“New York Times” Profiles Five Rising Animators
Worth a read today: the New York Times profiles five rising animators in the American animation scene. The five featured artists are …
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How Porter Airlines Bucks the Trend With an Animated Mascot
Porter, a regional Canadian airline, has quietly built a unique brand through print and animated ads featuring a jet-setting raccoon …
SJSU Launches A Master Of Design In Animation For Aspiring Creators
The core focus of SJSU’s new Master’s program is on the development of original intellectual property.
Artist of the Day: Valentin Seiche
Valentin Seiche is a cartoonist and author of the comic book Anguille et Baldaquin, published by Ankama Editions, which is the publishing …
This Afternoon in Burbank: “Turbo” Book Signing and Art Demos
This afternoon in Burbank, the newly opened Center Stage Gallery will present “Fast Track to Animation” featuring the work of artists who …
Robert Valley Talks About “Shinjuku” Series and Wonder Woman for DC Nation
A quick glance at animation director Robert Valley’s filmography reveals major projects from storyboard work on Aeon Flux in 1994 to …
Artist of the Day: Hannah Ayoubi
Hannah Ayoubi is a recent graduate of the animation program at Cal Arts. She keeps student films produced during her studies …
Sponsor News: “SpongeBob SquarePants” Art Show Opening at Gallery Nucleus Tomorrow
Created by marine biologist-turned-animator Stephen Hillenburg in 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants is one of Nickelodeon’s most popular and …
“I Was A Guy Because I Used A Pencil”: The Candy Kugel Interview
Candy Kugel is an icon of the New York animation scene whose body of work over the last forty years includes everything from classic …
Watch 9 Famous Animation Directors Talk About Their Careers
If you were unable to attend the SIGGRAPH Keynote panel on Monday, featuring nine distinguished animation directors, you’re in luck …
2014 Is Shaping Up To Be The Year of Cartoon Crossovers
Considering that three crossover events have already been announced for next year, 2014 may just become the year of the cartoon …
Report: Society for Animation Studies Conference Focuses on Redefining Animation
Besides creating animation, I love to study it theoretically. The process of creation for me is very ‘un-graspable’. There’s so …
Artist of the Day: Barry Johnson
Barry Johnson has worked on feature animated films for Aardman, Disney and DreamWorks as a story and development artist. Barry …
How Can We Make Adult Animation Truly Adult?
The potted history of animation’s shifting demographics should be familiar. Once, animated films were aimed at general audiences. Over …
Artist of the Day: Eliza Ivanova
Eliza Ivanova found employment as an animator at Pixar after graduating from the animation program at CalArts. Her 2011 graduation film …
The View from Wall Street: Weak “Turbo” Opening Highlights DreamWorks Business Model Erosion
Following the lackluster opening of Turbo, DreamWorks Animation heard grumbling from Wall Street this afternoon, with shares in the …
“Our Son” by Eric Ko
This morning we continue Cartoon Brew’s Student Animation Festival with the online debut of Eric Ko’s Our Son (우리 아들) which is a …
Mr. Clean In His Most Disturbing Appearance Yet
Speaking of cartoon mascots, this head-scratching take on Mr. Clean was concocted by Leo Burnett’s Toronto office and directed by Pete …
LOST FILMS: “Sailor and the Devil” by Errol Le Cain
I’ve wanted to watch Errol Le Cain’s Sailor and the Devil ever since I saw these stills on Hans Bacher’s website a few years ago. …
Ward Kimball Explains to a Hollywood Producer Why An Animated Film About A Snail Is A Stupid Idea
Flawed film premises weren’t invented in the last decade. In 1977, a gentleman named Lorenzo Music was developing an animated feature …
“Uncle Grandpa” Previewed at Comic-Con
Cartoon Network previewed their upcoming series Uncle Grandpa at the San Diego Comic-Con. They also posted this preview clip on Facebook. …
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