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5 Terrific Student Films From The 2024 Calarts Producers’ Show

Calarts students are pushing in exciting and new directions. Can the commercial industry keep up?

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

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Calarts Alumni Reveal What It’s Like To Attend The World-Famous Animation School

You’ve no doubt heard of the animation programs at Calarts, but what is it like to actually attend the school. We asked some recent students about their experiences.

By Chris Robinson | 2 years ago

Apocalypse YASSS: Two Girls, One Rapture

Amy Hewett’s ‘Apocalypse YASSS: Two Girls, One Rapture’ Highlights The Perils Of Living Life Online

Hewett’s third-year Calarts films is full of acerbic commentary on people whose view of the world has become warped from spending too much time online.

By Amid Amidi | 2 years ago

Student Academy Award winners 2021

Winners Of 2021 Student Academy Awards Announced

There’s good news for students from Calarts, Ringling College of Art & Design, Cleveland Institute of Art, and France’s MoPA.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 4 years ago

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Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Onions’ By Anna Scott

Two flightless Onions, Henry and Harold, go on a journey the Snolly-Goster Woods.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

Joanna Priestley, "Voices"

The Animation That Changed Me: Maureen Furniss on ‘Voices’

“It was a film by a woman, featuring a woman who was talking about very un-cartoony topics,” says Furniss of Joanna Priestley’s 1985 short. “I’d never seen anything like it.”

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 4 years ago

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RIP: Dave Creek, Lead Character Designer Of ‘Bob’s Burgers,’ Dies After Skydiving Accident

Creek succumbed to injuries from a skydiving accident last weekend.

By Amid Amidi | 4 years ago

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Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Knife Hanging From A Tree’ by JiHee Nam

Sour grapes.

By Amid Amidi | 5 years ago

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Shalva (Tranquility)’ by Danna Grace Windsor

Trapped in a synthetic meditation space, an empty shell seeks power.

By Amid Amidi | 5 years ago

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Where I Was Born’ by Jungmin Cha

Through short, humorous vignettes, a critique of the diverse social issues permeating throughout South Korean culture.

By Amid Amidi | 6 years ago

Industry Vets Minkyu Lee And Shiyoon Kim Launch A New Podcast

The artists will aim to discuss the “big ideas and trends” in the animation industry. Listen to the first episode here.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 6 years ago

Calarts Students Launch Protest As Annual Tuition Rises To Over $50K

The school’s famous character animation program now costs $50,850 per year.

By Carlos Aguilar | 6 years ago

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘The Northeast Kingdom’ by Alan Jennings

Our Pick of the Day is this thesis film from the Calarts MFA Experimental program.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Raccoon and the Light’ by Hanna Kim

“Raccoon and the Light,” winner of the 2018 Student Academy Award, is now online.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

A Preview Of Breaking The Glass Frame, A Timely Symposium In L.A. About Women In Animation

“We really want to dig in,” the event organizers tell Cartoon Brew. “We need actual, positive strategies for moving forward.”

By Jen Hurler | 7 years ago

Student Animation From USC, Calarts, Ringling, and MOPA Win Student Academy Awards

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of its 45th Student Academy Awards.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow’ by Rob Gilliam

Be careful what you wish for, especially if it’s for more facial hair.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Watch The Finalist Films For The 2018 Student Academy Awards

Here are some of the best animated student films of the year, as chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Breaking The Glass Frame Symposium Will Spotlight Women’s Contributions To Animation

Three prestigious American animation schools – Calarts, USC, and UCLA – are teaming up for this first-of-its-kind symposium dedicated to the contributions of women in animation.

By Amid Amidi | 7 years ago

Artist of the Day: Ingo Raschka

Discover the art of Ingo Raschka, Cartoon Brew’s Artist of the Day.

By Chris McDonnell | 8 years ago

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