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M.I.A.’s “Boyz”
M.I.A.’s new music video “Boyz” is a brilliant mashup of contemporary Jamaican dance and lo-fi abstract animation. It’s easily one of the …
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Report from Platform #1
Day one at Platform. Got into Portland around 2:30pm and was whisked to the very cool Ace Hotel. After a quick check in, I headed to a …
No AI, Perpetual License, Developed By Artists: Moho’s Free Side Quest Update Now Exports 2D Characters To Unity, Unreal, Godot, And Blender
Moho’s free 14.4 Side Quest update lets animators export full 2D rigs and animations to Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Blender using the glTF format.
Woody Woodpecker event
In honor of the forthcoming Woody Woodpecker and Friends DVD box set (on sale July 24th), Universal Pictures will be holding a premiere …
En Route to PLATFORM!
Today’s a travel day. Amid and I are en route to Portland for the Platform Fest. If you want to find us, check this post for me, and this …
What JibJab Could Teach TV
I’ve never understood the thinking of some people who try to create a hit video online so they can get a TV deal. If you’ve already …
Jules Engel: Master of Animation
Need another reason to visit Los Angeles this summer? The Tobey C. Moss Gallery on Beverly Blvd. (across the street from the famous El …
An Interview with Platform’s Irene Kotlarz
The Oregonian offers an interesting interview with Platform Animation Festival director Irene Kotlarz. She offers some bold thoughts in …
All About Arnold Stang
New York freeform radio station WFMU has one of the best blogs devoted to alternative pop culture and strange music. Today’s post by …
Ratatouille Triumphant
Brad Bird at last night’s world premiere of Ratatouille at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The best film of the summer will be …
Notes from Annecy
Another edition of Annecy has wrapped and the winners have been announced. The top short film prize, the Annecy Cristal, went to Suzie …
The 3 Minnies: Sota, Tonka and Ha-Ha
This week on Cartoon Brew Films, we are happy to present another rare animated film long considered lost: The 3 Minnies: Sota, Tonka and …
Amid@Platform
I’m still recovering from Annecy but the Platform Festival is coming up in Portland in a few days and it promises to be another intense …
Kirikou to Become Stage Musical
Variety is reporting that the Michel Ocelot’s animated film Kirikou and the Sorceress is set to make the transition to a stage musical …
First Hitler, now Mussolini
How many facists does it take to create a classic cartoon character? A play we posted about earlier concerning a fictional meeting …
Drinking and Drawing @ Platform
Cartoonists going to the Platform International Animation Festival in Portland next week will be invited to be part of an experimental …
MONTREAL: Frédéric Back Exhibit
Montreal folks have been getting some awesome animation exhibits lately. Philip Street writes about one that he saw recently: Brew …
COPENHAGEN: Kay Nielsen Exhibit
The GL. Holtegaard museum near Copenhagen has a Kay Nielsen exhibit on display until August 19. The show features over 120 drawings and …
New George of the Jungle in Flash
Here’s a sneak peek at some finished footage from the new Flash animated George Of the Jungle, in production by Studio B in Vancouver for …
Lou Romano’s New Yorker Cover
Congrats to Lou Romano who painted the cover for this week’s New Yorker. Various illustrators who work in animation, like Peter de …
New Gobelins Shorts
The latest batch of six student shorts from the French animation school Gobelins have been posted online HERE. All these films debuted on …
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