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In this special Cartoon Brew series, we asked the five nominees of the 2013 Best Animated Short Academy Award to discuss the artwork of their films. Today we conclude this exclusive look at the short contenders with "Get A Horse!," a Walt Disney short directed by Lauren MacMullan.
Nancy, France-based artist Thierry Martin illustrates comics and books.
In this special Cartoon Brew series, we asked the five nominees of the 2013 Best Animated Short Academy Award to discuss the artwork of their films. Today we continue this exclusive look at the short contenders with "Possessions," a Japanese film directed by Shuhei Morita. The film initially appeared in Katsuhiro Otomo's "Short Peace" film omnibus.
Politically-conscious graphic art has a long history, from Daumier up to Lynd Ward and Eric Drooker. The 1930s and '40s were a rich period in this respect, as the rise of Communism and Fascism coupled with the Great Depression brought issues of social justice to the fore.
Düsseldorf-based artist Nadine Redlich specializes in funny googly-eyed character drawings and animated bits.
Disney's "Frozen" has gained momentum in the last two months as the lead cotender for the best animated feature Oscar, picking up nearly every possible recognition and endorsement, but DreamWorks' sleeper hit "The Croods" boasts one endorsement that no one else can claim.
Arthur Rankin, Jr., one-half of the iconic animation duo Rankin/Bass, died on January 30th at his Harrington Sound, Bermuda home. He was 89.
Animator and filmmaker Michael Sporn, a man who represented the spirit and vitality of New York's animation scene as much as any other single individual, passed away from pancreatic cancer on January 19. He was 67.
Hal Sutherland, the co-founder of the low-budget American TV animation studio Filmation, has died at age 85.
A new series of Brazilian ads for Brilux cleaning supplies resurrects Hanna-Barbera's Rosie the Robot in CG. The character is removed from her futuristic context on "The Jetsons" and dropped into a contemporary scene of Brazilian upper class domesticity.
The creators of Guru Studio's "Justin Time" talk with Cartoon Brew about the secrets of making a stylish and entertaining preschool series.
See which animated features, shorts, and VFX films from 2013 are nominated for an Oscar!
Jacob Sluka is an artist studying animation at CalArts.
Hayao Miyazaki may be revoking his plan to retire and returning to animation, according to unconfirmed reports.
An early work by Estonian animation master Priit Pärn.
Chris Renaud (above, left) and Pierre Coffin are the directorial duo responsible for one of the biggest animated phenomenons of recent …
We reveal the top 30 Cartoon Brew posts of the past year based on the number of pageviews each post received.
In 2013, we published more content on Cartoon Brew than ever before. Here are some of our favorite pieces from throughout the year.
New books about "Adventure Time," Mary Blair, Alex Toth, Disney Golden Books, Pixar, and DreamWorks will be published in 2014.
Will Kim is a Los Angeles based artist who creates "drawings and paintings in motion," made primarily with oil pastels, watercolors and pencil on paper.