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Artist of the Day: Olga Stern
Olga Stern is a visual development artist based in Toronto who also illustrates books. You can visit her website, blog, other blog, and …
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Digging into Disney’s “Day of the Dead” Problem
Last week after word got out that Disney was seeking to trademark “Día de los Muertos” in preparation for its 2015 release of a Pixar …
Why Is It So Difficult to Make Cute Cartoon Characters?
Audiences can instantly recognize a cute cartoon character when they see one, but why are memorable cute characters so difficult to create?
2015 Award Season Tracker
Cartoon Brew will regularly update this page with information about the contenders for various end-of-year animation awards, including …
Disney Will Lay Off People in the Animation Division
More workforce cuts are coming to Disney. Following the closure of LucasArts, Reuters news service reported yesterday that Disney will …
Gennie Rim of GR Works Talks About “Ladies of Animation”
Gennie Rim, who worked for the past decade at Pixar and Disney as a production coordinator and artist manager, opened the GR Works …
Daniela Strijleva
Daniela Strijleva is a character art director for Pixar. Her blog is where you can find more of her personal projects like the …
Disney Releases “Planes” Trailer
The trailer announces “From above the world of Cars…Disney’s Planes.” Now that Disney owns Pixar, the calculated blending of brand …
Till Shrek Do Us Part
DreamWorks cosplay is hardly as widespread as Pixar cosplay, but when people dress up as DreamWorks characters, it’s a thing of beauty. …
Brenda Chapman Becomes First Woman to Win Feature Animation Oscar [UPDATED]
A writer couldn’t have scripted a more Hollywood ending to the saga of Brenda Chapman, Pixar’s first female director. It was over two …
Disney Sweeps Animation Oscars with “Paperman” and “Brave”; VFX Oscar Goes to “Life of Pi”
Disney swept the Oscars this year with wins for both animated short and feature. Congrats to John Kahrs and Walt Disney Feature Animation …
The UK Animation Community Reacts to Bob Godfrey’s Death
Some of the biggest names in the UK animation scene are expressing their condolences on the occasion of Bob Godfrey’s passing. Here’s …
Bob Godfrey, RIP
Bob Godfrey, the Oscar-winning director of animated shorts and creator of beloved TV shows like "Roobarb" and "Henry's Cat," is dead at 91.
Official Press Release About the Ownership Change in Cartoon Brew
Author and historian Amid Amidi becomes sole managing owner of Cartoon Brew.
“Monsters University” official trailer
Here it is, the second "official" full length trailer for Pixar's summer release.
“Brave,” “Life of Pi” and “The Making of Longbird” Win BAFTA Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented their awards today in London. Pixar’s Brave took home the BAFTA award for Best …
“Adam and Dog” by Minkyu Lee
Nominated for an Academy Award, Minkyu Lee has now post his remarkable short online.
SXSW Announces 2013 Animation Lineup
SXSW has announced the selections for their 2013 film festival, which takes place in Austin, Texas from March 8-16. Ten shorts were …
Annie Award Winners
The complete list of winners of the 40th Annual Annie Awards presented by Asifa-Hollywood.
“El Tigre” Creator Jorge Gutierrez Moves Into Features with “Book of Life”
Jorge Gutierrez is transitioning into feature film directing. Guillermo del Toro, Reel FX and Fox are involved.
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