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Cartoon Brew Writers Pick Their Favorite Features, Series, And Shorts Of 2025
Cartoon Brew writers share their top animated features, series, and shorts of 2025, highlighting indie discoveries, global hits, and TV standouts.
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‘Captain Underpants’ Director David Soren’s New Book ‘Invisible’ Speaks Directly To Artists Living With Unseen Illnesses
Animator David Soren turns his experience with Crohn’s disease into a powerful middle-grade story that shows how creativity can confront invisible illness.
Industry Artist Charlie Gavin Opens Up About Mental Health And Work
"We need to collectively decide what's healthy for us as individuals," says Gavin, "and find a way to make taking responsibility for maintaining our mental health a real priority."
Exclusive: ‘Clarence’ Creator Skyler Page Out of Cartoon Network After Sexual Assault Allegations [UPDATED]
The Internet animation community is talking about one thing today: a series of tweets last night by "Adventure Time" storyboard revision artist Emily Partridge in which she identified artist Skyler Page, the creator of the Cartoon Network series "Clarence," as sexually assaulting her.
Stitched Into Motion: Bea Lema Brings Embroidery To Animation In ‘El Cuerpo De Cristo’
Lema’s animated short adapts her graphic novel using embroidered sets and bespoke 2D animation to tell a story about mental illness and family memory.
2026 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Wolf’ Director Theodore Ushev
Ushev’s 'The Wolf' is a stark, painterly short that delves into the primal tension between man and nature in a frozen, impressionistic wilderness.
How ‘The Quinta’s Ghost’ Used VR Tools To Revive Goya’s 200-Year-Old Black Paintings Aesthetic
Discover how Emmy-winning filmmaker James A. Castillo used VR tools to bring Goya’s haunting Black Paintings to life in 'The Quinta’s Ghost.'
Cannes 2025 Interview: Eva Lusbaronian On Her Short ‘Death Of The Fish’ (Exclusive Trailer)
The 14-minute short was one of two animated films in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar at Cannes.
In ‘Snooze Quest,’ The Online World, The Subconscious, And Reality Blur Together
This hypnotic and surreal new short by Victoria Vincent was produced for Adult Swim's Smalls program.
Ibermedia Next Backs 14 New Tech And Open Source Animation Projects
Ibermedia Next, an initiative organized by the Ibermedia Program, has announced the results of its call for animated projects that …
Crafting A Visual Style In A Short Film: This Year’s Oscar Nominees Tell Us How They Did It
See the art that helped define the visual styles of this year's five Oscar-nominated animated shorts.
Commentary: It’s Not Just The Beginning – Animation Has Always Pushed Boundaries
Alberto Mielgo’s acceptance speech was as problematic as the other issues of the evening. It denied animation history. It rejected what exists, has existed, and will continue to exist.
Oscar Shorts 2022: The Year’s Most Innovative And Provocative Contenders
These highlights of the year show that animation can tackle any subject, from sexual assault to Chile's military dictatorship.
Remembering Troy Gustafson: A Former Student Pays Tribute To The Veteran Disney Effects Animator
Troy is gone. The animation industry has lost a legend. And I, and countless others who were lucky enough to know him, have lost a friend.
Woman Arrested Over Arson Threat To Japan’s Wit Studio
Since the arson attack on Kyoto Animation in 2019, multiple people have been arrested in Japan following threats made against animation workers.
A Highly Subjective Look At Some Of This Year’s Lesser-Known Oscar Contenders
Animated shorts that Academy voters should take some time to consider.
Sue Nichols Maciorowski, Veteran Artist Of Modern Disney Films, Dies At 55
She worked as a visual development artist, character designer, and story artist on most of Disney's 2d features of the 1990s.
Oscar Animated Shorts Nominees: How Each Film Was Developed Narratively
We speak to the directors behind "Daughter," "Memorable," "Kitbull," "Sister," and "Hair Love."
GKIDS’s Animation Is Film Festival Announces 10 Features In Competition Lineup
The program includes Oscar contenders like "I Lost My Body" and "Weathering With You," and plenty of U.S. premieres.
Kyoto Animation Arson Attack: Death Toll Hits 34, Details Of Suspect And Victims Emerge
The fire that killed 34 animation workers is thought to be an arson attack. Japanese police have a suspect: a 41-year-old convicted criminal.
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