“Maria’s Journey” by Miguel Gallardo

Maria’s Jourey is an engaging and enlightening animated short by Barcelona-based illustrator Miguel Gallardo describing his daughter’s …

“Horse Glue” by Stephen Irwin

Stephen Irwin, the innovative director of The Black Dog’s Progress, has created a new experimental short made up of two films which …

“In the Beginning” by Katie Wendt

In the Beginning, a senior film made at RISD by recent grad Katie Wendt, recounts the Genesis creation myth with quirky cartoon touches …

“Fa Fha Pha” by Gary Schwartz

Here’s an annual tradition from the Ottawa International Animation Festival that deserves more press. Every year during the festival, …

2010 Ottawa Winners

The winners of the 2010 Ottawa International Animation Festival were announced this evening at an awards ceremony. David OReilly took …

Kirsten Lepore Talks about “Bottle”

I wrote about Kirsten Lepore’s short Bottle last month, and enjoyed it so much, that I asked her to answer a few questions about her …

“The Wrong Block” by Sam Chou

Last year in Ottawa I met animator Sam Chou who is working on an independent animated film, The Wrong Block. His film is an animated, …

“The Big Winner” by Greg Sharp

Last month I wrote about a new studio in Melbourne called Rubber House which I thought was doing some fun and creative drawn character …

“Pillow Peter” by Nigel Clark

Pillow Peter is a junior year film made by Nigel Clark at the School of Visual Arts in New York. It’s an eccentrically drawn film about …

“Awesome Reach” by Arin Hanson

The anonymous Brew reader who submitted Awesome Reach wrote, “I thought the animation here was wonderfully grotesque and over-the-top,” …

“Sun” by Celine and Yann

A cute short made by Celine & Yann, a directing duo repped by Passion Pictures and comprised of Yann Benedi and Celine Desrumaux. A great …

“One Minute Racist” by Caveh Zahedi

Indie filmmaker Caveh Zahedi has incorporated animation into his features and also made a couple animated shorts, including One Minute …

“Cute Attack” by Matt Danner

The cartoon/hybrid movie I want to see. Written by Eric Kaplan (Futurama) and directed by Matt Danner (Out of Jimmy’s Head, Coconut …

“Visit” by Kangmin Kim

While animation is usually a time-consuming craft, some people push it further than others. All I could think of while watching Kangmin …

“Indians” by Louise Cailliez

Colored pencils, cut-outs, and graphite pencil are eloquently blended in Indians. The folk art mixed-media approach does a nice job of …

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