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Cartoon Brew retweeted
This year's View Conference was inspiring. The endless AI pitches were less so, crossing into total bullshit.
AI Evangelists (one speaker's actual title) insisted everyone uses genAI, even as established directors explicitly said otherwise. My thoughts:
cartoonbrew.com/events/view-…
Cartoon Brew retweeted
MeTV Toons will honor Eric Bauza this Saturday with “Hare’s to Bugs! A Bugs Bunny Celebration,” featuring the actor reflecting on the iconic character and his experience voicing him. It will be followed by a series of classic Warner Bros. shorts.
cartoonbrew.com/tv/eric-bauz…
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1/2 - Making your mouth water and your skin crawl. After winning Annecy with ‘The Violinist,’ Ervin Han is turning Chinese comfort food into animated horror with ‘The Banquet for Hungry Ghosts.’ We spoke with him about the four-story anthology feature: cartoonbrew.com/interviews/b…
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1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is Connie Qin He’s ‘Dear Upstairs Neighbors,’ about a sleepless woman imagining the source of the noise above her. It combines artist-created 2D and 3D animation with Google DeepMind’s AI tools.
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Kristina Dufková's ‘Living Large’ pulled off a shock upset at the Emile Awards last night, topping two Oscar-nominated films, another Oscar-nominated director, and a French animation legend.
Full winners list: cartoonbrew.com/awards/emile…
This year's View Conference was inspiring. The endless AI pitches were less so, crossing into total bullshit.
AI Evangelists (one speaker's actual title) insisted everyone uses genAI, even as established directors explicitly said otherwise. My thoughts:
cartoonbrew.com/events/view-…
MeTV Toons will honor Eric Bauza this Saturday with “Hare’s to Bugs! A Bugs Bunny Celebration,” featuring the actor reflecting on the iconic character and his experience voicing him. It will be followed by a series of classic Warner Bros. shorts.
cartoonbrew.com/tv/eric-bauz…
1/2 - Making your mouth water and your skin crawl. After winning Annecy with ‘The Violinist,’ Ervin Han is turning Chinese comfort food into animated horror with ‘The Banquet for Hungry Ghosts.’ We spoke with him about the four-story anthology feature: cartoonbrew.com/interviews/b…
2/2 - “So it’s not about making it look realistic; it’s about making it look alive.”
Han discusses giving each story its own visual identity, finding financing, and making animated meals look delicious before they turn stomach-turningly horrifying: cartoonbrew.com/interviews/b…
1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is Connie Qin He’s ‘Dear Upstairs Neighbors,’ about a sleepless woman imagining the source of the noise above her. It combines artist-created 2D and 3D animation with Google DeepMind’s AI tools.
cartoonbrew.com/awards/dear-…
2/2 - In our interview, He discusses adapting pandemic frustrations into storyboards, developing a painterly style inspired by her father's abstract paintings, and collaborating with Google's researchers. Here's the full interview: cartoonbrew.com/awards/dear-…
Kristina Dufková's ‘Living Large’ pulled off a shock upset at the Emile Awards last night, topping two Oscar-nominated films, another Oscar-nominated director, and a French animation legend.
Full winners list: cartoonbrew.com/awards/emile…
Cartoon Brew retweeted
Fun with Father (1984), dir. Chris Sanders, CalArts
A student film that Sanders made many years before Lilo & Stitch
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1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is ‘God Is Shy,’ Jocelyn Charles’ cosmic horror film about two train passengers drawing their greatest fears. A mysterious stranger joins their game, taking its playful premise somewhere much darker.
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“At this rate, there will be no future.”
Anime icon Rintaro discusses animation’s aversion to risk, the industry’s appetite for remakes, and his concerns about generative AI in our interview from Busan.
cartoonbrew.com/interviews/r…
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Prada tapped a team of Disney and Bluth veterans for a hand-drawn holiday campaign led by John Pomeroy.
An accompanying behind-the-scenes film offers a look at the team's pencil-and-paper process.
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Australian broadcaster ABC has demanded that far-right party One Nation stop using Bluey in its violent political propaganda.
The party previously handed children a coloring book depicting the family-favorite character being held at knifepoint.
cartoonbrew.com/politics/abc…
Saturday Morning Cartoons United has postponed its Powerpuff Girls reunion following co-founder Eric Bauza’s death.
Ticket holders can request refunds or donate the cost of their tickets to support his family.
cartoonbrew.com/events/power…
1/2 - Today's Oscar-qualified short is ‘God Is Shy,’ Jocelyn Charles’ cosmic horror film about two train passengers drawing their greatest fears. A mysterious stranger joins their game, taking its playful premise somewhere much darker.
cartoonbrew.com/awards/god-i…
2/2 - In our latest interview, Charles discusses contrasting saturated colors and cartoonish characters with disturbing imagery, finding subtle performances through voice recording, and pushing fear beyond what live action could achieve. Here's the link: cartoonbrew.com/awards/god-i…
