2010 Annie Award Nominations Announced
ASIFA-Hollywood, the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Society, announced its nominations this morning for the 38th …
ASIFA-Hollywood, the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Society, announced its nominations this morning for the 38th …
With 2010 drawing to a close, I thought it might be fun to check our stats and find out which studios and schools have driven the most …
Word has just reached us that veteran animator Bill Littlejohn passed away in his sleep last night. He was 96. Littlejohn was born in …
I don’t know how this news passed me by, but Don Graham’s classic book about composition called Composing Pictures is back in print for …
Mutual friend Bob Cabeen has just informed me of the passing of my former business partner Carl Macek. Carl died of a heart attack on …
PRODUCTION CATEGORIES Best Animated Feature Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs — Sony Pictures Animation Coraline — …
Next weekend (11/20-22) is the CTN Animation Expo, and that’s where I’ll be with several hundred of my friends. It’s a convention/trade …
Here is the first of Cartoon Brew’s guides to the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. These are only my recommended animation panels for Thursday …
Last weekend marked the 5th anniversary of the Cartoon Brew blog. I thought it might be fun to celebrate by looking at who’s reading the …
On Thursday February 19th, in Beverly Hills, Tom Sito will moderate an Oscar Nominated Animated Feature Symposium celebrating the work of …
(Alternate commentary-free version: This link will allow you to watch the trailers without audio commentary) This episode from the …
The nominations for the 36th annual Annie Awards were announced today. Kung Fu Panda recieved 17 nominations including Best Animated …
(Alternate commentary-free version: This link will allow you to watch the original cartoon without audio commentary) This week we …
(Alternate commentary-free version: This link will allow you to watch the original cartoon without audio commentary) You’re A …
Bill Melendez, the Mexican-born American character animator, film director, and film producer, best known for his animation for Warner …
Animators beware! There’s a new collaborative animation project called Mass Animation that is asking animation artists (both pros and …
Is anyone surprised that Persepolis wasn’t nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar? No foreign animated film submitted by its …
I’m not one who likes to brag but that’s because I usually don’t have a whole lot to brag about. Things are a little different today …
I can’t explain MUGGY-DOO BOY CAT, but I feel compelled to acknowledge its existence.Animator Hal Seegar (1917-2005) had a prolific …
J.J. Sedelmaier sends us this sad news:I just wanted to let you and others know that Jan Svochak passed away yesterday afternoon. He was …