.png){kind=logo}
Bunin’s Alice
It’s becoming an annual tradition in Los Angeles – just as last year, the Cinefamily/Silent Movie Theatre on Fairfax Ave. is running the …
Search Results forall
Heart by Laurent Clermont
A sweet little piece from Laurent Clermont
Early Animation Wiki
I am happy to announce the creation of a new resource for cartoon research: The Early Animation Wiki. This site is the creation of …
Thanksgiving Leftovers
Here’s a couple of odds and ends I didn’t around to posting this past week. First up, Chris Jones spent six years making The Passenger …
What Animation Can Learn from a Restaurant Owner
This business case study of Ferran Adrià ‘s restaurant elBulli restaurant has nothing to do on the surface with cartoons, yet the …
Not So Mighty
A Brew reader reports that Erik Wiese, the co-creator of Mighty B, hinted on his Facebook today that Nick has cancelled the show. Wiese …
Quote of the Week: Tom Rothman
From the November 2 issue of The New Yorker: “The trick is, from the business side, to try to be fiscally responsible so you can be …
How to Make $55,000 by Giving Away A Film
Filmmaker Nina Paley explains in the Wall Street Journal how she’s earned $55,000 from her animated feature Sita Sings the Blues by …
Cornelis by Ayaka Nakata
Beautiful animated short by Ayaka Nakata that stems from a foundation of dance choreography. I like how the filmmaker creates an …
CTN wrap up
One last post and a few more snaps from CTN yesterday: Peter De Seve signs copies of his new book A Sketchy Past for a huge crowd. …
Mish-Mish in National Defense
We’ve posted about Mish Mish cartoons before – but here’s a new one you gotta see. The character was the star of a popular Egyptian …
Cartoon Dump Tonight!
Duncan Trussell and Dana Gould are our guest comedians for tonight’s live Cartoon Dump show in Los Angeles. We are now on Monday nights, …
Going West by Andersen M Studio
This is an impressively elaborate papercraft animation created by London-based Andersen M Studio for the New Zealand Book Council. I …
Day Two: CTN Expo with Don & Gary
And on the Second Day, the CTN Expo became Comic Con for animators. Day 2 at CTN-X was wall-to-wall with attendees, standing room …
The Academy (Shorts) Short-List
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today its short-list of the 10 animated short films that will vie for …
Day One: CTN-Expo is a hit!
First a few quick snaps: Tomm Moore (The Secret of Kells) and Donnachada Daly Lou Romano (center) gives a young artist some …
Children In Need music video
Every year, the BBC airs a Children In Need charity fundraiser. This year they produced a stop motion music video which, especially for …
Two by Two (1966)
I got into a discussion with a friend last week about the horrible theatrical cartoons of the 1960s. I call them “drive-in cartoons” …
The 2000s: TV Animation
It’s the time again when critics start compiling their “best of” lists for the decade. We’ll probably do a few ourselves, though the …
Fun with Hair
Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of hair and pixilation. The film is by Andy Estep. (Thanks, Marc Deckter)
763 of 928