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Blender

Boys Go to Jupiter 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 | 2 weeks ago

Is That All There Is? 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 | 3 weeks 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 | 2 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 | 3 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 | 4 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 | 4 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 | 4 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 | 5 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 | 6 months 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 | 6 months 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 | 6 months 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 | 8 months 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 | 1 year 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 | 1 year 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 | 3 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

Altomare.
Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Altomare’ By Davide Prati

While observing abstract shapes, can one feel in ‘alto mare’? An experimental short by Davide Prati.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

Grampa I F#$%ing Kill You
Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Grampa I F#$%ing Kill You’ By Devin Crow And Dylan Keim

The Virtual Businessman must get all the beans and kill Grampa.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

Xmas is Cancelled
Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Xmas Is Cancelled’ by Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson

Santa has some important news.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

Homer Loses It
Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Homer Loses It’ by Hoolopee

Bart die and Homer cry. Will we ever find out why?

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

I Lost My Body
Feature Film

How They Did It: Jérémy Clapin Explains The Unconventional Production Process Of ‘I Lost My Body’

Director Jérémy Clapin walks us through the making of his new feature “I Lost My Body.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 5 years ago

Games

Ubisoft Releases New ‘Rabbids’ Shorts As It Expands Its Animation Slate (Exclusive)

An exclusive look at Ubisoft’s new animation program.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 years ago

How-To

Step-By-Step: Breaking Down Blender’s New ‘Spring’ Short

How the Blender team made a main character for their latest short film.

By Ian Failes | 6 years ago

Cartoon Brew Pick

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘The Hunter’ by Jari Vaara

A man hunts for his dinner in the forest, but things do not go as planned.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

Feature Film

Exclusive TRAILER + CLIP From Hotly-Anticipated French Feature ‘I Lost My Body’

Director Jeremy Clapin and producer Marc du Pontavice give Cartoon Brew an exclusive first look at one of the year’s most original animated features, “I Lost My Body.”

By Stephane Dreyfus | 6 years ago

Awards

The 15-Year-Journey Of ‘Ella, Oscar & Hoo’ From Children’s Book To TV Series

Based on the illustrations of Oscar-winning director Michael Dudok de Wit, “Ella, Oscar & Hoo” strikes an unusually poetic chord for a children’s series.

By Stephane Dreyfus | 6 years ago

Tech

Blender’s Amazing 2D/3D Grease Pencil Tool Is Now Available — And Completely Free

The Grease Pencil provides 2d animation tools within Blender’s free and open-source full-3d pipeline.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

Next Gen
Presented by Netflix

The ‘Next Gen’ Filmmakers On Bringing A Robot Friendship To Life

How “Next Gen,” now streaming on Netflix, went from idea to animated feature.

By Cartoon Brew Connect | 7 years ago

Feature Film

A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Art Of Netflix’s ‘Next Gen’ (Exclusive Gallery)

An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Netflix’s new feature “Next Gen.”

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Feature Film

Netflix Debuts Trailer For CG Feature ‘Next Gen’

Netflix paid $30 million to license this Chinese animated feature, which will debut next month on its service.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Tools

Blender Introduces ‘Feature Quality’ 2D Animation Tools Within Its 3D Pipeline

The Grease Pencil 2.0 tools will be available in the second half of 2018.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Interviews

From Book To Animation: What It Took To Adapt Roald Dahl’s ‘Revolting Rhymes’

How the directors of ‘Revolting Rhymes’ adapted Roald Dahl’s classic collection of poems, and scored an Oscar short-listing.

By Ian Failes | 7 years ago

Feature Film

First Look: ‘I Lost My Body,’ A Feature Made With Open-Source Blender Software

Our first look at the highly anticipated feature debut of French filmmaker Jérémy Clapin.

By Amid Amidi | 8 years ago

Interactive

Exclusive Premiere: ‘Plant Room,’ A 360-Short By Jeron Braxton And Julian Glander

Watch the premiere of the 360-short “Plant Room,” which examines the heavy influence of technology on our lives.

By Ian Failes | 8 years ago

CGI

‘Agent 327: Operation Barbershop’ Trailer: How Blender Was Used To Pull Off Hollywood-Level Animation

The animation test, intended to be a forerunner to a feature film project, was made in Blender and is inspired by a famous Dutch comic series.

By Ian Failes | 8 years ago

CGI

Trailer for Blender’s New Open Source Film ‘Cosmos Laundromat’

The movie and all its assets will be freely distributed to the public.

By Amid Amidi | 10 years ago

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