The Challenges Of Being Black In The Animation Industry (Video Discussion)
Filmmakers Wesley Louis And Mohamed Fadera share their thoughts in a video hosted by animation studio The Line.
Artist Rights
Animation Artists Reveal Salary Disparities With #AnimationPaidMe Hashtag
Industry artists are tired of pay secrecy and are sharing their salaries on social media.
DNEG’s Planned Pay Cuts Reversed For Some Feature Animation Staff Working On ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’
Staff at the vfx titan are facing significant pay cuts. But some are now being offered “salary support,” with the help of production partner Locksmith Animation.
A Crisis At The César Awards Is Creating A Rift In France’s Animation Sector
Top French animation directors tell the César Awards: “We wish to state, once again, that animation is not a genre.”
Rooster Teeth And Powerhouse Animation Join To Form Austin Chapter Of Women In Animation
The group aims to see 50/50 gender parity across Austin’s expanding animation industry by 2025.
Labor Activists Call Out Technicolor For ‘Hundreds’ Of VFX Layoffs In Montreal
The company’s treatment of its staff is “grotesque” says a grassroots vfx workers rights organization.
Magic Leap Slashes Workforce, Causing 80–120 Animation Job Losses (EXCLUSIVE)
Layoffs have taken place in both Florida and New Zealand.
DNEG Asks Global Staff Earning Over $43,200 To Take A Three-Month Pay Cut (EXCLUSIVE)
The company says this must be done in order to retain jobs amid the crisis. Union representatives are worried about the long-term implications.
WGA Inflames Tensions By Telling Out-Of-Work Live-Action Writers To Switch To Animation
With a slowdown in live-action production, the WGA is re-igniting a turf war by trying to cover more writers on animation productions, traditionally the domain of The Animation Guild.
Visual Effects Society Calls On Employers To Let Staff Work From Home
“Right now is the time for the utmost flexibility towards vfx artists and all practitioners,” says the society.
Coronavirus: Thousands Of VFX Artists Sign Petition Asking To Work From Home
While other industries send their workers home, visual effects employers are dragging their feet.
‘Why I Didn’t Quit The Industry’: An Animator Responds To Cartoon Brew’s Story About An Unhappy Industry Artist
A veteran industry artist shares their experience and perspective of working in the business.
A Former Disney Storyboard Artist Explains Why She Quit The Industry In Disgust
Toxic behavior. Moronic executives. Dull meetings. Lies. Janet Chan wasn’t impressed with the world of Hollywood animation.
Industry Pros Share Their Most Controversial Opinions On Animation
Writers and storyboarders should talk more. Animation directors should be repped by the DGA. Oh, and Western shows sound better in Japanese.
Skydance Animation’s ‘Luck’ Loses Director Alessandro Carloni Over ‘Creative Differences’
Peggy Holmes will now direct the first film from John Lasseter’s animation studio.
Report: ‘Road To El Dorado’ And ‘Shark Tale’ Director Bibo Bergeron Indicted In France – UPDATED
Bergeron allegedly raped an employee, who later committed suicide.
Most-Read Cartoon Brew Stories Of 2019
We published nearly 750 stories in 2019 — here were the biggest ones.
VFX Artists Are Still Working On ‘Cats’ Even Though The Film Is Already Out In Theaters
Universal is replacing the current version in theaters with a new version that contains “improved visual effects.”
After A Decade, James Cameron Finally Admits That ‘Avatar’ Is Animated
Well, it’s about time!
‘Festival Directors: Stop Inviting Problematic Men’ (A Commentary By Luce Grosjean)
On Friday at Animateka festival, distributor Luce Grosjean called on festival directors to crack down on sexual harassment. Watch her speech here.
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