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Annecy Report #3

In Robert Kohr’s Thursday Annecy report posted at AnimatorsUnite.com, he writes about the jubilant atmosphere of the screenings: the …

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RADIO BREW

Once again, Cartoon Research (and Cartoon Brew) takes to the airwaves!Tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday June 16th, at 4pm Eastern or 1pm …

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A UPA CHRISTMAS – IN JUNE

Start hanging out near stationery stores NOW!Brew correspondent Tom Giatras sent me this link from Carlton Cards showing off their 2004 …

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BYE BYE CRUNCH TOONS

The difference between this blog and other animation news websites is that, instead of reporting the news of SHREK 2’s box office …

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Annecy Report #2

There was an older gentleman sitting in front of me on the bus a couple days ago, and he was talking to some other folks about Harry …

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POPEYE’S VOYAGE

Brew reader Tom Giatras took some pictures (click pic 1 and pic 2) and sends this report from the New York Licensing Show:Just came back …

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MERRIE MELODIES MYSTERY

Cartoon historian Cole Johnson sent me this jpeg of his cel from HOLLYWOOD STEPS OUT (WB 1941).The odd thing about it is that in the …

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TAKE AN INKER TO LUNCH

Would you like to talk to a woman who’s animation career spans more than 50 years?Women in Animation Los Angeles presents a salon …

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Annecy Report #1

I’d originally planned to write daily reports from Annecy, but there’s so much to see and do here that I’m not exactly finding a whole …

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MONSTER ROAD

Monster Road is a feature-length documentary by Brett Ingram (Director/Co-editor) and Jim Haverkamp (Co-Producer/Co-Editor) that explores …

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SPEED RACER

Movielink has acquired the right to carry all 52 episodes of the classic Speed Racer animated television series for legal download, to …

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2-D EXPO

On June 26th, in Burbank, Asifa-Hollywood is hosting a 2-D EXPO.I am one of the co-conspirators behind this event – and it’s shaping up …

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THE BUZZ ON “PRIDE”

This doesn’t sound too good:Silence greeted the NBC sales presentation of FATHER OF THE PRIDE, the Dreamworks CG animated comedy based on …

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AnimationMentor.Com

Here’s a website that looks quite promising: AnimationMentor.com. The concept is an on-line animation school where students can receive …

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LION KING REUNION

Ten years ago, The Lion King not only became the high water mark of the Disney Feature Animation revival, but it also capped the 2-D …

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Are You Down With That?

In the forthcoming GARFIELD movie, the filmmakers have apparently made the bold decision to have CG Garfield be afflicted with Down …

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Fun and Educational

While I already have a pretty firm grasp of the concepts of “up” and “down,” I’m still going to buy THE UP AND DOWN BOOK when it’s …

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False Alarm of the Week

“The 2-D business is coming to an end, just like black and white came to an end.” – Michael Eisner (June 2, 2004) Eisner has been known …

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LIFE’S A PITCH

The April 2004 edition of ASIFA-East’s newsletter, “aNYmator”, had a great piece by ASIFA-East president David Levy on the realities of …

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