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“Pombinha Branca” by Fernando Augusto Dias
As long as we’re exploring student CG from around the world, here is Pombinha Branca by Fernando Augusto Dias, produced while studying at …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
“Manfred” by Arjen Klaverstijn
A graduation project made by Arjen Klaverstijn at the Utrecht School of the Arts in The Netherlands. One of my most frequent bits of …
The Making Of Natalia Mirzoyan’s ‘Winter In March,’ An Oscar-Qualified Short Telling A Personal Story Of Resistance
‘Winter in March’ is a handcrafted film that uses soft materials to explore difficult, often painful subjects following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
R-Rated Danish Film Gets US Release 6 Years Later
Fear not, The Trouble with Terkel isn’t an ironic Studs Terkel biopic; it’s a raunchy R-rated animated comedy based on the stand-up …
Van Citters launches Magoo’s Christmas Carol blog
To support the second printing of his self-published book on the making of Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, Darrell Van Citters has begun a …
“Salesman Pete”
I posted the trailer to “Salesman Pete and the Amazing Stone from Outer Space!” last June. The entire film is now online. It’s directed …
Roger Rabbit CG test
Someone posted a rare 1998 cgi test film for an unmade Roger Rabbit 2. If anyone has any background info on this piece, I’d like to hear …
Missed Aches by Joanna Priestley
Portland-based Joanna Priestley’s new short Missed Aches is destined to become popular in English classes across the world. A cheeky …
Bill Littlejohn (1914-2010)
Word has just reached us that veteran animator Bill Littlejohn passed away in his sleep last night. He was 96. Littlejohn was born in …
The Sunday Funnies (9/19/10)
This week we welcome Loose Parts (9/18) by Bave Blazek; Tundra (9/17) by Chad Carpenter; Mother Goose and Grimm (9/17) by Mike Peters; …
June Foray’s Birthday
It’s becoming an annual tradition around here, one I hope we celebrate for the next fifty years. Before the day is over, we want to say …
Alpha and Omega talkback
Is anyone reading the Brew going to see this? No, I didn’t think so… and I don’t recommend it, but if you do, we’d love to hear …
Taiwan’s Next Media Animation
I’ve never written a post fully expressing my appreciation for the Taiwanese animators at Next Media Animation who create news segments …
Sym-Bionic Titan talkback
Starts tonight on Cartoon Network: Genndy Tartakovsky’s latest series (created with Bryan Andrews and Paul Rudish), Sym-Bionic Titan. …
SEPT 23: John Dilworth in NY
John Dilworth (Courage the Cowardly Dog, The Dirdy Birdy) presents his work in Manhattan next week at the 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson …
Fruit Snacks by Buck
CG has been imitating stop-motion for years, but this spot from Buck, the bicoastal (NY & LA) design and animation studio, had me fooled. …
Who was Herbert Iwerks?
The abundance of information on-line has a curious way of creating more mysteries than solving them. For example, everybody knows who Ub …
Every Warner Bros. Cartoon in 7 minutes (or less)
This video contains a still image from each of the 1000+plus Looney Tunes cartoons released by Warner Bros. from 1930 to 1969 – all to …
iPad Light Animation by BERG
Interface designers BERG used iPads to create an ingenious experiment that combines the device with photography and animation. After …
Looney Tunes CG Fail
The shape of things to come? Let’s hope not – an ad for McDonald’s from France: (Thanks, Kurtis Findlay)
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