looking through.
Introducing SpongeBob MailPants
SpongeBob and the United States Postal Service have teamed up this holiday season.
Artist of the Day: Stef Choi
Stef Choi is an artist living in Portland, Oregon. She creates illustrations, videos and other multimedia projects as part of her collaborative enterprise Belly & Bones that she runs with Tony Candelaria.
Help Brett Foxwell Complete “Fabricated,” A Stop Motion Film 10 Years in the Making
Brett Foxwell is a mechanical engineer and stop motion animator who has dedicated the last ten years to completing his stop motion film …
“In Dreams” by Samuel Blain
An experimental documentary focusing on the most vivid dreams of normal individuals.
Ten Films Shortlisted for Visual Effects Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that the following ten films have been shortlisted in this year’s Visual Effects Oscar category.
“Walt”: The Disney Biopic That Never Was
IN THE EARLY 1980S, CARDON WALKER JR. AND I produced the “Disney Family Album” series for The Disney Channel. It was one of the very first series funded by the Channel, and the first to get any kind of critical acclaim thanks to our nomination for a Cable Ace Award for Best Documentary Series. But we had an even bigger ambition, and that was to land the Great White Whale of Disney myths, the life story of Walt himself.
“Niko and the Sword of Light” Walks the Line Between Comic Book and Animation
Is “Niko and the Sword of Light” an animated comic book or an animated film inside of an app? This was the question that I continued to ask myself as I read/watched the story unfold before me on my iPad.
“Wind” by Robert Loebel
“Wind” is an animated short about the daily life of people living in a windy area who seem helplessly exposed to the weather. However, the inhabitants have learned to deal with their difficult living conditions. The wind creates a natural system for living.
This Interactive Website Header is More Entertaining Than It Should Be
I think it’s safe to say that this interactive website header by French animator David Besnier is the most fun you’ll ever have with someone’s interactive website header.
Artist of the Day: Loïc Locatelli Kournwsky
Loïc Locatelli Kournwsky is a comic book artist who works in Lyon, France. Loïc also creates illustrations and storyboards.
Hayao Miyazaki Wins N.Y. Critics’ Prize for “The Wind Rises”
Yesterday, the New York Film Critics Circle announced their 2013 award winners, and their choice for the year’s best animated film was Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Wind Rises.”
Was Bambi Jewish?
Was Bambi Jewish? It sounds like the setup to an unfunny “Family Guy” joke, but it’s actually the fascinating argument put forth by Paul Reitter, an author and professor at Ohio State, in a newly published “Jewish Review of Books” piece entitled “Bambi’s Jewish Roots.”
66 Artists Collaborate to Create the Ultimate Yule Log Video
We’re only in the third day of December and I think we’ve found a strong candidate for the best holiday-themed project of the season. …
“Steven Universe” Recap: “Bubble Buddies”
Do you realize it’s been over a decade before Spongebob Squarepants aired “Bubble Buddy?” That’s all I could think of as Steven Universe started this week. With that Spongebob still imprinted in my mind (booboo keys…) and Steven’s history of having minimal acquaintances, I assumed he too would be making poppable companions. I couldn’t have been further from the truth. There were earthquakes, a couple of new characters, and a budding romance.
(NSFW) “Rosette” by Romain Borrel, Gael Falzowski, Benjamin Rabaste and Vincent Tonelli
The world through pork-colored lenses…
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