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DreamWorks Animation and Hasbro in Merger Talks
Although Japan's SoftBank wasn't successful in its bid to purchase DreamWorks Animation, DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg continues to seek a buyer for his animation studio.
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Hideaki Anno Launches ‘Animator Expo’ Streaming Shorts Program
Yesterday at the Tokyo International Film Festival, animation director Hideaki Anno unveiled a new streaming called "Animator Expo" that intends to give exposure to up-and-coming filmmakers in the Japanese animation industry.
CBTV: ‘Journey of Two’ by Joshua Mulligan
Two best friends wake up and start the day.
Delivering Quality On A Tight Schedule: Speaking With ‘Ping Pong’ Art Director Aymeric Kevin
How did Aymeric Kevin and his team manage to produce so many quality backgrounds on such a short schedule? Aymeric speaks to Cartoon Brew about the background art of "Ping Pong."
‘Socialist Circle’ by Pansak Sakpiboonrat
We don't know anything about this fresh, creative piece of animated filmmaking except that it was made by a mysterious (Thai?) filmmaker who goes Pansak Sakpiboonrat.
Some Lucky Person Will Pay $25 Million Tonight For Jeff Koons’s Popeye [UPDATED]
Tonight in New York City, Sotheby's will auction a stainless steel, 2000-pound, six-and-a-half-foot-tall Popeye sculpture by Jeff Koons that is estimated to sell for between $25-35 million. Koons, who is already among the top three richest living American artists not to mention an avowed lover of "Croods," made three of these Popeye sculptures, which probably represents the number of people who he thinks are dumb enough to pay between $25-35 million for a Popeye sculpture.
Norman McLaren Centennial Celebrations Take Over Downtown Montreal and Scotland
Animation is overtaking the streets of downtown Montreal’s entertainment district, the Quartier des Spectacles, and various cities in Scotland in honor of Norman McLaren's centennial.
Patreon Offers a New Way to Crowdfund Animation
There are countless crowdfunding sites nowadays, but none have offered a viable alternative that challenges Kickstarter and Indiegogo's dominance. Patreon may change that though. The crowdfunding site offers a twist on the crowdfunding model that may prove attractive to filmmakers who want to produce content regularly.
Artist of the Day: Jason Reicher
Cartoon Brew's Artist of the Day is Jason Reicher who studies animation at CalArts.
Disney Just Released ‘Frozen’ and ‘Get A Horse!’ on iTunes
The window between theatrical releases and home entertainment distribution continues to shrink. Disney is releasing the HD version of "Frozen" on iTunes today, February 25th, while the film still remains in the top ten at the American box office.
“Steamboat Willie” Has Been Updated for the 21st Century
The YouTube channel Really 3Dmakes a convincing argument that everything is more hilarious when it's remade using computer animation.
Artist of the Day: Jacob Sluka
Jacob Sluka is an artist studying animation at CalArts.
How BingTangHuLuer Is Building China’s Indie Animation Community
Yesterday we looked at "Boonie Bears," a Chinese attempt to emulate Western-style computer animation. But at the risk of overgeneralizing contemporary Chinese animation on the basis of their most derivative and commercial efforts, I wanted to offer another perspective.
Everything You Need to Know about Fanime
Pioneered by children, legitimized by people looking up weird stuff on YouTube, vitalized by online hoaxes, and existing entirely outside any kind of aesthetic considerations, fanime is something that could only have developed on the web.
“Walt”: The Disney Biopic That Never Was
IN THE EARLY 1980S, CARDON WALKER JR. AND I produced the "Disney Family Album" series for The Disney Channel. It was one of the very first series funded by the Channel, and the first to get any kind of critical acclaim thanks to our nomination for a Cable Ace Award for Best Documentary Series. But we had an even bigger ambition, and that was to land the Great White Whale of Disney myths, the life story of Walt himself.
Director Jimmy Hayward Talks “Free Birds”
Earlier this month, Dallas-headquartered Reel FX released their first animated feature Free Birds. Over its first three weekends in …
“Turmoil in the Toy Box” Revisited
Author Phil Phillips spent the 1980s warning parents about the occult forces in children's TV animation. While his notoriety has passed, fear of the messages in cartoons still exists today.
“i” by Isabela Dos Santos
Hand-drawn animation and dance performance intersect and interact in a piece that asks, Who am I?
Artist of the Day: Will Sweeney
Will Sweeney is an illustrator who creates prints, comics, clothing and toys for his own London-based label Alakazam co-run with Ayako …
M.Wartella Launches His Dream Factory in Brooklyn
In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, there’s no shortage of businesses offering unique artisanal goods, which makes it an ideal location for …
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