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Hear This Uninterrupted Statement from “Life of Pi” VFX Winner
The Oscar organizers cut off his speech when he tried to talk about the VFX industry. What did Bill Westenhofer want to say?
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Rate Seth MacFarlane’s Performance Tonight
Love him or hate him, Seth MacFarlane is making history tonight as the first (and probably last) animator to ever host an Academy Awards …
Oscar-Nominated Animation Shorts Gets No Respect in People Magazine
As an animation supporter, it’s moments like this that makes you shake your head and wonder why you even try. In a single magazine …
Bob Godfrey, RIP
Bob Godfrey, the Oscar-winning director of animated shorts and creator of beloved TV shows like "Roobarb" and "Henry's Cat," is dead at 91.
Guest Commentary: The Life of an Indian Visual Effects Artist
Within the last 6 months, two of the biggest U.S. visual effects houses—Digital Domain and Rhythm & Hues—have declared bankruptcy. …
15 Reasons Why Frank Tashlin Was Awesome
A tribute to the legendary director Frank Tashlin on his Centennial.
Visual Effects Pioneer Petro Vlahos, RIP
Petro Vlahos, a visual effects pioneer and inventor of camera hardware, died last Sunday at age 96. His invention of the sodium vapor …
Official Press Release About the Ownership Change in Cartoon Brew
Author and historian Amid Amidi becomes sole managing owner of Cartoon Brew.
“Brave”, “Life of Pi” and “Game of Thrones” Win Big at VES Awards
The winners of the 11th Annual VES Awards were announced yesterday in Los Angeles. The two most honored films were Brave and Life of Pi, …
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.
An Exhibit About Cameraless Animator Julian Antonisz
The Zachęta National Gallery of Art in Warsaw, Poland, is presenting a retrospective of Polish animator Julian Antonisz (1941-1987), who …
Two Animated Features from Uruguay: “Anina” and “Selkirk, The Real Robinson Crusoe”
Uruguay, a small South American country of slightly more than 3 million people, managed to complete two animated features last year. …
Reel FX Hires “Shrek” Producer Aron Warner As President of Animation
Dallas-based ReelFX is getting serious about feature animation. Last week, they named Aron Warner as the studio’s President of Animation. …
“Cattle Call” by Matt Rankin and Mike Maryniuk
Cattle Call (2008) offers a fascinating glimpse into a world that is completely foreign to me.
Saturday in LA: The Annie Awards
Leonard Maltin, voice actors Rob Paulsen & Maurice Lamarche and actor/producer Seth Green will be hosting the event.
“El Tigre” Creator Jorge Gutierrez Moves Into Features with “Book of Life”
Jorge Gutierrez is transitioning into feature film directing. Guillermo del Toro, Reel FX and Fox are involved.
February in LA: “Ladies of Animation”
Downtown Los Angeles gallery exhibition is the latest in an ongoing series centered on the art of animation.
A Few Thoughts on Machinima’s Two New Original Series
The YouTube channel Machinima, which was the subject of a recent LA Weekly piece about exploitative business practices, is continuing to …
Cartoon Brew Upgrades to Disqus Commenting System
Earlier this week, we upgraded our commenting system to the widely used Disqus. Certain aspects of our commenting system haven’t changed. …
Technicolor Options Rights to Graphic Novel Series “The Deep”
This press release was interesting to me because I wasn't aware that Technicolor is making a push into original content development.
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