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Animation Writer/Producer Dwayne McDuffie Passes Away
Yesterday, comics site CBR broke the news that animation/comics veteran Dwayne McDuffie had passed away on Monday. At 49 years of age, …
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“Snuffy Smith” by Jim Tyer
Someone just posted on You Tube several of the rarely seen 1963 King Features Snuffy Smith cartoons that were animated by Jim Tyer. Tyer …
Factsheet for Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” from Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures”
Genre: Comedy adventure Rating: TBD U.S. Release date: October 5, 2012 Running time: TBD Voice Cast: Winona Ryder, Martin Short, …
Director Hiroyuki Okiura Announces Next Film: “A Letter to Momo”
Production I.G announces the production of a new animated feature film, A Letter to Momo (original title: Momo e no Tegami), the highly …
New On-Line School: Entertainment Arts Academy
The former Senior Art Director of Disney Interactive Armando Soto is partnering with several colleagues in the industry to help usher in …
Starz Animation Toronto Opens VFX wing
Toronto, Ont. — February 15, 2011 — Building on its success as Canada’s leading production studio for digital animation, Starz …
In the Future, We Will All Be Animation Filmmakers
If you’re a regular reader of the Brew, then you might already be familiar with the companies discussed in today’s Wall Street Journal …
2011 SXSW Film Festival announces animated shorts line-up
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival is thrilled to announce features in the Midnighters and SXFantastic …
Disney Legend Bill Justice, RIP
Disney director and animator Bill Justice passed away today, just one day after his 97th birthday. Besides animating on many of the …
French animated film “A Cat In Paris” Finds U.S. Distribution
New York, New York — February 7, 2010 — GKIDS, a leading US distributor of independent animated films and the European sales agent …
Buy Jim Henson’s Townhouse for Only $28 Million
If Al Hirschfeld’s $5 million Manhattan townhouse was too rich for your blood, then you probably won’t want to hear about Jim Henson’s …
“Cab Calloway: Sketches” by Asterisk Animation
Our friend Richard O’Connor at Asterisk Animation produced this sublime piece of dance animation for Cab Calloway: Sketches, which had …
Disney’s “Clara Cleans Her Teeth” (1926)
Calling all Disney completists! The George Eastman House in Rochester, NY, one of the first and finest film archives in the USA, has …
Len Lye Exhibit in Birmingham
Only two more weeks to catch the Len Lye exhibition at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, England. The exhibit, “Len Lye: The Body …
NHL & Stan Lee Hire Vicon to develop short films around new superhero franchise
Vicon House of Moves Completes NHL/Stan Lee Superhero Franchise Debut ‘The Guardian Project’ short film premieres during NHL …
DQ E and ZDF Enterprises to Co-Produce Second Series of the Jungle Book
HYDERABAD, India, February 4, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — DQ E, the global entertainment production and distribution company, today …
JimJam acquires Emmy award-winning animated series, Jakers!
JimJam acquires Emmy award-winning animated series, Jakers! London, 31 January 2011: International pre-school entertainment channel …
England Axes Funding for Animation
Very tragic news out of England. As part of the country’s new austerity budget, last week the Arts Council England unceremoniously axed …
“UP” cake
We haven’t featured a post about cartoon cake in several months, so this is long overdue. Submitted for you approval, this clever “Up …
JANUARY 29 IN LA: Q Pop Shop Grand Opening
Veteran character designer and writer Chris Mitchell (Samurai Jack, SpongeBob Squarepants, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, Ren & …
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