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Brenda Chapman Becomes First Woman to Win Feature Animation Oscar [UPDATED]
A writer couldn’t have scripted a more Hollywood ending to the saga of Brenda Chapman, Pixar’s first female director. It was over two …
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Hear This Uninterrupted Statement from “Life of Pi” VFX Winner
The Oscar organizers cut off his speech when he tried to talk about the VFX industry. What did Bill Westenhofer want to say?
“Paperman” Producer Kristina Reed Kicked Out of Oscar Ceremony—For Throwing Paper Airplanes
What is with animation folks being thrown out of the Oscar ceremony? Tonight’s hot gossip is that Paperman producer Kristina Reed was …
Disney Sweeps Animation Oscars with “Paperman” and “Brave”; VFX Oscar Goes to “Life of Pi”
Disney swept the Oscars this year with wins for both animated short and feature. Congrats to John Kahrs and Walt Disney Feature Animation …
Rate Seth MacFarlane’s Performance Tonight
Love him or hate him, Seth MacFarlane is making history tonight as the first (and probably last) animator to ever host an Academy Awards …
Oscar-Nominated Animation Shorts Gets No Respect in People Magazine
As an animation supporter, it’s moments like this that makes you shake your head and wonder why you even try. In a single magazine …
How To Draw Popeye
Scans of an entire how-to-draw Popeye book from 1939 have been published online.
VFX/Animation Industry Will Protest at the Oscars Tomorrow
What better time to protest Hollywood’s woeful treatment of animation and visual effects artists than on the film industry’s biggest …
“Ernest and Celestine” Wins The Cesar Award
The Cesars, the French equivalent of the Oscars, were handed out on Friday evening. The sole prize for animated film (shorts and features …
The UK Animation Community Reacts to Bob Godfrey’s Death
Some of the biggest names in the UK animation scene are expressing their condolences on the occasion of Bob Godfrey’s passing. Here’s …
Bob Godfrey, RIP
Bob Godfrey, the Oscar-winning director of animated shorts and creator of beloved TV shows like "Roobarb" and "Henry's Cat," is dead at 91.
People Saw “Escape From Planet Earth” After All
The Weinstein Co's Stephen Bruno reveals how he convinced people to come see the film in theaters.
Shane Acker Joins Reel FX To Direct “Beasts of Burden” Film
Santa Monica and Dallas-based Reel FX has no plans to slow down. Already producing two features—Jimmy Hayward’s Turkeys and Jorge …
Get Ready for the App Version of Richard Williams’ “Animator’s Survival Kit”
Coming soon: the iPad app version of Richard Williams’ indispensable The Animator’s Survival Kit. The publisher, Faber and Faber, …
15 Reasons Why Frank Tashlin Was Awesome
A tribute to the legendary director Frank Tashlin on his Centennial.
“Fat” Floats Onto the Internet
This is a fat farm of a different kind.
“The Pub” by Joseph Pierce
The human zoo that is a British pub.
Gallery: Background Paintings from “Adam and Dog”
Minkyu Lee conceived his Oscar-nominated short Adam and Dog while attending the Film Directing program at CalArts. Lee, 27, spent nearly …
Harald Siepermann (1962-2013)
A visual development artist who had contributed to films like Mulan, Tarzan, Brother Bear, and Treasure Planet, has passed away at age 50.
If Pixar Made “Star Trek”…
After Pixarifying (is that a word?) the universes of Marvel/DC comics, Doctor Who and Star Wars, cartoonist Phil Postma has directed his …
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