Bio-Hazard by Andrew Falicon
Bio-Hazard is a thesis film produced at SVA by Andrew Falicon. It’s a funny short with plenty of send-ups of anime conventions and …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
As The Wrench Turns”
Here’s something to note. Inspired by the NPR radio show Car Talk, PBS has created its first prime time animated series, Click and …
‘Misaligned’ Director Marta Magnuska Shares An Exclusive BTS Look At Her Oscar-Qualified Short
The 2d charcoal-drawn short is one of the year’s top animated shorts and won the Golden Dove at DOK Leipzig.
Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook
Tony White has just posted onto YouTube his classic animated short Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook. He offers some background about the …
Disney Artists To Self-Publish Rocket Johnson
In recent years, many artists at feature animation studios like Pixar, DreamWorks and Blue Sky have become involved in self-publishing …
Iron Giant on the Bigscreen
The Iron Giant on the bigscreen for two days next month–June 7 and 8. The screenings will take place at the Cerrito Speakeasy Theater. …
Fantasmagorie 2008
Fantasmagorie, a new CG remake has been produced called Fantasmagorie 2008. The film is the brainchild of Rastko Ciric, a professor at …
Shigeru Miyamoto Profile in NY Times
Better late than never: this weekend’s NY Times offers a profile of Shigeru Miyamoto, the prolific Nintendo game designer responsible for …
Disney’s Paper Cut-out Animation
I’m a longtime fan of the incredible (and overlooked) stop motion paper cut-out animation sequences created by Bill Justice and Xavier …
Jerry’s Schedule
I’ve got a busy month ahead, and if you’re in the Los Angeles area you can share it with me: • Tuesday May 27th: Join Frank …
Nina Paley Talks Sita
A terrific interview in Film & Video with filmmaker Nina Paley, who completed a full-length animated feature by herself…on a Mac…for …
The Very First Desire Now and Forever
Sometimes the funniest pieces of animation are also the shortest. This (slightly NSFW) short by indie animator Signe Baumane packs a real …
Dumm Comics Roundtable
As written up on the Brew yesterday, Dumm Comics is a new daily comic site launched by some of the today’s top talents working in TV …
One Big Happy Animation Blogosphere
In light of some amusing controversy over a recent entry, I thought it would be an appropriate time to point towards this blog post, …
Carlos Ramos exhibit
The Corey Helford Gallery is preparing Natural History Museum Part I, an exhibition of new paintings by animator Carlos Ramos (The X’s, …
Dumm Comics Have Arrived
Skadi by Katie Rice and Luke Cormican Beautifully drawn cartoony comics are now available on a daily basis at Dumm Comics. The site …
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Madhouse’s 2006 film, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, is going to get a limited U.S. theatrical release next month through Bandai …
Electronica Alice
“Alice” is an electronic piece of music by a young South African artist named Nick Bertke. He explains that “90% is composed using sounds …
Girls Drawin’ Girls Vol. 2
GirlsDrawinGirls are having their Volume 2 premiere show at The Hive Gallery, 729 S. Spring Street, in Los Angeles on June 7th. I’ve been …
Morcheeba Video by Joel Trussell
Joel Trussell has directed a second video for the English band Morcheeba, based on their single “Gained the World.” Animation leaves a …
Plympton’s Latest Feature Idiots and Angels
Critics are beginning to weigh in on Bill Plympton’s latest feature Idiots and Angels, which is now playing around the festival circuit. …
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