Cartoon Brew

Awards

The European Animation Awards Are Back After A Six-Year Hiatus (Full List Of Nominees)

The awards will be presented later this month in Greece.

Feature Film

Mindy Kaling On Board To Produce Feature At Paramount Animation

The untitled animated comedy is currently in development.

Feature Film

First Impressions Of Pharrell Williams Lego Biopic ‘Piece By Piece’ Are Mixed

The general critical consensus is that the film, while conceptually original and fun, is a shallow hagiography and struggles to tell the story with Lego bricks.

Artist Rights

U.K. Animators Are Being Asked To Share Data For The She Drew That 2024 U.K. Animation Salary Rate Survey

The survey is designed to create transparency on how much animation workers make in the U.K.

Series

First Look At ‘Barney’s World,’ Set To Premiere On Max Next Month

The iconic – and annoying – purple dinosaur is back!

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Intermission’ By Réka Bucsi

Departing from her usual lush, almost neon-like visuals and serene dreamscapes, award-winning filmmaker Réka Bucsi shifts gears with this minimalist, abstract exploration of line, image, and sound.

Artist Rights

Quebec’s Animation And VFX Industries Are Collapsing, Over 50% Of All Jobs Lost In 20 Months

The animation industry in Montreal, the province’s hub of animation and vfx production, is in decline.

Box Office Report

‘Inside Out 2’ Surpasses ‘The Lion King’ Remake, Becomes Highest-Grossing Animated Feature Of All Time

The Kelsey Mann film has become the all-time animation leader with $1.66 billion.

Studios

Report: Warner Bros. Plans To Relaunch Looney Tunes Theatrically In 2028

Even though WBD has made two recent Looney Tunes features that it has chosen to not release itself, it is already planning a revival of the brand.

Feature Film

Adam Elliot’s Annecy-Winning Feature ‘Memoir Of A Snail’ Debuts Trailer

IFC Films will launch the film theatrically in the U.S. on October 25.

Contest

Call For Entries: 2nd Annual Andreas Deja Scholarship

The winner will receive a year of mentorship from animation legend Andreas Deja.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Minneapolis Studio Make Dives Into A Neon-Noir World With Music Vid ‘Alone In The Darkness’

The video was made for Argentine indie band Siamés.

Studios

Commercial Studio Buck Becomes B Corporation Certified For Their 20th Anniversary

The company is among the few animation studios that meets a B Corp’s stringent qualifications for social, environmental, and governance best practices.

Animator Spotlight

Animator Spotlight: Emery Hawkins

“I go berserk as far as the formula,” Hawkins explained of his approach. “I just can’t resist the temptation to take the formula and change it.”

Business

New Company Sycamore Studios Will Focus On Kids And Family Animation

Oscar-nominated director Timothy Reckart is a co-founder of the studio.

Business

Canadian Generative AI Animation Start-Up Viggle AI Raises $19 Million

The company’s aim is to redefine the possibilities in AI-driven character animation with a video-3D foundation model that’s built with an understanding of physics.

Cartoon Brew Pick

Pat Smith’s ‘Broken’ Challenges The Rigid Binaries Of Society

Says Smith, “In many ways, this animation reflects my belief that what we often perceive as beautiful or perfect can harbor darkness, while what we consider ‘broken’ or unworthy can hold true goodness.”