Ottawa Animation Festival Reveals Competition Selections For 2020 Virtual Edition
The Ottawa International Animation Festival has picked 92 shorts and 6 features in competition for its 2020 edition.
Shorts
‘Watch Dogs: Legion’ Cinematic Trailer Is ‘Spider-Verse’ On Steroids
The minishort is directed by Alberto Mielgo, the original production designer of “Spider-Verse.”
Oscar-Winning Short ‘Hair Love’ Is Being Turned Into A Series For HBO Max
From Kickstarter to Hollywood to Oscar glory to this: “Hair Love” is having quite a run.
Exclusive Short Film Premiere: ‘Oh Say Can You See?’ by Noam Sussman
Happy Fourth of July?
Academy’s Animation And VFX Branches Lag Behind Other Branches In Membership Invites To Women
Once again, the animation and vfx branches are disproportionately male.
What Indie Animators Have Made During Lockdown: Quarantine Shorts, Part 2
Laika the dog blasts into space, a self-reflective cat gets fat, and a tipsy woman weeps for her grandparents…
Annecy Pitches: 5 Film Projects That Caught Our Eye
An Egyptian fantasy, a transgender murder mystery, an apocalyptic coming-of-age tragicomedy, and more…
Theodore Ushev Shuts Himself Up In ‘Living In A Box’ (World Premiere)
The renowned filmmaker produced his latest short at home, in six days, with no money.
‘Stay Home, Stay Positive,’ A Collaborative Animation Jam For Our Times
Over 500 artists participated in this animation jam that pays tribute to medical workers.
Faith, Nazis, And The Queen Of Scratch: A Conversation With Andreas Hykade
We speak to the renowned filmmaker ahead of the Annecy premiere of his autobiographical new film “Altötting.”
Indie Animators Have Kept Busy During Lockdown. Here’s A Few Of The Things They’ve Made.
MC Hammer dishes out health advice, a British man reflects on lockdown in Beijing, and artists pay tribute to endangered species.
HBO Max Releases Free Full Episode Of ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’
Eighty episodes will launch on HBO Max next week.
Revolution, Cubism, And A Love Letter To Cinema: ‘Revoltoso’ Is An Epic Stop-Motion Short From Mexico (Exclusive Online Premiere)
Arturo “Vonno” Ambriz tells Cartoon Brew about making a stop-motion epic with little money and no prior experience.
Quarantine Chronicles: How A Filmmaker At Aardman Has Kept His Stop-Motion Project Alive During Lockdown
Joseph Wallace spent almost six years developing “Salvation Has no Name.” Weeks into the shoot, he had to shut it down.
The New Looney Tunes Shorts Will Launch On HBO Max In May
Nearly 900 minutes of new Looney Tunes cartoons will premiere on HBO Max.
New Deer’s Upcoming Slate Is A Who’s Who Of Japanese Indie Animation
A mythological feature that’s also about the coronavirus. A game in which you do sit-ups underneath a dog. A short film about mescaline. These projects are pretty wild.
Annecy Reveals Short Film Competition Selections For Its Upcoming Online Edition
The event itself may be canceled, but Annecy’s competitions are running as usual this year.
How The Coronavirus Crisis Is Being Interpreted Through Art And Animation
Children’s books, sitcom parodies, Lego animation: the crisis is bringing out the best in artists the world over.
Oscar-Winning Producer Nicolas Schmerkin Explains How To Build Relationships With Directors
Get drunk with your director, treat them like a spouse, and be ready to annoy them. This worked for Nicolas Schmerkin, at least.
‘Sex Moves’ by Alex Bernas: A New Short That Offers An Antidote To Pornography (Exclusive Premiere)
A young man wants to know what sex is. What do you teach him?
