Animators

John Callahan, RIP

Portland cartoonist John Callahan, who had been quadriplegic since the age of 21, passed away yesterday at age 59. His crude, funny …

Shorts

News! by Darcy Prendergast

Melbourne-based artist Darcy Prendergast, explains that his latest film, News!, was “inspired by my constant hatred for news and current …

Shorts

Heart of Refuge by Piotr Kamler

Polish animator Piotr Kamler (b. 1936) won the Grand Pix at Annecy in 1975 for his film Le Pas, but I’ve chosen to display an earlier …

Classic

Betty Boop filmstrip

Here’s a curio: a 1930s vintage toy projector slide show, featuring Max Fleischer’s Betty Boop, Koko and Bimbo in a new adventure in the …

BrewTV

CBTV Student Fest #3: August by Matthias Hoegg

Unwanted visitors disturb the tranquility of a campsite at the height of summer. While mayhem breaks out on the lawn, a group of ants makes brave new discoveries in the grass.

Experimental

Cows & Cows & Cows

Tons of artists create photo cut-out animation using After Effects, but few do it as creatively as Brighton, UK-based Cyriak. Be sure to …

Shorts

Seventeen by Hisko Hulsing

It’s surprising that I’ve never written about Hisko Hulsing’s film Seventeen considering how much I enjoyed it when I saw it at Annecy in …

Music Videos

Twin Galaxies by Matt Pitt

The official music video for Twin Galaxies by New Zealand’s Shapeshifter, directed by Matt Pitt (aka redkidOne). (Thanks, Mukpuddy)

Feature Film

The Goon teaser trailer

Consider me impressed. Here’s a 30-second trailer promoting the San Diego Comic Con panel for The Goon on Friday night. Based on the Dark …

TV

The Looney Tunes Show first peek

Here’s the promo for the new Looney Tunes Show which ran this past weekend on Cartoon Network. It’s our first peek at the CG Road Runner …

Site News

Cartoon Brew version 3.0

Welcome to the updated Cartoon Brew. This was an important redesign for us. We wanted to make the site more useful for regular readers …

Games

Are Video Games Art?

Within the animation community, most people I know are progressive thinkers who already acknowledge video games as art, but the next time …

Books

Ed Emberley & Friends

Children’s book author and illustrator Ed Emberley has used his books to teach a generation of children to draw using the simplest of …

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