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It’s official, if you haven’t noticed. Kaj Pindal, our own – and the world’s – favourite ’10th Old Man’ of animation has a blog! PLASTERED with his amazing and inspiring work! Award-winning films that you can’t see anywhere else! If you already know that thanks to Cartoon Brew’s plug, quit reading this and go to… »
The Toronto International Film Festival is literally just around the corner – next week, in fact. It’s high time that we started previewing the animated fare that’ll be screening at the fest. Online tickets are now closed, you’ll have to hit a box office You… »
‘LIPSETT DIARIES (LES JOURNAUX DE LIPSETT)’ – Theodore Ushev, French (English available), 14 min. “A descent into the maelstrom of anguish that tormented Arthur Lipsett, a famed Canadian experimental filmmaker who died at 49. A diary transmuted into a clash of images and sounds charting… »
‘THE TRENCHES (LA TRANCHÉE)’ – Claude Cloutier, Silent, 7 min. “A young man is preparing to fight at the front. On the battlefield and in the depths of the trenches,… »
Ed note – we’re including this one because the Assistant Director Paul Dutton is a Canadian now living in Calgary, Alberta, and Chomet’s last film ‘Les Triplettes de Belleville’ was… »
‘LE PROJET SAPPORO (THE SAPPORO PROJECT)’ – Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, Japanese, 5 min. “This poetic homage to calligrapher Gazanbou Higuchi utilizes Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre’s signature style of rotoscope animation to illustrate the… »
EGGCELLENT – Martin Sokol, English, 2 min. “Forget free range. An underperforming chicken is under enormous pressure to produce at work, while mocked by obnoxious co-workers and wary of a… »
Video after the jump. (opinions expressed are those of Mr Ron Doucet, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Canadian Animation Resources) stab, by Ron Doucet from Canadian Animation… »
INTERNATIONAL JURY FOR SHORT PROGRAM, STUDENT, AND COMMISSIONED ANIMATION Munro Ferguson Born in New York City in 1960, Ferguson took a very early interest in cartooning and made his first… »
repost from July 23, 2010 Animation Hopefuls Pitch Their Ideas to Top TV Producers Artists look to make it big in the world of television animation at the seventh annual… »
I can’t go, but we’d love to hear from any readers in attendance! Mermaid man himself, Ernest Borgnine, is gonna be there! And probably lots of these guys. They look… »
Well, I’m not sure if these are less work than transcribing, but it’s way more fun! Got another podcast for you guys, an interview with non-other than the directors and… »
I’m STILL meeting people who’ve never heard of this film! Bad words used, kids. Be advised. Cartoon 101 is in sesh: Danny Antonucci (Lupo, Ed Edd N Eddy). I love… »
This could be interesting. ‘HEAVY METAL’ (1981) was the first cult classic animated film directed, more-or-less, and released in Canada – although the money to produce it came from American… »
August 26, 2010 Studio Technician 3, Animation Temporary Part-Time (60%) One Year Term Position (ASAP to May 2011) Hours to be Determined (may include evening and weekend hours) Pay Grade… »
This Winnipeg animation indie artist has some interesting stuff on her site and Vimeo channel. I liked her film ‘FAIR TRADE’ so much I just had to ask her the… »
Not exactly sure where Mike is going with this one, but I like… »
From NFB.ca: This Oscar-winning animated short from Chris Landreth is based on the life of Ryan Larkin, a Canadian animator who produced some of the most influential animated films of… »
Kids to judge films and TV shows made for them Ottawa, Ont. (August 24, 2010)–The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is inviting local kids to enter its annual Kids Jury… »
I’ve been struggling for a week with this. I want to write a simple post about the job market in Ottawa, with specific emphasis on some unique opportunities. Maybe I’m… »
July 28, 2010 Staff Director Type: Full-Time Employee. Permanent. Salary: $83,200-104,000. Medical/Dental benefits. 3 weeks vacation. Start Date: Immediately. Work schedule is flexible. Out of province directors are welcome. Company… »
July 28, 2010 2D Digital Animator Type: Full-Time Employee Salary: Varies. Pay is by approved frame. Medical/Dental benefits available. Start Date: Immediately. Work schedule is flexible. Out of province animators… »
August 11, 2010 CrowdWave is the world’s first mass-participation motion-controlled game platform. Our clients are some of the biggest teams in pro sports and we’re looking to add top talents… »
August 11, 2010 CrowdWave is the world’s first mass-participation motion-controlled game platform. Our clients are some of the biggest teams in pro sports and we’re looking to add top talents… »
When doing a profile interview with a voice actor, it only makes sense to do a podcast. Plus there’s no way I could type as fast as Eric lays it… »
From NFB.ca: This stop-motion animated film takes viewers on an exhilarating existential journey into the fully imagined, tactile world of Madame Tutli-Putli. As she travels alone on the night train,… »
After seeing how this short racked up 1,063,244 views on YouTube in just two and a half weeks, I just had to track down the collaborators of the gentle yet… »
