CHART: The Most-Viewed Indie Animated Shorts On Youtube
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This Saturday In Chicago: Inaugural Frame-by-Frame Animation Conference Has Amazing Lineup Of Guests
David OReilly, Joanna Priestley, and Pes are headliners at this event created by animators and for animators. It’s open to the public too.
‘I Like Girls,’ ‘Louise en Hiver’ Wins Top Prizes at Ottawa
A surprising short tops Ottawa 2016.
2016 Emmy Nominations: Just the Animation Categories, Please
The new “Powerpuff Girls” revival gets its first Emmy nod, and so does the last episode of “Phineas and Ferb.”
Klik! Animation Festival Starts Today in Amsterdam
The festival’s theme, “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” focuses on materiality, D.I.Y. culture, and the beauty of imperfection.
PES Creates 2-Minute Papercraft Honda History
The papercraft spot represents a new style for the Oscar-nominated director of “Fresh Guacamole.”
‘Submarine Sandwich’ by PES
PES makes a submarine sandwich.
Nikon Introduces $4,000 Stop Motion Animator’s Kit
Stop motion animation just got a little easier with the introduction of Nikon Animator’s Kit.
PES Sells Jewelry With Surreal, Morbid ‘Black Gold’
Leave it to PES, the whiz of the very-short short, to use the visual of a decomposing woman being colonized by insects as a way to sell earrings and brooches.
PES Opens Online Store to Fund “Fresh Guacamole” Follow-Up
How does one follow up an Oscar nomination for best animated short? Stop motion director PES, who was nominated this year for Fresh …
PES Creates Titles For Dutch TV Show “Het Klokhuis”
Filmmaker PES, currently nominated for an Oscar for his short Fresh Guacamole, directed this striking title sequence for the Dutch TV …
Academy Award Nominations
BREAKING NEWS: The Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature and Shorts go to…
10 Animated Shorts Selected For Oscar Shortlist
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has shortlisted ten films for the Best Animated Short category. From these ten …
PES Teams Up With Michael Eisner for “Garbage Pail Kids” Pic
Indie animator PES (pictured above) moved from New York to Los Angeles a couple years back to fulfill his ambition to become a feature …
Joe Murray’s Kaboing Goes Kaput
Less than a year after its launch, Kaboing TV has come to a virtual standstill. Billed as “an alternative channel for quality animation …
“The Deep” by PES
PES’s latest short, The Deep was created for Showtime’s new “Short Stories” initiative, which should be abundantly clear since Showtime …
Washington State Lottery by PES
Ambitious new spot for Washington State Lottery. A fine example of PES doing what he does best. This is the one-minute director’s cut; a …
“Chainsaw Maid” by Takena Nagao
Chainsaw Maid has gotten a fair share of play this year, but I thought it deserved a bigger shout out here on Cartoon Brew. The idea to …
Hair of the Dog
There’s a “creative grooming” trend happening in the US right now. Some of the more spectacular results have been photographed by poodle …
Annecy 09 Snapshots
Waiting at the Geneva Airport for my flight back to New York and thought I’d share pics of a few of the fine animation folk I hung out …
Life of the Party
If you are looking for a gift for someone this Christmas or just in the mood to buy something for yourself, my number one choice (and …
Sundance Shorts Line-Up Announced
The Sundance Film Festival announced today their short film selections for the 2009 festival which runs January 15-25 in Park City, Utah. …
Money Matters
As our financial markets continue to meltdown and our currency is in flux (I recently found myself staring blankly at a $14 Whopper at …
Fredrikstad Animation Festival
If you’re in Norway this week, I hope to see you at the Fredrikstad Animation Festival, which takes place this Wednesday through Sunday. …
Looney Tombs
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first post by award-winning filmmaker and regular Guest Brewer Pes. Recently I’ve been spending a lot of …
‘Western Spaghetti’ by PES
Western Spaghetti, the latest stop-motion short from director PES, has been posted onto his website EatPes.com. The film was animated by …
Holiday Gift Ideas: The Fireplace by PES
New Yorkers have enjoyed their live-action Yule log TV program for decades, but now every home in America can have a roaring animated …
Platform Snaps
I’ll share my thoughts on the Platform festival in a bit, but first, a few snaps from this past week. As you can probably tell from these …
PES Spot for Sneaux
I’m still waiting for PES to produce a piece of animation that disappoints me. Hasn’t happened yet. PES has the uncanny ability to take …
ANIMATION IN PRINT
One of the unlikeliest sources for quality animation writing nowadays is PRINT MAGAZINE. Their September/October issue had two smart …
TV Commercial Roundup
Here’s a few recent animated TV spots that have caught my attention: Orange “Kids” – “Spot 1” | “Spot 2”: These spots for European …
TONIGHT IN LA: PES AT RES
LA’s monthly RES MAGAZINE screening is tonight, August 2. This month’s program has a lot of animation in it, with the main feature being …
The Animation Show Is back
Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt’s THE ANIMATION SHOW is back for a second edition, and it’s another fine film line-up. They recently …
NY DISPATCH #3
I’m back from NY. The last week of the trip was unbelievably nuts, including a final stretch of 36 hours without sleep. Upon arrival in …
Pes-tastic
Genius or stupidity? That’s what was going through my mind when I saw Pes’ film ROOF SEX last month, which you can see online HERE. Now …
