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Animated Fragments #20
It’s been a while since the last installment of Animated Fragments so here’s another random assortment of short animation tests, …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
This Weekend in New York City: Pictoplasma Conference
Pictoplasma will stage the fourth US edition of their character design conference this weekend in New York City. The two-day conference …
WIA NYC Animation Festival Returns For Third Year, Celebrating Animation And Community
On November 1, WIA NYC will showcase 28 animated films by emerging students and established independent filmmakers at SVA Theatre.
Sunday in LA: “Wonderful Days” at USC with Peter Chung
Eight years ago, I wrote about a remarkable-looking Korean animated feature I’d seen that, to this day, hasn’t been officially released …
Per-Minute Production Rates Are Climbing on Kickstarter [UPDATED]
Transparency in the crowdfunding community is highly valued, and animators tend to be most successful when they are upfront about the …
BOOK REVIEW: The Art and Making of Peanuts Animation
I’ll be posting a Holiday Gift Guide next month, but one book leapt out of the pack and I want to give you the heads-up right now. I just …
“The Snow Queen” Official Trailer
No, not Disney’s Frozen – This is the Russian version of The Snow Queen, of which we posted a teaser from back in February. Here’s the …
“Sub!” By Jesse Schmal
In the year 2000, Jesse Schmal created the most excellent student film Sub! while attending Rhode Island School of Design. Since then, …
“Maps” by Maxwell Sørensen
Music video for These United States, directed and animated by Philadelphia based stop-motion animator Maxwell Sørensen. Maxwell told us …
Maurice Noble Layout Tips Book Available To Pre-Order
Ready…set…pre-order Tod Polson’s book about legendary Warner Bros. layout man Maurice Noble. The book is called The Noble Approach: …
Happy 102nd Birthday, Tyrus Wong!
Animation concept artist and Disney Legend, Tyrus Wong is celebrating his 102nd birthday this week (though his actual birthday was …
Sony Releases Genndy Tartakovsky’s new short “Goodnight Mr. Foot”
If you’ve been wondering what Genndy Tartakovsky’s been doing this past summer besides hitting the road to promote Hotel Transylvania and …
NY Premiere: “The Beginning” Doc About China’s Indie Animation Scene
There’s a strong wave of indie animators emerging from Asian countries like Japan, South Korea, and China. The latter country’s indie …
“Turkeys” get Greenlit at Reel FX
Here’s another film to look forward to in 2014: Relativity Media and Reel FX have announced that they will jointly produce and finance …
Monday in LA: Halloween Spooktacular 2012
Be prepared, foolish mortals! For the fifth year in a row, I will be screening a selection of spooky, kooky, strange and creepy …
Meet Mecha Mickey and the Disney Super Sentai
We’ve come a long way from Steamboat Willie. Apparently Disney and toy-maker Bandai are working together on a Voltron-like toy robot …
Friday in LA: Rare Stop-Motion Classics
I think all twelve programs compromising the latest Platform International Animation Festival are terrific – not a bad show in the batch. …
Run Wrake (1965-2012)
Bummer news out of England. British animator Run Wrake died on Sunday morning from cancer at the age of 47. He is survived by his wife, …
“Arcane” by Bastien Belvaux
A particularly stylish and colorful graduation film from EMCA, the animation school in Angoulême, France, by Bastien Belvaux.
FRIDAY: MoMA celebrates Sally Cruikshank
I’ve been a fan of the crazy independent cartoons of Sally Cruikshank since Quasi at the Quackardero first burst on the screen back in …
“Fisher” by Yoram Benz
Yoram Benz – originally from Hawaii, grew up in France and spent many years working at studios in New York and LA – set up his own …
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