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Complete List of 2013 Annie Award Nominations
Seven animated features lead the nominations for ASIFA-Hollywood's 41st Annie Awards.
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Director Jimmy Hayward Talks “Free Birds”
Earlier this month, Dallas-headquartered Reel FX released their first animated feature Free Birds. Over its first three weekends in …
Book Review: “The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design”
"The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design" ranks among the most unique and delightful animation books in recent memory.
“Planes” Reader Reviews
This weekend is the opening of DisneyToon Studios’ Planes directed by TV animation veteran Klay Hall (King of the Hill, Father of the …
Henry Selick Slams American Animation Biz
Director Henry Selick (Coraline and The Nightmare Before Christmas) states the obvious about the American animated feature …
13 Animation Directors You Might Not Have Known Also Voiced Characters
Whether it be for lack of budget or a desire to take center stage, TV series creators lending their own voices to their animated …
“Brain Divided” by Josiah Haworth, Joon Shik Song & Joon Soo Song
Welcome to the fourth annual Cartoon Brew Student Animation Festival. Every Monday morning for the next eight weeks we’ll be debuting …
“Despicable Me 2” Dominates the Global Box Office
For the third week in a row, an animated film has taken the crown at the U.S. box office. This week, the winner is Illumination …
Your Guide to Animation Events at San Diego Comic-Con (Day 1)
This morning, Comic-Con International: San Diego released the event schedule for Thursday, July 18th, the first day of programming at the …
The Supreme Court Decision That Thrilled the Producers of “Monsters University” and “Toy Story 3”
With LGBT Pride festivities taking place all over the country this week, the San Francisco Gate got together with Pixar power couple Kori …
Annecy Film Festival Review by Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton, the King of Indie Animation, shares his experiences from the world's largest animation festival, Annecy.
Movie Barcode Compresses Entire Movies into A Single Image
Just by looking at this “bar code”, can you tell what animated movie this is? Go on, take a guess: Give up? It’s Bambi. For …
A “Brutal Animation War” Is Predicted by the “Hollywood Reporter”
The Hollywood Reporter published a lengthy piece that suggests an impending feature animation war: The unprecedented glut of product …
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 …
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.
“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.
An Appreciation of the Tiger in “Life of Pi”
My favorite animated performance in Pixar’s Brave was the Queen-as-a-bear character. It was a fine piece of cartoon-inspired …
Academy Award Nominations
BREAKING NEWS: The Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature and Shorts go to...
Warner Bros. New Theatrical Animation “Think Tank”
Warner Bros. is bringing back its feature animation division with the formation of a new in-house creative brain trust.
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