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“101 Dalmatians” Color Stylist Walt Peregoy Speaks
Walt Peregoy is best known as the color stylist of 101 Dalmatians and headed the background department at Hanna-Barbera in the …
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Important Lesson of the Day
Don’t mess with Trey Parker and Matt Stone because the simple act of threatening the creators of South Park will land you 25 years in …
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.’
Chuck Jones/Friz Freleng Canadian TV interview (1980)
TV Ontario, a public broadcaster in Canada, has an amazing archive online and here’s one for us. It’s an episode of Talking Film (1980) …
Why Doesn’t Criterion Release Animation?
How’s this for a startling fact: There aren’t all that many animated films in the immaculately curated Criterion Collection. In fact, …
Italian Animation Company Atlantyca acquires Dreamfarm
Signaling a major effort to exploit its rich library of already well established properties and continuously seeking to expand its …
Why Kids Today Think Disney was a Jew-Hating, Hitler-Loving Racist
The “Walt Disney hated Jews and blacks” accusation is one of the most vile mistruths tossed around about the old man, yet a quick browse …
Hot, Sexy Eric Goldberg commercial
Long before The Princess and the Frog, the Genie and Pochahontas, Eric Goldberg animated this smokin’ Limara body spray commercial for …
“Spirit Quest Journey” by Ryan Mauskopf
Ryan Mauskopf (aka “Professor Soap”) is an illustrator, animator and musician living and working in New York City, currently the lead …
Call For Entries: The 18th Annual Austin Film Festival
2011 Film Competition The 2011 Film Competition is open for submissions! Regular Deadline: June 1 ($45) Late Deadline: July 1 …
‘Where the Wild Things Are’: An Early CG Experiment by John Lasseter and Glen Keane
Hans Perk recently posted scans from a 1983 edition of the Disney Newsreel, an in-house newsletter about happenings around the studio. …
Animation Writer/Producer Dwayne McDuffie Passes Away
Yesterday, comics site CBR broke the news that animation/comics veteran Dwayne McDuffie had passed away on Monday. At 49 years of age, …
Boom! Studios acquires “Peanuts” for its Kids Comics Line
Earlier this week, California-based comics publisher Boom! Studios released a press release touting that Charles Schulz’ Peanuts would be …
“Saving The Tiger” Wins Indian Award for Best Animation Film
New Delhi based Gecko Animation Studio has been awarded with the prestigious Assocham Awards for Excellence in Media and Entertainment …
Writers Guild of Canada Announces Finalists for Screenwriting Awards
This week the Writers Guild of Canada announced the finalists for their WGC Screenwriting Awards, with five nominees in the Animation …
Winners in Kidscreen’s 2011 Awards
Trade publication KidScreen held an awards ceremony last weekend to give out honors in its second annual KidsScreen Awards. The leading …
Henry Selick Sets Up In The Mission
Henry Selick’s new animation studio, which we reported on a couple months ago, has set up shop in San Francisco’s hip Mission District. …
“Organizing The Bookcase” by Sean and Lisa Ohlenkamp
Designers Sean and Lisa Ohlenkamp decided to rearrange the bookcases: (Thanks, Travis Gentry)
“Sprite Boy” model sheet
You never know where you’ll find animation history. The Coca-Cola website has just posted this obscure model sheet of their Sprite Boy …
“Polygon” (Firing Range) by Anatoly Petrov
Here’s one I hadn’t seen before (Thanks, You Tube) and I thought I’d share. It’s a Russian anti-war fantasy fable by Anatoly Petrov from …
Oregon’s 2011 BendFilm Festival Opens Doors For Contest Entries
BendFilm celebrates the brave voice of independent cinema through films, lectures and education. The call for the 8th Annual BendFilm …
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