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TONIGHT: Animation Block Party in NY
The West Coast may have the San Diego Comic-Con, but New Yorkers have Animation Block Party, a three-day animation festival that opens …
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New Miyazaki film
Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature, Ponyo On The Cliff, opened yesterday in Japan. It’s one of his gentler films, more along the lines of My …
The People’s Republic of Animation
This commercial simply blew me away. It was produced by The People’s Republic of Animation, an outstanding animation studio in Australia, …
“Signs of Life” by Freddie Yauner
What does the little man on the emergency exit sign do when he’s not helping humans? “Signs of Life” is a witty animation installation …
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
Jerry has posted a super-rare gem on YouTube: the 1965 short The Shooting of Dan McGrew directed by Ed Graham, Jr. I was so excited about …
“Kaiserwetter” by Benjamin Leng
“Kaiserwetter” is a distinctive looking video for German musician Olli Schulz directed by Benjamin Leng of HickPix. Leng tells us, “I …
Rooftop Films Signal Film by Fran Krause
Fran Krause created the signal film for this year’s Rooftop Films screening series. It’s animated nicely in Flash.
Endangered Species by Tony White
Endangered Species by Tony White (Hokusai: An Animated Sketchbook) is so insidery that it’s doubtful it’ll ever find a mainstream …
Interview with JibJab’s Gregg Spiridellis
Below is a short but insightful interview with JibJab co-founder Gregg Spiridellis about some of the recent business plans for their …
The Clockmaking Monkey (1938)
Here’s a rare treat: El Mono Relojero (The Clockmaking Monkey – Argentina, 1938) is only surviving film by the creator of the first …
George Carlin, RIP
Comedian George Carlin has died at 71. Below is the 1985 short Drawing on My Mind, written and narrated by Carlin and directed by the …
Gobelins Student Openings for Annecy
While I work up a few reviews from the Annecy International Animation Festival, held earlier this month in France, check out the Annecy …
Grant Orchard’s Paintballing
There’s minimalist animation and then there’s Grant Orchard’s work. His short Park Foot Ball (mentioned on the Brew back in 2006 is a …
Tom Hignite’s Home Imaginators
Tom Hignite, the Wisconsin home builder who thinks he’s Walt Disney, is back – in a series of local infomercials which ultilizes lush …
Presto looks good
This preview clip ran on Saturday night after Monsters, Inc. (Thanks, Aldon Spears)
The Pogo Special Birthday Special
Speaking of Chuck Jones, as we were yesterday, here is his infamous 1969 TV special based on Walt Kelly’s classic comic strip Pogo. …
Trailer for Richard Williams DVD Masterclass
Below is the pencil test to the trailer of Richard Williams’ Animator’s Survival Kit dvd lecture series. More details to be posted soon …
Rexona Skin Care Spots
Effective paper doll concept and fine execution in this series of South American ads for Rexona Skin Care. One of the spots can be viewed …
Iron Panda Thunder
This is an honest, if not particularly funny, bit from the MTV Movie Awards about the desperation in Hollywood for finding new and unique …
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