Cartoon Culture

Brew Radio on Wednesday

Yours truly, Brewmaster Jerry Beck, will appear on a live Internet radio chat Wednesday afternoon (4/25) at 4pm. I will be joined by …

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REGINALD MASSIE

Screenwriter Jeff Massie, an executive board member of The Animation Guild, has started blogging about his life and stuff he likes, …

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ANNIE AWARD NOMINEES

The nominees for the 34th Annual Annie Awards have been announced. The complete list is posted here. Here’s a sampling of some of the …

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FREDEX

In celebration of the Channel Frederator podcast’s first anniversary, Frederator Studios has created FredEx, an experimental animation …

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Terry Teachout on Why YouTube Rocks

Despite some missteps on YouTube’s part, like the unnecessary removal of dozens of public domain cartoons from its site, I’m still a huge …

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Annecy 2006 Winners

A number of the winning films from this year’s Annecy animation festival can be seen on-line in their entirety. Here’s links to the ones …

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FIRST FLIGHT

I had a first look at OVER THE HEDGE yesterday (thank you, Dreamworks) and it’s not the 90 minute talk-fest, per the trailer, that Amid …

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David Stainton Out!

Here’s the email that Walt Disney Feature Animation President David Stainton sent out today. From: Stainton, DavidSent: Tuesday, …

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NEGADON, THE MONSTER FROM MARS

There’s a new independent 25-minute CGI short from Japan called NEGADON, THE MONSTER FROM MARS, directed by Jun Awazu at Studio Magara. …

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Prelude to Eden

Michel Gagné has just posted a free, hi-quality Quicktime version of his cult classic animated short PRELUDE TO EDEN (1995). The …

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KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY

Once again it’s time to plug the ongoing 52 week project of Basic Hip Digital Oddio – their KIDDIE RECORDS WEEKLY archive/website devoted …

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RECLAIMING FELIX THE CAT

Animation director Raul Garcia just got back from a trip overseas and brought me a present: the 20 page color booklet published in …

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FPS Magazine

FPS (Frames Per Second), a great print animation magazine edited by Emru Townsend in the Nineties, is being published again — only this …

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Monday Morning Inspiration

Here’s a work by Bay Area animation veteran Charlie Canfield called HIDE & SEEK. Download it HERE (23mb). It’s a light minute-and-a-half …

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KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE

Okay, this isn’t animation – but it was an intergral part of early television (and my personal childhood): KUKLA, FRAN & OLLIE.Fran …

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Preserved Popeye

The Library of Congress has announced its 2004 additions to the National Film Registry, and there are two cartoons on it: Fleischer’s …

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Monday Morning Inspiration

WORKING DOLLARS is a John Sutherland industrial film from the mid-’50s that can be downloaded for free at Archive.org. Unfortunately the …

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