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Fredrikstad Animation Festival
If you’re in Norway this week, I hope to see you at the Fredrikstad Animation Festival, which takes place this Wednesday through Sunday. …
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An Appreciation of Marky Maypo
Animation master Eric Goldberg pens an appreciation of classic cereal commercials directed by John Hubley.
The State of NY Animated Features
There’s a great ASIFA-East panel coming up this Tuesday, September 23, in New York. It’s billed as a panel discussion on the state of NY …
Gary Mooney 1930-2008
Bob Kurtz reports that veteran animator Gary Mooney passed away on Tuesday August 5th at age 78. The cause was cancer. Kurtz called …
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
Jerry has posted a super-rare gem on YouTube: the 1965 short The Shooting of Dan McGrew directed by Ed Graham, Jr. I was so excited about …
The Golden Years of Annecy
John and Faith Hubley in Annecy Cima Balser, the wife of animation director Bob Balser, has written a fantastic piece for AWN about …
Jazz in Early Theatrical Animation
(click for full-sized chart) Designer Allister Roberts recently created a chart documenting the use of jazz in animated shorts between …
Pictoplasma NYC in September
Pictoplasma is moving its conference on contemporary character design from Berlin to NYC this year. The two-day event will take place …
A Tale of Old Whiff
(click on the image above to see more of this model sheet) With so much attention being paid nowadays to film gimmickry like …
Fred and Sharon’s Movie Productions
Throughout the history of the animation art form, there have been a select group of innovators who have pushed the medium to its limits …
WB Academy Award Animation Collection
I’ve neglected to acknowledge the release this week of Warner Bros. Academy Award Animation Collection. It came out last Tuesday and it’s …
David Levy on The Rise of NY Indie Features
When I posted about my move to NYC last month, I alluded to the exciting trend of independent animated features being produced on the …
Marcell Jankovics Animation Used In A Super Bowl Spot
Licensing old songs has been a staple of TV advertising in recent times, but could licensing animated shorts become the next trend in the …
Studio 4C’s Genius Party
If you are anywhere–and I mean anywhere–in the DC area on February 15 and 16, then mark your calendars for the American premiere of …
Lu Guarnier, 1914-2007
Director Michael Sporn reports that Golden Age animator Lu Guarnier passed away on December 29, 2007. Guarnier started at Warner Bros. in …
Cartoon Brew Moves To NYC
With the new year underway, it seems like a good time to announce that Cartooon Brew now has a bi-coastal presence. As many have surely …
RIP, Oscar Peterson
Jazz legend Oscar Peterson passed away last Sunday at age 82. Below are a couple of his animated collaborations with Norman McLaren and …
Holiday Gift Ideas: Screening Room dvds
A company called Documentary Educational Resources (DER) has begun releasing episodes of a rare 1970s tv series called Screening Room …
C.L. Hartman Animation Reel
The grandson of Golden Age Hollywood animator C.L. Hartman has posted a reel onto YouTube of commercials animated by Hartman at John …
Inside UPA: A Cartoon Brew Book
Today I’m pleased to announce the upcoming publication of the first-ever Cartoon Brew book. Inside UPA is a 64-page volume offering an …
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