“Hoodwinked Too!” talkback
Hoodwinked Too: Hood Versus Evil opened yesterday. I’ll check it out myself at a matinee later this week. In the meantime, The Hollywood …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Disney’s “Understanding Stresses and Strains” (1968)
Disney-nerds like me want to see everything the studio ever made, particularly all the animated films done while the nine old men were …
How Netflix And Annapurna Resurrected One Of The Most Courageous Animated Films Of All Time, ‘Nimona’ (Exclusive Video)
Watch a conversation with the filmmakers of ‘Nimona,’ which is newly nominated for a Critics Choice Award.
Chuck Jones “Crawford”
About a year ago animator Kurtis Findlay asked if Brew readers would be interested in a book collecting Chuck Jones’ short-lived Crawford …
Worst. Disney. Pin. Ever!
Lookit what I found at the Disney Store at the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard: The one and only piece of Disney merchandise …
Jerry Events: The Next Few Days
Here’s a massive plug/checklist for my numerous public activities during the next week. If you live in L.A. come one, come all! …
Six Point Harness Exec John Andrews Launches 6 Point Media
Led by CEO Brendan Burch, Six Point Harness announced today that Executive Producer John Andrews has joined them to form a new venture …
Chinese Animated Series “The Bosco and Zoe Show” Coming To America via Pacific Dragon Holdings
Bosco and Zoe are quickly moving from the toy fair to the TV: Pacific Dragon Holdings, Inc. has recently acquired the rights to the …
DreamWorks Animation Partners with Gaylord Hotels For Unique Branded Rooms
Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET) and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) today unveiled a strategic alliance to expand Gaylord …
“Don’t Scare The Hare” titles
You don’t see animated opening titles on live action TV series these days, much less on a game show. With that in mind we present the …
“El Clasico” by Richard Swarbrick
Despite my distain for Robert Zemeckis’ mo-cap monstrosities – I believe live action can be effectively used to create great animated …
Anime “No Longer Human” Wins Platinum Grand Prize at 2011 Future Film Festival
No Longer Human won the Platinum Grand Prize at the 2011 Future Film Festival! The jury made up of the comic and fantasy film expert …
Walt Disney Animation Studios to Participate in Annecy Festival
After the great success of the first edition, Annecy 2011 and YouTube are proud to announce the participation of the Walt Disney …
Call For Entries: Cortopotere Shortfilmfestival (Italy)
Cortopotere ShortFilmFestival — a festival entirely dedicated to short films (competition, retrospectives and events) — returns for …
3net Picks Up Tiny Island’s 3D series “Dream Defenders” For U.S. Broadcasting
Tiny Island Productions, Singapore’s leading Stereoscopic-3D CG animation production company and 3net, the 24/7 3D Network from …
“Rippled” by Darcy Prendergast
Over 6 months in the making and almost 3 years after Lucky, their first light painting collaboration, Darcy Prendergast and the creatives …
Ed Wynn Deals with TV Network Execs
Ed Wynn on TV network executives in 1950: “You know what an executive is to me? An executive is a man who gets $50,000 a year, has a …
Nice hand-drawn animation on Norwegian TV
Animator/Director Hans Jørgen Sandnes, via his studio Sandnes Media, is producing a new mini-series of children’s animated music …
Recent Comics Sightings…
Two I couldn’t resist sharing. First – Tuesday’s Editorial Cartoon by Mike Peters: Next – Monday’s “Lio” by Mark …
European Cartoon Network Pilots
Back in 2009, Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe in London created six 3-minute pilots under the creative direction of Timothy …
How 3-D Animation Was Made Seventy Years Ago
In 1941, the Fleischer Studio constructed this elaborate three-dimensional distorted perspective set for the feature Mr. Bug Goes to …
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