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CASE STUDY: How ‘My Magic Pet Morphle’ Became One Of Youtube’s Biggest Kids’ Shows
Arthur van Merwijk started making "Morphle" by himself. Now, it's a global entertainment brand with millions of Youtube subscribers and billions of views.
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Annecy Announces Three More Sections: Graduation, TV, and Commissioned Films
107 films will compete in Annecy 2019's graduation, TV, and commissioned film categories.
‘Antz’ Hits 20: Re-Visiting PDI’s Tech From 20 Years Ago
An oral history of PDI's tech behind the making of "Antz," which is celebrating its 20th anniversary.
How The Studio Six Point Harness is Blazing a Trail for Studio IP Ownership and Control
With its own distribution channel and a big catalog of original content, Six Point Harness is not your typical service studio.
Voice Actors Threatening To Call Strike Over Streaming Services Like Netflix and Amazon
After a year of failed negotiations with entertainment producers, animation voice actors could call a strike.
UPDATED: Nickelodeon Suspends ‘Loud House’ Creator Chris Savino After Numerous Harassment Claims (EXCLUSIVE)
In the wake of extensive allegations of sexual harassment, Nickelodeon has placed "The Loud House" creator on an immediate leave of absence.
4 New Rules To Successfully Distribute Your Short Film Online
Attention, filmmakers: Here are some new ways to ensure your animated short gets seen by online audiences.
‘My Life As A Zucchini’ Director Claude Barras On The Hard Work of Simplicity and Minimalism
Director Claude Barras talks about the hard work of achieving simplicity, the keys to making kid characters in animation feel authentic, and why he believes stop motion is the midpoint between fiction and animation.
An Oral History of Morphing in Michael Jackson’s ‘Black or White’
We look back at the making of Michael Jackson's "Black or White" music video on its 25th anniversary.
‘Way to Go’ Is Unlike Any Other Animated Short You’ve Experienced
'Way to Go' is an interactive film experience that almost feels like you're playing a video game.
Festival Call for Entries: Annecy, Zagreb, Melbourne
Our new Animation Festival Guide is a hand-picked list of calls for entries from respected festivals around the globe. This week, we add three new calls for entries from Annecy, France; Zagreb, Croatia; and Melbourne, Australia.
Is YouTube Making It Harder for Animators To Make Money?
Ross O'Donovan, an Australian animator who creates Internet cartoons using the handle Rubber Ninja, has posted a video that argues recent changes in YouTube's algorithms give preferential treatment to live-action content creators while making it more difficult for animation creators to earn money on YouTube.
Walt Disney Was No ‘Gender Bigot’
While we've already debunked Meryl Streep's accusations that Walt Disney was a "gender bigot," let us use her commetns as an opportunity to dig even deeper and find out what actions Disney actually undertook to encourage the advancement of women at his studio.
“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.
Report: Animators Are Raising Big Money On Kickstarter
When television creators Dan Harmon (Community) and Dino Stamatopoulos (Moral Orel) — partners in Los Angeles production company …
Ed Hooks Explains Why His Popular Acting Book Is No Longer Available To Art Institutes Students
Last weekend we broke the story about Mike Tracy, a veteran teacher at the Art Institute of California–Orange County who is being …
Interview: Chris Dainty and Super Star Tap
As the iPhone user base continues to expand, smaller animation studios and indie animators are discovering a promising new distribution …
ASK THE EXPERTS: Online vs. Festival
We’re launching a new–and hopefully regular–feature on the Brew today where you ask the questions, and we find the answers. I wanted …
Cartoon Network loses gamble
The LA Times has a huge front page story in it’s Business section today, reporting on Cartoon Network’s recent programming gamble on live …
The Milt Kahl event
Last night’s Milt Kahl tribute at the Motion Picture Academy was a huge (though a bit long) success – if you got into the theater. …
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