Oscar-Nominated Shorts Get Theatrical Release Date
Good news for fans of animated shorts: the Oscar-nominated shorts will be more widely available to the general public this year than ever before.
Good news for fans of animated shorts: the Oscar-nominated shorts will be more widely available to the general public this year than ever before.
We rarely see "Peace On Earth" alongside more traditionally revered holiday standards like "A Charlie Brown Christmas" or "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"—but we really should.
Japan's Animation Artist in Residence Tokyo has announced the three animation filmmakers selected for its 2015 residency program: Alex Grigg from Australia, and Anna Budanova and Natalia Chernysheva, both from Russia.
Walt Disney Productions changed forever when two guys named Mike and Frank showed up.
Our new Animation Festival Guide is a hand-picked list of calls for entries from respected festivals around the globe. This week, we add three new calls for entries from Annecy, France; Zagreb, Croatia; and Melbourne, Australia.
Are you hunting for a great animation job? The Cartoon Brew Job Board is the ideal place to look for your next gig.
Are you hunting for a great animation job? The Cartoon Brew Job Board is the ideal place to look for your next gig.
The new edition of the KLIK Animation Festival begins in Amsterdam tomorrow and continues through Sunday, November 9th.
The state of California recently expanded its tax credit program for film and TV productions. Here's why it won't work.
This week in Vancouver, the Spark CG Society will hold its annual Spark Animation conference and festival with an impressive group of presenters including Glen Keane, Nora Twomey, Roger Allers, Robert Kondo, and Graham Annable.
While animation has been made in Romania for many decades and the country has even produced some internationally recognized figures like Ion Popescu-Gopo, the contemporary animation scene hadn't received much exposure until the founding of the Anim'est festival.
Are you hunting for a great animation job? The Cartoon Brew Job Board is the ideal place to look for your next gig.
It took just twenty-six seasons, but "The Simpsons" are set to officially air in China for the first time. The show will be presented to Chinese audiences via the online streaming service Sohu Video.
The Sundance Film Festival announced that they will launch a touring animation short program next month.
Why Nickelodon's public pitching spectacles are a disservice to the network and to the artists who work there.
"Annedroids" creator J.J. Johnson talks to Cartoon Brew about science-based kids programming, the challenges of making live-action/animation hybrids, and why not understanding the animation process can work to a producer's benefit.
Typically, the airport is a place that travelers want to spend as little time at as possible, but cartoon fans may want to rethink that strategy. In Japan, a four-day animation festival will be held entirely in an airport later this year, and in San Francisco, a new exhibit of cartoon advertising characters will open this weekend.
The 24th edition of Animafest Zagreb wrapped up today in Zagreb, Croatia. It is the second-oldest continually running animation festival in Europe, after Annecy. The Grand Prix for short film was awarded to Yumi Joung's "Love Games." A complete list of winners is below.
The world of animation software is dominated by a handful of industry-standard titles. However, the margins are dotted with more specialized pieces of software, often designed for animators who prefer to work outside the demands of studio production. One such program is Animake It, a piece of software that aims to provide an accessible animation experience that ties in with current trends in online content.
West Coast residents are in luck: if you can't make it to an international film festival, the festival is coming to you.