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Combo by Blu and David Ellis
Chances are you’ve seen this film on every other site this week, but Combo, the latest work by Blu (Muto) and David Ellis is an epic …
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Britain’s Health Cartoon Contest
Britain not only has universal health care, but their National Health Service is supporting animation with a competition to find a new …
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.
Here Comes Science
Here Comes Science is a new album of science-related children’s songs by They Might Be Giants. The dvd that is included with the package …
Dead All Along
“Enchanted by a pixie, a child called Yorick enters a magical kingdom, but when Yorick returns he finds his world ravaged by …
How to see Mary and Max
In case you were wondering what happened to a U.S. release of Adam Elliot’s clay animated feature Mary And Max… The film was finally …
ASK THE EXPERTS: Online vs. Festival
We’re launching a new–and hopefully regular–feature on the Brew today where you ask the questions, and we find the answers. I wanted …
Robbert Bobbert and The Bubble Machine
Robbert Bobbert is a character and album created by Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo. The new music video, We R Super Heroes, was …
Sneak Peek: The Disney Family Museum
Animator Steve Segal had an opportunity to preview the new Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco, which is opening to the public …
Bart Simpson’s Treehouse of Horror #15
The annual Treehouse of Horror issue is out today. It’s guest edited by Sammy Harkam, the creator of the Kramers Ergot anthology. If you …
My Trip To Korea
I just got back from Seoul, Korea, where I spoke at a conference called DICON 2009, a digital conference that was part of the …
Cartoon Carnival
Shokus Internet Radio, where I occasionally appear on Stu’s Show (my next appearence there is scheduled for November 11th), now has a new …
Animation Editing at the Academy
Next week, as part of it’s Perspectives on Editing series, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is hosting a seminar on …
Pasta For War
Pasta for War is a “1930s war propaganda film made to seduce naive rigatoni to join the fight against being eaten”. Dirtected by Zach …
Annie Awards ’09: Call for Entries
ASIFA-Hollywood has announced its Call for Entries for this year’s 37th Annual Annie Awards. Annie Awards will be presented in 25 …
“Var jeg en vind” by Jan Rune Blom
Among the many fine people I met at the Fredrikstad Animation Festival in Norway last year was stop motion artist Jan Rune Blom. He …
Producing Parker
It was bound to happen. Canadian TV execs greenlight a cartoon about… TV Execs! Created by Kevin Gillis (Atomic Betty) and Laura …
Tuesday: Cartoon Dump / Friday: Fleischer Double Feature
Once again, a plug for my monthly comedy-and-cartoons craptacular: Cartoon Dump! MST3K’s Frank Conniff (TV’s Frank) and J. Elvis …
Season 2 of The Mighty B! Premieres Today
Painting by Bill Wray Today, Nick is premiering the second season of The Mighty B! at 5:30 p.m (ET/PT). A new episode will debut …
“Chainsaw Maid” by Takena Nagao
Chainsaw Maid has gotten a fair share of play this year, but I thought it deserved a bigger shout out here on Cartoon Brew. The idea to …
Pa-NO-Rama by Diego Zucchi
Pa-NO-Rama is a delightful example of how a film can communicate a meaningful and funny message in one minute flat and leave the viewer …
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