Cartoon Brew
- TALKBACK: The Regular ShowThe first episode of the fifteen-minute series The Regular show premiered yesterday on the Cartoon Network. It can be seen below. Thoughts and opinions by those who have seen it are welcome. […]
Mayerson on Animation
- The Provenance of a Painting(Click to enlarge)Leon Schlesinger was the producer and owner of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies that were released through Warner Bros. While his studio had cartoon stars like Porky Pig and Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny surpassed both of them to become a major hit with audiences. As a result, Schlesinger had this painting made and hung in his office.The artis […]
Cold Hard Flash
- Sexy Animation Too Hot For YouTubeHarry Partridge created this new teaser for Starbarians, a Flash-animated project he’s been cooking, and uploaded it to his popular YouTube channel. While there’s no nudity in the short, YouTube nixed the video for being “too sexually provacative.” Luckily Newgrounds welcomed the short with open arms, and it’s already nearing 200,000 views. [NSFW […]
Drawn
- Animated Mouk!Marc Boutavant’s amazing Around the World with Mouk (previously) has been made into a pilot. The video is not embeddable, so I took the above screenshots. See the full pilot here. (via our friend Claire) Posted by David Huyck on Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog | Permalink | 4 comments Tags: Animation, Marc Boutavant, mouk, pilot […]
ToonBoom Resource
- Tutorial: More Drawing Tools by Toon BoomToon Boom has just released a new tutorial pack for Animate et Animate Pro, titled More Drawing Tools. Check them out! […]
News
TIFF Preview: ‘Interregnum’ – Nick Fox-Gieg
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 can order single tickets online (or call the box office)… »
TIFF Preview: ‘Lipsett Diaries (Les Journaux de Lipsett)’ – Theodore Ushev
‘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 a prodigious frenzy of creation, a tableau depicting an artist’s… »
TIFF Preview: ‘The Trenches (La Tranchée)’ – Claude Cloutier
‘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, the recruits are dreading the order to attack. It’s World War I. At the signal, the recruit leaps into a hell of fire and blood… »
TIFF Preview: ‘The Illusionist (L’Illusionniste)’ – Sylvain Chomet
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 co-produced out of Canada with a myriad of local talent. Flimsy, I know, but we thought people might get upset if we didn’t preview this… »
TIFF preview: ‘Le Projet Sapporo (The Sapporo Project)’ – Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre
‘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 craft of Japanese shodo. Energetic brush strokes pulsate into moving forms, connecting the artist to his work in a seamless flow. Morphing minimalist black and… »
TIFF preview: ‘Eggcellent’ – Martin Sokol
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 watchful eye ready to downsize. Social satire and poultry collide in this comedic animated film that manages to say a lot with nary a word… »
OIAF announces 2010 jury
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 film, When I Get Older, at age 7. He studied painting and drawing at the Banff Centre and received a BA in philosophy from the… »
Events: Pitch This! deadline for submissions: CORRECTION: WEDNESDAY!!
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 Pitch THIS! October 20-21, 2010 Ottawa, Ontario (July 21, 2010)–Television producers will get the chance to make a name for themselves in the world of… »
Heavy Metal Revisited
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 investors (‘Rock N Rule’ was released two years later). Montreal-based Bunbury Films is in production on a documentary that is covering the production of the… »
press release: OIAF Announces Kids Jury Contest
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 contest. Ten animation enthusiasts, ranging from the ages of 9 to 14 years old, will be chosen to judge this year’s competition of short films… »
Lipsett Diaries wins at Hiroshima
Here’s the word from NFB.ca: Lipsett Diaries wins award at Hiroshima International Animation Festival Lipsett Diaries, an animated film directed by Theodore Ushev and produced by the NFB, has just been awarded a Special International Jury Prize at Hiroshima International Animation Festival. Lipsett Diaries uses a series of imagined diary entries to trace the tormented… »
sitestuff: New Vimeo Channel
Hi gang! I’m trying to get a few features added/updated here, so please be patient. As things get done, we’ll keep you updated. For today, go check out our Vimeo Channel. There’s a fair bit on there that’ll be familiar to anyone who follows out showcase page, but chances are you’ll see something new and… »
And the nominees are… OIAF 2010 releases official list of participating films
Congratulations to everyone who got in! A personal congratulations to Nick Cross for Yellowcake and Amberwood Productions for Rob the Robot. Title Director(s) Company/School Nationality Category Goodbye Mister Christie Phil Mulloy Spectre Films UK A – Feature Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then Brent Green USA A – Feature Midori-Ko Akira Mizuyoshi Mistral Japan Japan A… »
September at the NFB Mediatheque, Toronto
Wednesday, September 1 – GREEN SCREENS presents WORST CASE SCENARIO 7 PM FREE Residents along the Clearwater River in Alberta, opposed to a proposed sour gas well, fear the impact a deadly hydrogen sulphide leak could have on their lives. Preceded by CITIZEN Z A flourishing neighbourhood group is threatened with evacuation from a Toronto… »
Cat in the Hat premiere, tomorrow on Treehouse at 5:30 pm
There was an article in the Toronto Star the other day featuring an interview with Martin Short and his take on voicing the title character in the New Cat in the Hat knows a Lot About That animated series. What the article doesn’t mention, is that this series is being produced here in Canada through… »
Call for entries: 2010 Montreal Stop-Motion Film Festival
From Erik Goulet at the Montreal Stop-Motion Film Festival: Hot on the heels of the hugely successful first edition of the Montreal Stop Motion Film Festival, we are officially opening the Call for Entries for 2010. www.StopMotionMontreal.com To enter your film in the festival, download a submission form, fill it out, and send it, along… »
events: SPARK 2010, Vancouver, September 8 – 12, 2010
VANCOUVER ACM SIGGRAPH Announces SPARK 2010 Vancouver ACM SIGGRAPH* is pleased to announce its 3rd annual SPARK Animation Conference and Festival, after a very successful SPARK FX Conference and Festival in January. In its third year, this prestigious 3-day speaker series and 5-day film festival is intended to educate and inspire professionals, pioneers and enthusiasts… »
from the internets: URBMN on My Life ME
From Cameron Archer’s TV site, URBMN: August 4, 2010 News: My Life ME to debut on French Télétoon September 2010 Filed under: News Stuff,URBMN 2008- — C. Archer @ 11:50 pm My Life ME, an anime-style Canada/France co-production, will debut on the French version of Télétoon September 2010, according to Teletoon publicist Megan Dunkley. The… »
August at the NFB Mediatheque: Toronto
August at the NFB Mediatheque: Screenings, Workshops and FREE Digital Viewing Toronto (August 4, 2010) – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Mediatheque wraps up its summer season with another month of distinctive programming, including animation workshops for both kids and adults, a night of silly short films, the final two sessions of our… »
press release: NFB Films at Hiroshima Animation Festival
This news is a bit stale, but I’ll include here as part of my catch up: Hiroshima International Animation Festival showcases two films by animator Theodore Ushev, Six NFB Productions in Competition The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to 2010 Hiroshima International Animation Festival (August 7-11) with six films in competition. In the… »
events: Fall animation classes, Quickdraw Animation Society, Calgary
Calgary’s Quickdraw Animation Society has released a list of fall 2010 courses they are offering: COURSE: Intro to 2D Animation Instructor: Brian Batista Fee: $295 including GST QAS Members ($325 including GST non-members) Dates: Ten Weeks, September 23rd, 2010 to November 25th, 2010 Thursday Evenings 6:30pm – 9:30pm Location: Quickdraw Animation Society, 201 – 351… »
Events: Cartoon Connection Canada-EU application
Following up on my earlier post, I heard back from Azarin Sohrabkhani, who runs TAC. She provided us with the following info: TAC and the Ottawa International Animation Festival are very excited to announce CARTOON CONNECTION Canada-EU, a new networking event co-organized with the producers of Cartoon Forum and Cartoon Movie. With the help of… »
events: Cartoon Connection Canada-EU, October 18-21, Ottawa
I got a tip a few weeks back about the possibility of an event happening in conjunction with the Ottawa International Animation Festival’s Television Animation Conference and the European organization, CARTOON (European Association of Animation Film). Details have been released on the Cartoon website, and this sounds like a must for animation producers looking to… »
Events: Pixar Artists Masterclass is coming to Vancouver! Sept. 24/25
VanArts is presenting a Masterclass in Animation & Story Development, with instructors from Pixar Animation Studios. This event takes place in Vancouver, Canada on Sept. 24/25th, 2010. More info here or call 1-800-396-2787 toll-free Price: $499 CDN Online ticket purchase link Event location/venue: Fletcher Challenge Theater – Simon Fraser University 515 West Hastings St.,… »
Events: Jessica Borutski’s “the Good Little Bunny With the Big Bad Teeth” premiere, September 4th, Ottawa
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In Transit
Note to readers: I’m taking a holiday. First one in a looooong time. Two weeks in Newfoundland. But… I’ll still be updating the site. I won’t be on it 24/7, but I’ll be here. So be patient, updates will continue, I just might sleep in a bit first. Thanks…. »
Site News: Welcome to new sponsors!
I just want to take a moment here to acknowledge all our sponsors here at Canadian Animation Resources. If you, my readers, have a moment, click on any of the links you see in the sidebars or at the top of the page and check out the work being done here in Canada. Just today,… »
press release: Teletoon Fall Scheduling
July 16, 2010 Teletoon passed along one of their press releases yesterday with a bunch of Fall scheduling announcements. Check out the bit in BOLD. “From kids and young adults to parents and families, we are bringing viewers of all ages more excitement and entertainment through a host of new series and returning comedy and… »
Starz Animation for sale
Our friend Mark Mayerson posted this little tidbit on his blog the other day: Toronto’s Starz For Sale Variety is reporting that Starz Media, which consists of Overture, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Film Roman and Starz Animation are for sale. The companies are available as a group or separately. Starz was formerly owned by IDT and… »
NFB hosts summer animation events, Toronto
July at the NFB Mediatheque Screenings, workshops and FREE digital viewing Toronto (June 30, 2010) – The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Mediatheque welcomes summer with a diverse lineup of events and entertainment, featuring workshops and screenings for both kids and adults, environmental awareness, international animation, week-long camps for budding artists, and free access… »
GIRAF ’10, Calgary, Call for submissions
Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival (GIRAF) Wednesday, Nov 3-7, 2010 at Plaza Theatre, Calgary, AB Call for Submissions The Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival is the only exclusively independent animation festival in Canada, with a focus on experimental and self-produced animated film. GIRAF plays an essential role in the promotion, education and appreciation of independent… »
Last day to support Nick Cross’ cartoon, the Pig Farmer! UPDATED at 11:44 and 3:55 and 11:58pm
FINAL UPDATE! ONLY THREE HOURS (3 HOURS) TO GO!! NICK’S ALMOST HIT 4000 OF HIS 5000 DOLLAR GOAL! IF YOU ARE AWAKE AND READING THIS, AND YOU HAVE A CREDIT CARD, AND YOU LIKE COOL CARTOONS, AND HAVE A HEART, PLEASE GO CHECK OUT THE CAMPAIGN AND HELP PUT HIM OVER THE TOP!!! GO HERE… »
Support independent production: Nick Cross’ “the Pig Farmer”
There’s only 4 more days to go to support Nick Cross’ latest film, “the Pig Farmer”. Nick is using IndieGoGo to raise some funds for his film. So far, he’s raised $2736.00 of his five thousand dollar goal. If you’re a regular reader of this site, you’ll be familiar with Nick’s work and my bias… »
from the internets: mini update
Steve Lambe, originally of Newfoundland, now based out of Ottawa, is picking up his daytime Emmy today, read about it… »
blogroll update
Just added the new Fresh TV blog and the Total Drama blog to the blogroll. … »
from the internets
the Sound of Eye takes a brief look at Pierre Hebert’s “Around Perception” video interview with Teletoon’s Caroline Tyre, via Worldscreen Odd tidbit: blogpost about cartoons from Canada airing in the US, this appears to be the opinion of a casual viewer. Also, you can take part in her… »
