Animated Fragments #17
Think Brilliance by Diego De la Rocha (Canada): “This is my animation final project from Vancouver Film School. Shot #1 (Head Title …
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FEATURE TRAILER: “Asphalt Watches”
Canadian cartoonists Seth Scriver and Shayne Ehman recently finished raising over $10,000 to complete their animated feature Asphalt …
“Satori” by Abhilasha Dewan
Satori is another recent Sheridan thesis film that has popped up online. Along with yesterday’s A Good Wife, the film offers a glimpse of …
“A Good Wife” by W. Scott Forbes
The story of A Good Wife is fairly well summarized by its ironic title. What remains is a tribute to mid-century modern aesthetics and an …
Animated Fragments #15
Welcome to the first 2012 installment of Cartoon Brew’s “Animated Fragments.” Covering the animation world used to be a lot easier five …
Music Video Roundup #1
Some days it seems that there are as many music videos as there are songs. We receive far more video submissions than we can possibly …
“Nightingales in December” by Theo Ushev
Nightingales in December is a hauntingly beautiful three-minute short by Theodore Ushev (Lipsett Diaries, Drux Flux). The film’s …
The Cautionary Tale of Fatkat Animation
Depending on how you look at it, this is either an inspirational story about an animator’s resilience in the face of adversity or an …
“Peter & the Space Between” by Sitji Chou
Today is a sad day because we’re presenting the tenth and final selection in this year’s Cartoon Brew Student Animation Festival, but …
CBTV Student Fest: “Peter & the Space Between”
By Sitji Chou. A man tries to understand the futility of creating human connections when they’ve been impeded by the microcosmic void between material particles.
“The Scarf” by Carla Veldman
Today is World Alzheimer’s Day, which gives us the opportunity to share this 2010 stop motion film by Carla Veldman, who made it while …
“Tattoo Step” by Mike Maryniuk
I’ve been a fan of Winnipeg-based Mike Maryniuk ever since I saw Cattle Call, a 2008 short he co-directed with Matthew Rankin. Mike …
PREVIEW: “Wild Life” by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
It’s been twelve years since the last short by filmmakers Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, and that was the Palme d’Or-winning and …
“Second Hand” by Isaac King
I posted the trailer for Second Hand a few months ago, and knowing Isaac King’s track record as a commercial animation director, I had …
“Get Myself A Gun” by Jesse Davidge
A nice little animated music video for the band Jon And Roy, directed by Jesse Davidge, produced at Blatant Studios in Vancouver. For a …
“The Pig Farmer” by Nick Cross
The Pig Farmer, the latest short by Canadian filmmaker Nick Cross (The Waif of Persephone, Yellow Cake), debuts online today. Cross’s …
“Sorry Film Not Ready” by Janet Perlman
What happens if you fill out a festival submission form and submit a film that you haven’t actually made yet? That’s the situation that …
“The Art of Drowning” by Diego Maclean
The Art of Drowning, Diego Maclean’s 2009 graduation film from Emily Carr University, is finally on-line. The short, which had a …
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