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How Disney Bought Lucasfilm
Good long-read in Businessweek about how Disney bought the Star Wars franchise and Lucasfilm. The article is short on major revelations, …
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Daniela Strijleva
Daniela Strijleva is a character art director for Pixar. Her blog is where you can find more of her personal projects like the …
SVA’s Computer Arts Community Shines At SIGGRAPH 2025
SVA’s MFA Computer Arts program made a strong impact at SIGGRAPH 2025, with student volunteers, alumni, and faculty contributing throughout the conference.
Dallas Opera to Hold the World’s Largest Screening of “What’s Opera, Doc?”
After drawing a crowd of 15,000 attendees to Cowboys Stadium for a live simulcast of Mozart’s The Magic Flute, the Dallas Opera aims …
The Big Question: How To Make Money From Short Films
New perspectives and ideas on the age-old question.
Gina Thorstensen
Take a look at Gina Thorstensen’s work on her blog and website. She creates illustrations, puppets and animation with a variety of …
The Tactile, Physical Labor of Classic Cartoonmaking
Every step of animation production used to require physical exertion or interaction with a physical object. Not so anymore.
Regina Pessoa’s Flipbook Puts Other Flipbooks To Shame
Filmmaker Regina Pessoa (Tragic Story With Happy Ending) has put out a flipbook for her latest short Kali, the Little Vampire. This is …
Inside Spain’s Grangel Studio
Carlos Grangel has had a long career in animation, working on DreamWorks features from The Prince of Egypt through Kung Fu Panda, and …
CartoonBrew.com Hires Four New Writers
Cartoon Brew is expanding its editorial staff. Today we welcome four contributing writers to the website. The new contributors each …
Talking Cartoon Brew on the Frenzer Foreman Podcast
I have rarely—if ever—participated in any podcasts, which is why I have to point out that I recently put in an appearance on the …
Disney Releases “Planes” Trailer
The trailer announces “From above the world of Cars…Disney’s Planes.” Now that Disney owns Pixar, the calculated blending of brand …
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the “Bob’s Burger” Gag on “Family Guy”
“Family Guy” producer Alex Carter explains the backstory of the gag.
LOST FILMS: “El Sombrero by Bob Balser
Fans of classic animated shorts are undoubtedly familiar with John and Faith Hubley’s 1964 short The Hat, but there was another short …
Call for Entries: Animation Block Party
Celebrating its tenth edition this summer, Animation Block Party will take place between July 25-28 in Brooklyn. The festival, which is …
Till Shrek Do Us Part
DreamWorks cosplay is hardly as widespread as Pixar cosplay, but when people dress up as DreamWorks characters, it’s a thing of beauty. …
What’s Up, Ward Kimball?
I’ve received dozens of emails this week asking about the status of my Ward Kimball biography. Apparently, Amazon sent out emails to the …
The Spanish Cartoon Modern of Estudios Moro
Estudios Moro was a Madrid, Spain animation studio started in 1955 by brothers Santiago and Jose Luis Moro. Their approach, while not …
Starting Tomorrow: New York Int’l Children’s Film Festival
Tomorrow is the opening night of the New York International Children’s Film Festival. The festival is a terrific way for New Yorkers to …
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” Trailer
Sony Pictures Animation released the first trailer today for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Opening in the US on September 27, the …
DreamWorks Will Layoff 350 Employees
DreamWorks Animation announced yesterday that they will layoff 350 employees by the end of 2013. The news of the layoffs become public in …
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