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ASIFA-East Animation Festival Winners
The winners were announced last night at the 40th annual ASIFA-East Animation Festival. The top Best in Show prize was awarded to the …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Miyazaki’s Ponyo
There are two exciting hand drawn films coming up later this year – both being released by Disney. The first one is Hayao Miyazaki’s …
The Making Of Natalia Mirzoyan’s ‘Winter In March,’ An Oscar-Qualified Short Telling A Personal Story Of Resistance
‘Winter in March’ is a handcrafted film that uses soft materials to explore difficult, often painful subjects following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Missing Key
One of my favorite short films of the last few years was Jonathan Nix’s Hello. Nix is currently in the midst of post-production on a new …
Man Called Flintsone end titles
Yabba-Dabba-Do! James E. Daniels has done the world a favor by posting the end title art from The Man Called Flintstone on his blog. As …
Battle For Terra Talkback
Last night ASIFA-Hollywood held a membership screening of Battle For Terra which opens theatrically today in the United States. I saw the …
Prophet and Lo$$ by Jonathan Bairstow
Jonathan Bairstow created Prophet and Lo$$ in 1988 as his graduation film at the Royal College of Art. It’s safe to say that the film, …
THIS SUNDAY: ASIFA-East Animation Festival
New York’s biggest animation award, the ASIFA-East Animation Festival, takes places this Sunday, May 3, at 6pm. This year is extra …
1000 Times No
Just published this week from HarperCollins is Mr. Warburton’s first childrens book 1000 Times No. Warburton (Code Name: Kids Next …
Hamster Squaredance
Hamster Squaredance is one of the more visually distinctive music videos I’ve run across in a while. It was created for the musician Mr. …
The Office on Adult Swim
Remember they used to run “What-A-Cartoon”? Now it’s “Where’s-the-Cartoons?” A channel called Cartoon Network continues to produce and …
Manifestations
This is from Giles Timms, his second animated film, made at UCLA’s Department of Theater, Film and Television. The music is by Welsh …
Candorville by Darrin Bell
I’m not sure if today’s Candorville is a comment on the Wall Street bailout – or a critique on the excesses of animation industry …
Juanmanuel Urbina
It’s been a while since I’ve plugged an animator’s art blog — but Juanmanuel Urbina, an animation director in Colombia, has one that put …
The Milt Kahl event
Last night’s Milt Kahl tribute at the Motion Picture Academy was a huge (though a bit long) success – if you got into the theater. …
“Hummingbirds” for Kopparberg Tropical Cider
Finnish studio Anima Boutique produced this series of refreshingly stylized CG spots for Kopparberg cider drinks. The director and …
Cartoon Dump Tonight!
In case you thought I forgot to plug this month’s performance of Cartoon Dump… you’re wrong! Here’s the plug! This month we will …
ANIME! High Art – Pop Culture
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in association with Deutsches Filmmuseum in Franfurt Germany, will be presenting an …
David Gerstein’s Blog
The blurry image above is a frame from the “lost” ending to the early Bugs Bunny cartoon Hare-um Scare-um. David Gerstein found the …
Pixar’s Partly Cloudy
Here’s a brief clip from the new Pixar short that will accompany Up in theatres: (via Fire Wire)
My Favorite “Hurt” Gag
It’s been acknowledged by the creators of The Simpsons that the blood-thirsty antics of Itchy and Scratchy were inspired less by Tom & …
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