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“The Lost Thing” trailer
The Lost Thing, a fifteen-minute CG animated short with a tactile, painterly feel, is based on a children’s book by Shaun Tan. It won the …
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“Gnomeo and Juliet” trailer
When is a Disney feature NOT a Disney feature… when it’s a Touchstone release of an Elton John production. Gnomeo & Juliet is being …
Tokyo International Film Festival’s Animation Lineup Aims To Bring Creators And Audiences Together
Tokyo’s animation program pairs international premieres and original anime with discussions on creative careers and opportunities for women directors.
“Cliché!” by Cedric Villain
A follow-up to his film My Chinese, Cedric Villain’s Cliché! pokes fun of stereotypes about French people. The pacing is a bit too slow …
Sammy’s Adventures: The Secret Passage
Last November we reported on a new 14 minute Imax film from director Ben Stassen (Fly Me to The Moon) and Belgium based nWave Pictures …
“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 …
“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 …
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 …
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