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UPA’S TELL TALE HEART

I guess there is no escaping the fact that it’s UPA week here at CARTOON BREW and on Amid’s CARTOON MODERN (Mike Sporn’s Splog has even …

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The Films of Carmen D’Avino

Again, thanks to the Internet, it’s possible to discover the work of an animator whose work is otherwise inaccessible nowadays. North …

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OSCAR TIME!

Tomorrow night is Oscar night and nothing seems as certain as the WALLACE & GROMIT win. However, the only suspense around here is for who …

Animators

A CAR-TUNE PORTRAIT

One of the hot things emerging on several cartoon blogs lately is the detailed deconstruction of classic animated features and shorts. By …

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OSCAR SHORT NOMINEES

And the nomineees are:Badgered (A National Film and Television School Production) Sharon ColmanThe Moon and the Son: An Imagined …

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OSCAR FEATURE NOMINEES – NO CG

The nominees are:Howl’s Moving Castle (Buena Vista) Hayao MiyazakiTim Burton’s Corpse Bride (Warner Bros.) Tim Burton and Mike …

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Disney/Pixar: Artists Speak

We asked yesterday evening for artists to send in their thoughts about the Disney/Pixar deal. Below are a select number of the responses …

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TOO ART FOR TV

There’s a New York animators art show titled “Too Art For TV!” opening at Brooklyn’s Stay Gold Gallery on the 13th of January, showcasing …

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JibJab’s Big Box Mart

I’m sure a lot of people have already seen this short. BIG BOX MART premiered on THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO back in October and since …

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Mastercard’s Mary Blair Tribute

I’ve been wondering who did this Mastercard commercial I keep seeing on TV, which is a nicely done hand drawn piece, but perhaps a bit …

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Jim Flora’s Unseen Fine Art

VOICE: AIGA JOURNAL OF DESIGN has an interview with MISCHIEVOUS ART OF JIM FLORA author Irwin Chusid about all of the personal artwork …

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Bill Peet Caricatures

Here’s a page of wonderful and inspiring caricatures by master Disney story artist Bill Peet (1915-2002). Peet re-imagined many of his …

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SMARTER THAN THE AVERAGE

Julian Goford and Jonathan Sloman inform us that at 7pm GMT on Wednesday the 19th of October, Resonance 104.4FM (London’s first radio art …

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Devin Crane Art Show in LA

Devin Crane, currently a vis dev artist at DreamWorks Feature Animation, is having a one-man show at Gallery Nineteen Eighty Eight (7020 …

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Ottawa Party

I cannot speak as to the quality of this party, but local Ottawa cartoonist Chris Dainty wants to let Ottawa festivalgoers know that they …

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SUPER SATURDAY, PART DEUX

After seeing our previous post on the ABC SUPER SATURDAY CLUB, J.J. Sedelmaier comes clean with his past transgressions by sending in the …

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Eurovision Art Contest

The Eurovision Art Contest is a monthly drawing contest where artists create an illustration based on a specific theme. The contest is …

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