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Animation Block Party 2010
New York’s largest animation festival, Animation Block Party, has announced the selections for its seventh annual edition. The list of …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Little Princess School
Try getting this theme song out of your head! From the Brazilian studio who brought you knock-off’s of Ratatouille, The Princess and the …
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.’
The Sunday Funnies (6/27/10)
We don’t write ’em, we just post ’em. Every Sunday, we round up the comic strips that make reference to classic and current animated …
It’s Oppo! by Tyler Chen
Someone has issues with Nick Jr. – and that someone is Cal Arts student Tyler Chen. He works it all out here:
NSFW: The West Coast by Rajesh Bhavnani
The super-talented Rajesh Bhavnani just finished animating and directing his first music video (for hip-hop artist Ivan Ives) and decided …
Another World: Studio Ghibli’s CG video game
Here’s the trailer for the Studio Ghibli/Level 5 game, Ni no Kuni, for the Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS. It’s causing quite a stir …
Trailers From Hell: Heavy Traffic
Joe Dante and our friends from Trailers From Hell have just posted the coming attractions preview for Ralph Bakshi’s Heavy Traffic …
Monday in Hollywood: Cartoon Dump!
Cartoon Dump, the unholy alliance of Brewmaster Jerry Beck and writer/ producer/ comedian Frank Conniff (“TV’s Frank” from Mystery …
In the Fall of Gravity by Ron Cole
Ron Cole, the person who made the cable-controlled skull mechanism for the Chuck Liddell puppet in the Lipton Brisk ad, directed and …
Lipton Brisk Does Animated Ads Again
Lipton’s Brisk iced tea brand aired one of the most memorable animation ad campaigns of the Nineties which starred stop-motion versions …
Ollie Johnston As You’ve Never Seen Him Before
click image for full-sized version For those of you who’ve been searching for images of Disney animator Ollie Johnston in the buff–I …
Sean Connery is “Sir Billi”
Can this skateboarding octogenarian and his goat save the day? That’s the setup for Sir Billi, a new animated feature with the voice of …
“Mashed” by Anthony Holden
Mashed was student Anthony Holden’s final project at Brigham Young University. Holden did all the art and animation. It was completed in …
Welcome to Cartoon Brew’s Student Animation Festival
Cartoon Brew’s first-ever Student Animation Festival has arrived. Slide over to Cartoon Brew TV to watch the first short Fuzzy Insides by …
CBTV Student Fest #1: Fuzzy Insides by Michaela Olsen
A peek into the secret nightlife of a strange, squashy suburb.
The Blank Page by George Metaxas
Student George Metaxas made this short stop-mo animated film using only card board materials. The results got him accepted this year into …
Matt Williames on Working at Disney
If you read just one blog post this week, make sure it’s this one by animator Matt Williames describing his experience working on …
Spotted at my local Target store…
So I was shopping at my local Target store today, walking past the Toy Story 3 merchandise, when I spotted this Barbie doll tie-in (at …
‘Fluffy McCloud’ by Conor Finnegan
Conor Finnegan’s cute l’il graduate film from the IADT National Film School in Ireland, is a mix of stop-motion, live action and hand …
Phineas and Ferb the next SpongeBob?
Rectangular sponges are out; triangles are in. Today’s NY Times writes about how Disney’s Phineas and Ferb is the next SpongeBob. I find …
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