Animators

“When the Wind Blows” Director Jimmy Murakami, RIP

Japanese-American animation legend Jimmy Murakami, who played an important role in the development of Ireland's animation industry, has died at the age of 80, reported the organization Animation Ireland. The cause of death is unknown.

RIP

Michael Sporn, A Passionate Film Director, RIP

Animator and filmmaker Michael Sporn, a man who represented the spirit and vitality of New York's animation scene as much as any other single individual, passed away from pancreatic cancer on January 19. He was 67.

Fine Art

Animators: Plaster The New Museum’s White Walls with Your Art

When animators in Burbank get hungry, there's Moore’s Deli, which has a back room decorated by animation artists, many from the nearby studios of Cartoon Network, Nick, DreamWorks and Disney. Now say you went to New York City, and you wish for an opportunity to emulate, or at least echo, the doodles which caught hold at Moore’s Deli.

Gift Guide

Cartoon Brew Gift Guide 2013

Finding the perfect gift for the animation lover in your life isn't always the easiest thing. Here's a few of our suggestions ranging from a few bucks to over a grand. Share your suggestions in the comments.

Stef Choi
Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Stef Choi

Stef Choi is an artist living in Portland, Oregon. She creates illustrations, videos and other multimedia projects as part of her collaborative enterprise Belly & Bones that she runs with Tony Candelaria.

Jin Kim
Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Jin Kim

Cartoon Brew's Artist of the Day concludes "Frozen" week with a look at the work of Jin Kim, who was recently written up here for his caricatures of Disney co-workers.

Bill Schwab
Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Bill Schwab

It's Frozen week on Cartoon Brew's Artist of the Day, and so we continue to feature artists who worked on Disney's latest feature. Bill Schwab works as a character designer and visual development artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios. On "Frozen" he is credited as supervising the character design work.

Brittney Lee
Artist of the Day

Artist of the Day: Brittney Lee

This week we continue looking at some of the talented artists whose efforts made possible the new Disney feature "Frozen." Brittney Lee is credited on the film as a visual development artist.

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