‘Marcel The Shell With Shoes On’ Reviews Roundup: Seamless Stop-Motion And Loads Of Heart
Sitting at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, critics are loving the stop-motion seashell ahead of its big screen debut on Friday.
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Short Pick Of The Day: ‘Natural History Museum’ by Kirsten Lepore
A short film around the theme of “a beautiful future.”
‘Festivals Are A Community Endeavor’: Talking With The Organizers Of GLAS Animation Festival
Next week, artists from across the U.S. and Canada, as well as Europe and Asia, will be in Berkeley, California for GLAS Animation Festival. We talk to the organizers about what makes the event so unique.
Youtube Continues To Hurt Independent Animators, Bans Award-Winning Animated Short
Youtube’s poorly-regulated and selectively-enforced policies continue to hurt filmmakers.
Indie Animators Are All Over The Late-Night Talk Shows
This doesn’t happen often, but animators Kirsten Lepore and Bill Plympton have been the subject of discussion on recent late-night talk shows.
‘The History of 100 Years of Women’s Health Care At Planned Parenthood’ by Kirsten Lepore and Lena Dunham
The little-known history behind America’s most famous health care provider.
‘Strangers’ by Late Night Work Club
An indie animation anthology comprised of seven films based on the theme of strangers.
Win A Ticket To Attend Pictoplasma Conference in New York City
Cartoon Brew is giving away tickets to the Pictoplasma character design conference in New York City!
Interview: GLAS Animation Festival Director Jeanette Bonds
“Our primary goal is to broaden and redefine the perception of animation in the US.”
GLAS, America’s Newest and Biggest Animation Festival, Is Only Two Weeks Away
The deadline to purchase an online pass is tomorrow.
British Student Animation Dominates Sundance and Slamdance, Daniels Win Directing Prize for ‘Swiss Army Man’
The top animation prizes at both Sundance and Slamdance were won by student animated shorts from the U.K.
GLAS Festival Announces International Jury, Henry Selick, and Installations (Exclusive)
The United States is about to get something that it hasn’t had in many years: a world-class international animation festival.
Kirsten Lepore Lends Stop-Motion Skill to Tonight’s ‘Adventure Time’
Lepore spoke with Cartoon Brew about the tactile wonder of stop-motion, gender and merit in animation, and why guest-directing ‘Adventure Time’ is a resume-stuffer that’s hard to beat.
GLAS Aims To Become The Next Major American Animation Festival
The festival is set to take place next March in California.
Look Inside Dismaland, Banksy’s Bleak New Theme Park
The art provocateur has transformed a derelict English seaside resort into the ” UK’s most disappointing new visitor attraction.”
Annecy Will Host Genndy Tartakovsky, Masaaki Yuasa, ‘Zootopia’ Directors, Richard Williams
Annecy is taking over San Diego Comic-Con as the place for Hollywood to preview its major projects.
“Move Mountain” by Kirsten Lepore
A girl journeys through a vibrant, pulsing, macrocosmic landscape, but a precipitous incident compels her to venture up a mountain in an attempt to save herself. A story about illness, perseverance, and our connection to everything around us.
Kirsten Lepore Talks about “Bottle”
I wrote about Kirsten Lepore’s short Bottle last month, and enjoyed it so much, that I asked her to answer a few questions about her …
“Bottle” by Kirsten Lepore
The first time we wrote about Kirsten Lepore, she was studying at Maryland Institute College of Art where she’d made an inventive …
Story from North America
When I presented my 2008 animation picks last week, I didn’t offer up any student shorts on my list. That’s not because I didn’t see any …
