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Duster Duster
Interviews

Hot Wheels: Creating The Toy-Car Titles For JJ Abrams and LaToya Morgan’s Crime Thriller Series ‘Duster’

‘We treated the cars like characters’: Kevin Van Der Meiren and David Nicolas on the show’s surreal Hot Wheels-inspired titles.

By Joe Fordham | 5 months ago

Cartwheel Cartwheel
Interviews

Cartwheel Co-Founder Andrew Carr: AI Tools Allow Animators To Be ‘Empowered To Make More Things’

Company co-founder Andrew Carr speaks about Cartwheel, a new AI animation tool developed with the help of Pixar animators and backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg.

By Matt Ferguson | 6 months ago

Boys Go to Jupiter
Distribution

Julian Glander’s Indie Feature ‘Boys Go To Jupiter’ Scores Theatrical Release In August

The film’s North American distribution rights have been acquired by Cartuna and Irony Point.

By Amid Amidi | 7 months ago

Is That All There Is?
Cartoon Brew Pick

Cartoon Brew Pick: ‘Is That All There Is?’ By Josh O’Caoimh

The mixed-media music video combines drawn animation, cg, and rotoscope for Irish singer Mary Coughlan’s take on the classic song ‘Is That All There Is?’

By Chris Robinson | 7 months ago

Mythacrylate
Interviews

U.K. Directors Nicolas Ménard And Jack Cunningham Release 3D-Printed Stop-Motion Project ‘Triple Bill’

This trilogy of stop-motion shorts achieves its effect with a mix of traditional and cutting-edge animation techniques.

By Joe Fordham | 9 months ago

The Eclipse
CGI

‘The Eclipse’ Short Film Is A Magical Directorial Debut For Gabriel Schemoul

Schemoul, an animation industry artist in France, worked nights and weekends for nine months to create this stunning, dreamlike film.

By Joe Fordham | 9 months ago

Krumble TV
Interviews

KrumbleTV Creator On Making Animated Films With Metahuman Creator

Using his unique production methods, the self-taught Russia-born, Texas-based animator is able to produce an entire animated short in one workday.

By Joe Fordham | 10 months ago

Away
Feature Film

Gints Zilbalodis’ Debut Feature ‘Away’ Returns To U.K. And Irish Cinemas In March

‘Away’ is the solo-animated debut feature of the director of the two-time Oscar-nominated ‘Flow.’

By Joe Fordham | 11 months ago

Flow
Tech

The Custom Blender Plug-in That Was Used To Create The Water Scenes In ‘Flow’ Is Now Available Publicly

‘Flow’ director Gints Zilbalodis and plug-in developer Mārtiņš Upītis talk about the development of the water plug-in used to create the Golden Globe-winning film.

By Joe Fordham | 11 months ago

Flow
Awards

GOLDEN GLOBE SHOCKER! ‘Flow’ Wins Best Animated Feature

It’s safe to say that ‘Flow’ has now emerged as a top contender for the Oscar this year.

By Amid Amidi | 11 months ago

Flow
Feature Film

Gints Zilbalodis On The Improvisational Filmmaking Style Of ‘Flow’

“After finishing the script, I did not read it again,” Zilbalodis told Cartoon Brew. “Even when I was making the animatic, that was based on my memory of the script.”

By Joe Fordham | 1 year ago

Under the Thicket
Cartoon Brew Pick

‘Under The Thicket’ Is A Reflective Exploration Of Nature And The Transience Of Life

A ghost goes for a walk in the woods.

By Chris Robinson | 1 year ago

The Car That Came Back From The Sea
Awards

2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘The Car That Came Back From The Sea’ Director Jadwiga Kowalska

In this Oscar-qualified short, a group of friends go on a roadtrip as their car – and their country – falls apart.

By Kévin Giraud | 1 year ago

Flow
Feature Film

‘Flow,’ An Edge-Of-Your-Seat Survival Film, Gets U.S. Trailer, Release Date

Gints Zilbalodis’s ‘Flow,’ one of the very best animated features of the year, will be released in the U.S. in November.

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

Emicida "Acabou, mas tem..."
CGI

Pedro Conti’s Stop-Motion-Inspired CG Is A Perfect Fit For The ‘Acabou, Mas Tem…’ Music Video

Clockwork toy characters and sets experience chaos mirroring the song’s unsettled narrative.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

Boys go to Jupiter
CGI

Indie CG Artist Julian Glander Shares An Early Look At His Debut Feature ‘Boys Go To Jupiter’ – Exclusive

Glander spoke with Cartoon Brew about the joys and challenges of self-producing an animated feature.

By Jamie Lang | 2 years ago

99¢ Pizza
Cartoon Brew Pick

‘99¢ Pizza’ By Lucas Ansel Is The Perfect Slice Of Animated Horror

The student film will be in competition at this year’s Ottawa animation festival.

By Amid Amidi | 3 years ago

SVA workshops
Sponsored by SVA

How The School Of Visual Arts Is Helping Students Extend Their Learning Outside The Classroom

Students discuss the illuminating panels, workshops, and other events they have organized in recent months.

By Cartoon Brew Connect | 4 years ago

Royals Next Door
Series

Tools Of The Trade: Every Animation Tool Used On The Upcoming Series ‘Royals Next Door’

A producer explains how they built a pipeline for the upcoming hybrid series “Royals Next Door.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 4 years ago

Mars Express
Feature Film

First Look: A Private Eye And A Robot Head To Space In Feature ‘Mars Express’

Jérémie Périn’s debut feature is that rare thing in animation: a sci-fi detective story.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 4 years ago

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