Cartoon Brew Livestream Archives

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Cartoon Brew’s Livestream: Original Feature Animation Is Back (For At Least One Week)

On this week’s livestream, we’re celebrating what has become an increasingly rare occurrence in Hollywood: the release of original animated features.

Cartoon Brew’s Livestream: Previewing Annecy And Early Look At This Year’s Oscar Contenders

We’re marking the livestream’s first year anniversary with a new broadcast design

Join Us For Today’s Cartoon Brew Livestream: A Conversation With Bill Kroyer

Kroyer has documented his trailblazing animation career in a new memoir.

Cartoon Brew Weekly Livestream: AI Slop, CG/VFX Studio Closures, And The Future Of The Industry

Today we try to make some sense of recent developments in the animation world including the growing proliferation of generative AI slop and recent animation/vfx studio closures.

Cartoon Brew Livestream: How Miyu Distribution Was Nominated For 3 Oscars This Year

On this week’s livestream, we’re joined by Luce Grosjean, co-founder and CEO of French company Miyu Distribution.

Cartoon Brew Livestream: Oscar Nominations And A Fantastic Animated Series

Today’s livestream will begin around 11:15 Pacific / 2:15pm Eastern.

Today Is Our First Livestream Of 2025. Watch It Live Here

Cartoon Brew’s bi-monthly Friday livestream is available on our Youtube channel.

The Cartoon Brew Livestream: Mid-December News Roundup

On this week’s episode, we’re looking at the latest in the contract talks animation workers and studios, the evolving animation Oscar races, and this weekend’s theatrical release of ‘Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim.’

The Cartoon Brew Livestream: A New Documentary About Disney And Laika Legend Kent Melton

Cartoon Brew’s bi-monthly Friday livestream is available on our Youtube channel starting at 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern.

The Cartoon Brew Livestream: How Far ‘Moana 2’ Will Go At The Box Office

Watch our livestream starting 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern.

The Cartoon Brew Livestream: Toho’s Surprise Move In U.S. Animation Distribution

A closer look at Toho’s acquisition of GKIDS, as well as last weekend’s historic achievement for animation at the U.S. box office.

The Cartoon Brew Livestream: A Major Shift At Walt Disney Animation Studios

Looking more closely at important animation news that happened this week.

The Cartoon Brew Livestream: Early Oscar Predictions For Best Animated Feature

A highly competitive animation awards season is ahead of us.

The Cartoon Brew Livestream: The Power List And Growing Theatrical Animation Distribution In The U.S.

On today’s episode we’re talking about the launch of our new annual Power List, as well as the growing number of distributors for international features in the U.S.