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“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 …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
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 …
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.’
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 …
Breaking News…
This just in from ABC News, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company: Kids Think Food Tastes Better From Cartooned Packages. (Thanks, …
Tweety as Kiss
Seeing this out-of-character Tweety-as-Kiss-member shirt at Uniqlo made me long for the days when the worst that WB did was dress up …
Merry Christmas from Harman-Ising
It’s the first day of Summer – and Mike Van Eaton has just shared with me another rare piece of animation history. Click the thumbnails …
Scott Shaw danced with Joe Barbera!
Animation and comics artist Scott Shaw has been posting a series of autobiographical mini comics online. His latest is based on a …
SPHDZ illustrated by Shane Prigmore
Shane Prigmore, whose character design talents have graced Coraline and How to Train Your Dragon, has illustrated his first book …
Get Well, Martha Sigall
Our friend Martha Sigall has been in Intensive Care for the last few days. According to her son, Lee: She was in ICU for four days …
Giants: Army by Celine & Yann
Here’s the first of a series of little shorts about Giants created by designer/animators Yann Benedi and Celine Desrumaux. They say the …
The Sunday Funnies (6/20/10)
This week: The Argyle Sweater (6/13) by Scott Hilburn; a Clay Bennett editorial cartoon (6/19); Mother Goose and Grimm (6/19) by Mike …
The Subway Time by Dongzhen.Li
Our “Saturday Morning Cartoon” this week is an amazing student film mixing CG backgrounds with hand drawn “anime”. The Subway Time was …
Palm Springs Short Fest by MAKE
How sweet it is! Minneapolis-based MAKE created this animated signal film for the forthcoming Palm Springs International …
The Hulk Hands Theory by Nunub
Rotoscoped animation based on the sitcom The Big Bang Theory doesn’t sound like a particularly good recipe for entertainment, but French …
Toy Story 3 / Day and Night talkback
Go see Toy Story 3 in 3D if only to see one of the best animated shorts ever created – Teddy Newton’s Day and Night. Both films are great …
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