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An Interview with “Junkyard” Director Hisko Hulsing
My introduction to the work of Dutch filmmaker Hisko Hulsing happend in 2004 when I saw his nightmarish short Seventeen at Annecy. It …
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Call for Entries: CutOut Fest, Cinanima and Primanima
If you have a short film, take note of the following call for entries from these quality festivals: CutOut Fest in Querétaro, Mexico, …
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.
“Washington Post” names Nick Weidenfeld The “Next Jeffrey Katzenberg”
Identifying the next Jeffrey Katzenberg or George Lucas isn’t something easily done, but a columnist at the Washington Post has figured …
Goodbye Storyboard Artists, Hello Amazon Storyteller
Amazon’s filmmaking arm Amazon Studios announced a new tool today that promises to eliminate storyboard artists from the filmmaking …
Gabe Swarr Turns “Life in the Analog Age” Into A Weekly Online Series
Earlier this week, Gabe Swarr relaunched "Life in the Analog Age" as a weekly animated series online, with the goal of new episodes every week.
Anima Mundi Announces Lineup for 2013
The 2013 edition of Anima Mundi, the International Animation Festival of Brazil, has revealed its line-up for competition and …
How Giphy Plans to Transform Animated GIFs Into An Artform
When Jace Cooke and Alex Chung founded Giphy, they simply wanted a convenient platform for sharing and searching GIFs. But
Digging into Disney’s “Day of the Dead” Problem
Last week after word got out that Disney was seeking to trademark “Día de los Muertos” in preparation for its 2015 release of a Pixar …
Oreo “Wonderfilled Anthem” Directed by Martin Allais
If there’s anything that can both dazzle my senses and make me crave Oreos, it’s this 90-second animation for Oreo’s new “Wonderfilled” …
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 …
Joe Pitt Shares the Artwork That Inspires Him
Industry artist Joe Pitt has started a new Tumblr called Straights Against Curves to share “a collection of animation related art, …
Richard Williams Reveals Details About His Secret Animated Film
On Friday, the Guardian published a long profile of Richard Williams. It’s an inspiring read even if you’re familiar with the man. …
The Milt Kahl Head Swaggle
Like a signature, each animator has their own little quirks or trademarks that distinguish their animation from others. Some draw …
Screenwriting Teacher Claims He Wrote Disney’s “Tangled,” But Film’s Director Says He Didn’t [UPDATED]
Are you an aspiring screenwriter who dreams of creating magical and intimate moments that simply teem in human behavior? If you answered …
2015 Award Season Tracker
Cartoon Brew will regularly update this page with information about the contenders for various end-of-year animation awards, including …
Disney’s Crankiest Veteran is Still Cranky, And Thinks Walt Disney Was “A Shit”
When you invite certified Disney legend Walt Peregoy (Sleeping Beauty, 101 Dalmatians, Sword in the Stone) to visit a studio, you never …
How “The Croods” Builds On A Century of Caveman Stereotypes
We can’t seem to get over our obsession with the caveman, who has appeared on screen since at least 1912. In fact, anthropologist Judith …
The Beautiful Failure of Walt Disney’s Burbank Studio
In the late-1930s, Walt Disney enlisted German architect and industrial designer Kem Weber to design a state-of-the-art animation studio …
Cartoon Brew is Nine Years Old Today
Our first official post went up on Cartoon Brew on March 15, 2004 which makes the site 9 years old today. Happy birthday to us! Much …
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