A Political Cartoon by Joe Fournier

Apparently my last post about Sarah Palin wasn’t animated enough for some readers, so here is “Sarah Palin and the Bush Doctrine: An …

Love by Yoji Kuri

It’s a shame that Yoji Kuri’s animated shorts aren’t more widely available in the West, especially considering that Kuri is one of the …

Random Cartoons are coming!

This just in! Mark your calendars! The animation event of the year! Nicktoons Network will start airing Random! Cartoons begining on …

The Brilliant Conclusion of ‘Octocat’

Below is the stunning and brilliant conclusion of the online animated series Octocat. When I posted the first episode last March, …

Dr. Kill and Mr. Chance

This is rather bizarre, but leave it to the French. A current project out of Paris, Reality Toon, is an homage to classic Hollywood …

Organs

It’s Labor Day in the United States. I’m still at Cinecon. What better way to spend a holiday than with the latest from that looney …

French Roast Production Blog

French animation studio BIBO Films is working on a new CG short called French Roast directed by Fabrice O. Joubert and with character …

3038 Photos in 3 Days

A kid in Boston, Robbie, took just over 3000 digital photos in three days documenting his life in and around the city, and then compiled …

The Best of The Best!

A heads-up for animation fans stuck in L.A. over Labor Day weekend. Bill Plympton will present The Best of The Best: An Animated Evening …

ELA in Love at First Byte

Co-director Fernando Sarmiento descibes ELA in Love at First Byte to me as, “A weird mix between She Ra, Tron and Flash Gordon.” It also …

Oktapodi Online

The French CG student film Oktapodi has been winning all sorts of awards this year including the “Best Animation” prize at the Imagina …

Animated Chicago by Joe Fournier

One of the newest, and most unexpected, outlets for original animation nowadays appears be newspaper websites. For the past year or so, …

Varmints Trailer

Studio AKA has released the trailer to Varmints, a followup to the 2004 BAFTA-winning short JoJo in the Stars. I’ve always loved the way …

“Signs of Life” by Freddie Yauner

What does the little man on the emergency exit sign do when he’s not helping humans? “Signs of Life” is a witty animation installation …

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