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Illumination to Produce “Pluto” For Big Screen
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA October 20, 2010 — Tezuka Productions and Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment are partnering to bring …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Kirsten Lepore Talks about “Bottle”
I wrote about Kirsten Lepore’s short Bottle last month, and enjoyed it so much, that I asked her to answer a few questions about her …
Artists Behind ‘Frozen,’ ‘Corpse Bride,’ And ‘Up’ Teach Character Design In New Course From The Creators U
Five leading designers share practical exercises, drawing demonstrations, and lessons from creating characters like Ellie and Sadness.
Announcing Cartoon Brew Biz
Yesterday at the Television Animation Conference in Ottawa, Cartoon Brew announced the launch of our new section called CB Biz. The new …
Behind-the-Scenes at Pixar Animation Studios
Behind-the-Scenes at Pixar Animation Studios Supervising Animator Bobby Podesta at the Charles M. Schulz Museum November 6, 2010, …
California Animation Festivals
If you couldn’t join us in Ottawa this week, you might consider hanging out in San Francisco in mid-November. The San Francisco Film …
The Rent is Too Damn “Up”
Those who watched the New York state gubernatorial debate a few nights ago were treated to the awesomeness of candidate Jimmy McMillan …
“The Wrong Block” by Sam Chou
Last year in Ottawa I met animator Sam Chou who is working on an independent animated film, The Wrong Block. His film is an animated, …
Who’s Going to Ottawa?
This week Cartoon Brew is traveling to the enchanted land of Canada, home of Officer Bubbles and many other magical creatures. Both …
The End of the Creator-Driven Era in TV Animation
The Hub, a network owned partly by toy company Hasbro, launched a little over a week ago with new animated series including Strawberry …
EXCLUSIVE: Brenda Chapman No Longer Directing Pixar’s “Brave”
Crazy rumors floating into our offices this afternoon from reliable sources. We hear that Brenda Chapman, the first woman director at …
Animation Ads
John McElwee’s movie blog is always a must-read if you are a lover of classic movies. He’s done several vital posts about classic …
Columbia Classics
Following in the footsteps of Warner Home Video and Universal Pictures, Sony has started a new Columbia Classics archive program, making …
Toronto Cop Sues YouTube Because He Doesn’t Like Animation
Constable Adam Josephs, whose nickname has become “Officer Bubbles” after he was filmed harassing and threatening a woman for blowing …
The Sunday Funnies (10/17/10)
Rhymes With Orange (10/14) by Hilary Price; Sally Forth (10/13) by Francesco Marciuliano and Craig MacIntosh, created by Greg Howard; and …
Will nothing STOP Robert Zemeckis?
Disney’s second animated release of 2011 (following Gnomeo and Juliet) will be the latest Robert Zemeckis/Imagemovers film, Mars Needs …
5th Annual San Francisco International Animation Festival
SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS FIFTH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 11—14, SPONSORED BY …
Weekend Brew Review
For some unknown reason, people are always asking me for advice on pitching a series or getting a job in animation. If I knew how to do …
“The Big Winner” by Greg Sharp
Last month I wrote about a new studio in Melbourne called Rubber House which I thought was doing some fun and creative drawn character …
“Playing With Light” by Louis Thomas and Theo Guignard
So what did you do on your summer vacation? Louis Thomas, a second year animation student from Gobelins, made Playing With Light with his …
Superb Episode of “Adventure Time” Leads Off 2nd Season
“It Came from the Nightosphere!” is an exceptional episode of Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time that combines inventive drawing and …
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