“Mashed” by Anthony Holden

Mashed was student Anthony Holden’s final project at Brigham Young University. Holden did all the art and animation. It was completed in …

‘Fluffy McCloud’ by Conor Finnegan

Conor Finnegan’s cute l’il graduate film from the IADT National Film School in Ireland, is a mix of stop-motion, live action and hand …

The Subway Time by Dongzhen.Li

Our “Saturday Morning Cartoon” this week is an amazing student film mixing CG backgrounds with hand drawn “anime”. The Subway Time was …

Pig Me

Pig Me is a darkly-comic graduation film by students Rebecca Bang Sørensen, Ditte Gade, Marie Louise Højer Jensen, Israel Hernandez …

The CalArts Story

Fascinating 1964 promotional film created by Walt Disney that lays out his vision for CalArts. Sadly, Walt’s dream never came to …

Sassypants & Sweetieface: Animated Dreams

If you’ve ever made an animated film, you’ll be able to relate to Sassypants & Sweetieface: Animated Dreams by Phylicia Fuentes. Goofy …

Mars! by Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham

Mars! is a visually striking and sophisticated marriage of animation and graphic design created by Joe Bichard and Jack Cunningham at …

Salesman Pete Trailer

French animation students–yes, students–continue to push the envelope for cel-shaded CG animation more than anybody else within the …

37th Student Academy Award Winners

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the winners of the 37th Annual Student Academy Awards competition, and …

Above Then Beyond

In 2005, a group of students at ESRA made a short film called Above Then Beyond. It has just surfaced on the internet and is worth a …

A Bear Film by Kris Anka

A Bear Film is a third year CalArts effort that looks like an animated version of a Lou Romano colorscript. It’s created–entirely in …

Cartoon Brew TV Student Animation Festival

It’s the time of year when lots of students are adding the finishing touches to their films so it’s a perfect time to announce Cartoon …

Most Unpaid Internships Are Illegal

A piece about internships in yesterday’s New York Times has been making the rounds, and it’s worth a peek for all animation students. It …

Elk Hair Caddis

Elk Hair Caddis is another mini-masterpiece from those crazy kids at Denmark’s Animation Workshop: Peter Smith, Alice Holme, Anders …

Volgens de vogels by Linde Faas

I woke up this morning (this afternoon, to be honest) hating animation. Blame it on last night’s interminable ASIFA-East screening of …

A Leg Up by Bevin Carnes

Speaking of the Oscars (isn’t everyone?), when I attended the Academy Feature Animation Symposium the other night I briefly met Bevin …

Out of a Forest by Tobias Gundorff Boesen

Tobias Gundorff Boesen’s Out of a Forest is a stop-motion effort out of Denmark’s The Animation Workshop, the same school responsible for …

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