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Annecy Film Festival Review by Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton, the King of Indie Animation, shares his experiences from the world's largest animation festival, Annecy.
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The Five Most Mentally Unstable Ladies of “Venture Bros.”
Following the misadventures of a family of fourth generation super scientists and the villains and associates they have picked up along …
Master Animator and Director Ray Harryhausen Dies at 92
Stop-motion pioneer Ray Harryhausen, whose work is featured in classic adventure films like The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Jason and …
5 Reasons Why Mickey Mouse Co-Creator Ub Iwerks Was Awesome
Most animation fans know that Ub Iwerks co-created Mickey Mouse. But he contributed much more to animation.
The Rise and Fall of the Funny, Sexy Cartoon Woman
Cartoon women are inherently difficult subjects for the animator for the reason that animation demands caricature and comedy, which are …
Why Is It So Difficult to Make Cute Cartoon Characters?
Audiences can instantly recognize a cute cartoon character when they see one, but why are memorable cute characters so difficult to create?
RIP: Edward Levitt, 96, Disney Background Painter and Cartoon Modern Designer
Edward Levitt, an unsung hero of the Golden Age of animation, has died. He was 96. Levitt died on Tuesday, April 2, in Palmdale, …
2015 Award Season Tracker
Cartoon Brew will regularly update this page with information about the contenders for various end-of-year animation awards, including …
Exclusive: Unseen Home Movie Footage of Walt Disney
This rarely seen footage of Walt Disney trying out a scale railroad was filmed 65 years ago.
“Escape from Planet Earth” Sets Weinstein Co. Box Office Record
In its fifth weekend at the American box office, the Weinstein Company’s Escape from Planet Earth grossed an estimated $2.3 million, …
Weekend Groove: Music Videos from Poland, US, UK, and Australia
The weekend is almost over, but it’s not too late to check out these quality animated music videos that have recently come to my …
Artist of the Day: Geoff McFetridge
Geoff McFetridge creates images that land on billboards, skateboards, sneakers, wallpapers, and move on screens. Often his work features …
An Afternoon of Remembrance 2013
On Saturday March 2nd, a memorial for departed friends from the animation community will be held in Hollywood.
16th Annual NY International Children’s Film Festival
Running March 1st through the 24th at seven New York locations, includes numerous US Premieres of animated features.
Harvey Kurtzman Retrospective Coming To New York
Book publisher Denis Kitchen forwarded exciting news this morning: “The Art of Harvey Kurtzman”, a comprehensive retrospective of MAD …
Annie Award Winners
The complete list of winners of the 40th Annual Annie Awards presented by Asifa-Hollywood.
“The Reward” and other films from Denmark’s Animation Workshop
The talk of the town this morning is this brilliant student short, The Reward, an epic "hero's journey" in nine minutes
Warner Bros. Anniversary DVD Set salutes Hanna Barbera
Warner Bros. is releasing an anniversary DVD box set of selected H-B cartoons from the '50s, '60s and '70's.
Friday Feb. 1 in LA: An Evening With Bill Plympton
Plympton is coming west, making one of his rare West Coast appearances at The Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood.
This Disney Artist Received The Most Amazing Gift When He Left the Studio in 1937
He was one very lucky artist.
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