“Nightingales in December” by Theo Ushev
Nightingales in December is a hauntingly beautiful three-minute short by Theodore Ushev (Lipsett Diaries, Drux Flux). The film’s …
Shorts
“How To Eat Your Apple” by Erick Oh
Interesting hand-drawn (on Cintiq, using TVPaint) film by Erick Oh (Student Academy Award finalist, Heart). Oh is a Korean animation …
A Perfect Cartoon Summary of Occupy Wall Street
This very short short by New York animation legend Candy Kugel and Rick Broas serves as a great summary of the Occupy Wall Street …
Aardman Tackles Batman and WB Animation’s Moribund State
During last Sunday’s keynote speech at MIP Jr, Sam Register, the exec vp of creative affairs at Warner Bros. Animation, revealed that …
David OReilly and NMA Collaborate on a Short
The inevitable has happened: CG provocateur David OReilly has partnered with Taiwan’s Next Media Animation, whose mocap news reports are …
“The Scarf” by Carla Veldman
Today is World Alzheimer’s Day, which gives us the opportunity to share this 2010 stop motion film by Carla Veldman, who made it while …
“Tape Generations” by Johan Rijpma
A bunch of rolls of tape and a glass plate don’t sound like the ingredients for a captivating piece of animation. That is, unless you’re …
9/11 Shorts Directed by the Rauch Brothers
Make sure you have tissues handy before you watch these three 9/11 shorts directed by the Brooklyn-based Rauch Brothers Animation. Each …
“Assimilation” by Takuya Hosogane
Immerse yourself in the expressionistic atmosphere of Takuya Hosogane’s Assimilation. It was made using After Effects, Cinema 4D and …
“Sheared” by Nikolas Ilic
The ninth selection in our Student Animation Festival, Sheared, was created by Nikolas Ilic, a recent graduate of Canada’s Sheridan …
“The Existential Pleading of the Inner Heart” by The Brothers McLeod
The Brothers McLeod decided to enter a film into the DepicT! mini-shorts competition. They gave themselves the added challenge of …
“Heliotropes” by Michael Langan
Seattle-based Michael Langan emailed to let me know about his latest film, Heliotropes, which “documents the parallel goals of man and …
TONIGHT IN LA: Cartoon Brew Student Animation Festival
Don’t miss: tonight at 8pm is “Back to School” night at the Cinefamily. That means not only a program of rare industrial films, including …
“Little Boat” by Nelson Boles
How minimalist can a lead character be in an animated short and still elicit an audience’s emotional reaction? CalArts student Nelson …
“Plug, The New World” by Tsuneo Goda
I’m not sure how effectively Plug, the New World promotes Nissan’s electric vehicles, which is the soft sell purpose of the commissioned …
Chipotle Taps Johnny Kelly for an Animated Short
One of the reasons I like Chipotle is their emphasis on humanely raised animals. Whether raising meat can ever be as idyllic or beautiful …
“Passenger” by Africanus Okokon
Passenger is a hand-drawn film that abstracts the nighttime driving experience into a playful, kinetic performance of color and shape. …
“Playing For Keeeps” by Dylan Hayes
Playing For Keeeps comes to us from Dylan Hayes who graduated last spring from the Rhode Island School of Design. The film is both witty …
Animated Sheet Music by Dan Cohen
Dan Cohen takes existing sheet music and animates it to the songs. The concept bears out the cliche that the best ideas are often the …
“An Abstract Day” by Oerd van Cuijlenborg
An Abstract Day is a 2009 experimental short by Dutch animator Oerd van Cuijlenborg that has just been posted on-line. The film uses …
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