Going West by Andersen M Studio

This is an impressively elaborate papercraft animation created by London-based Andersen M Studio for the New Zealand Book Council. I …

The Academy (Shorts) Short-List

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today its short-list of the 10 animated short films that will vie for …

Mr. Lawrence

The artwork above was from a presentation I created when I was an exec at Nickelodeon 13 years ago. It was (and still is) my mission in …

House by Carmen d’Avino

It’s true, they showed this kind of gorgeous animation on PBS once upon a time. It was made by experimental animator Carmen D’Avino for …

Germans in the Woods by Tim Rauch

In honor of Veteran’s Day, the Rauch Bros. have posted on-line their short but powerful film Germans in the Woods. The film’s audio track …

Puck Cinema Caravana

Dani from the Spanish animation blog Protoones turned me on to Puck Cinema Caravana, a cool little project from Spain conceived by Carles …

“Good Vibrations” by Jérémy Clapin

I can’t get enough of mid-century educational and safety-related animated shorts so I’m delighted to see a contemporary take on those …

Pellet Gunn by Tim Beckhardt

I saw Tim Beckhardt’s Pellet Gun in Ottawa a couple weeks ago. It’s a student film from RISD. I liked the crisp linear style and it made …

NFB’s iPhone App

Wow, how quickly times change. A few years ago, while I was researching my book Cartoon Modern, I traveled all the way to Montreal to see …

Calling All Nerds!

This one’s for you. It’s in Klingon! This piece of Klingon Propaganda is brought to you by Mark Farinas San Francisco based Bad …

“Skhizein” by Jeremy Clapin

Jeremy Clapin’s Skhizein, a poignant short that grows on me every time I see it, is now available for online viewing. It’s also available …

3 Dog Band by Paul Rudish

Worth checking out: a hi-res version of the Cartoonstitute short 3 Dog Band directed by Paul Rudish (Dexter’s Lab, Star Wars: Clone …

Interviews Worth Reading and Hearing

Filmmaker Michael Sporn interviews Jennifer and Bert Klein about their ambitious new animated short Pups of Liberty and the lengths they …

Pups of Liberty trailer

From Bert and Jennifer Klein (The Chestnut Tree) a handsome new short, Pups of Liberty. Here’s the trailer: For more details on …

Wild Wind by Leo Campasso

Twenty-one-year old Leo Campasso, an animator at Buenos Aires studio HookUp Animation, created Wild Wind in his spare time. The short is …

A Candy Affair

A nice little Halloween short about a Corn Kernel who has a crush on a cute piece of Candy Corn. This nicely done G-rated cartoon is from …

Lightheaded

Drips of humanoid wax worship the fire that gave them life, and then risk everything to investigate a mysterious object that lands beyond …

‘Videogioco’ by Donato Sansone

Donato Sansone makes bizarre little test films, mostly live action. Enrico Ascoli, his sound designer, posts them online. This is one of …

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