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2015 Award Season Tracker
Cartoon Brew will regularly update this page with information about the contenders for various end-of-year animation awards, including …
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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 …
Artist of the Day: Signe Baumane
Signe Baumane is making an independent animated feature film called Rocks in My Pockets, which has a website here and a production blog …
“Thumb Snatchers From the Moon Cocoon” by Bradley Schaffer
Thumb Snatchers From the Moon Cocoon is an unabashedly wild, funny, action-packed gem of a cartoon. Self-conscious references to B-movie …
He-Man’s Five Gayest Adventures
When it comes to the classic Filmation television series, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, it’s not much of a stretch to find …
“Kou Kou” Is Fantastic Abstract Animation from Japan
Within 15 seconds of hitting the play button on Kou Kou by Takashi Ohashi, I did something I rarely do when watching films on my laptop: …
“Making Stuff” by Darren Robbie
Aardman veteran Darren Robbie (aka Chopsy) had the idea to make Making Stuff during an agency commercial pitch: The line came to me …
Lucasfilm Exec Blogs About Laying Off Animation Artists
If you’re an animation studio executive and you’ve just laid off a a crew of artists, what’s the first thing you should do? Going on …
“Motorville” by Patrick Jean
America's toughest social critics aren't some far-off foreign leaders; they're French animators.
“The Croods” Opens In First Place With $43.6 Million
DreamWorks’ The Croods opened in first place at the U.S. box office with $43.6 million. That is almost the exact same opening as Chris …
Analyzing My Favorite Piece of Animation: Tigger by Milt Kahl
Sometimes when I’m animating, I recharge my creative batteries by watching some of my favorite scenes or pieces of animation. There’s a …
Hisko Hulsing, Jeremy Clapin Win At Holland Animation Film Festival
The 16th edition of the Holland Animation Festival wrapped up earlier today in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Hisko Hulsing’s Junkyard won the …
Disney’s Crankiest Veteran is Still Cranky, And Thinks Walt Disney Was “A Shit”
When you invite certified Disney legend Walt Peregoy (Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, Sword in the Stone) to visit a studio, you never …
Fox Releases New “Epic” Trailer
The next major animated release in the U.S. will be Blue Sky’s Epic, out on May 24th. Fox just released this new trailer for the Chris …
James Baxter Teaches The Internet How To Draw “Croods” Porn
I’m sure DreamWorks had the purest of intentions when they enlisted their superstar animator James Baxter to teach children how to draw …
Weekend Groove: Music Videos from US, UK, Spain and Belgium
Our weekly roundup of the most interesting, creative and original animated music videos.
“Escape from Planet Earth” Sets Weinstein Co. Box Office Record
In its fifth weekend at the American box office, the Weinstein Company’s Escape from Planet Earth grossed an estimated $2.3 million, …
Rediscovering Walt Kelly’s Lost “Pogo” Short
If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. Walt Kelly had had a regrettable experience making The Pogo Special …
Weekend Groove: Music Videos from Poland, US, UK, and Australia
The weekend is almost over, but it’s not too late to check out these quality animated music videos that have recently come to my …
What’s That Crazy Drawing, or How I Came To Know and Love Animation Smears
I didn’t really know about animation smears until college. It was a time when my passion for animation had just kicked into high gear, …
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