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Cartoon Brew
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Cartoon Brew is your resource for everything animation - movies, TV, advertising, stop-motion, CGI and more. Published and administered by animation historian Jerry Beck.
Recent Posts
Planet 51 talkback
I was at the CTN Expo last weekend and completely forgot to see Planet 51. Am I missing something? If you saw it, I’d love to read your comments below....
Not So Mighty
A Brew reader reports that Erik Wiese, the co-creator of Mighty B, hinted on his Facebook today that Nick has cancelled the show. Wiese wrote: “Goodbye Bessie. Goodbye Happy. It was good knowing you.” In case you’re curious, here a...
Quote of the Week: Tom Rothman
From the November 2 issue of The New Yorker: “The trick is, from the business side, to try to be fiscally responsible so you can be creatively reckless.” — Tom Rothman, president of Fox Filmed Entertainment, on why the $40 million budge...
How to Make $55,000 by Giving Away A Film
Filmmaker Nina Paley explains in the Wall Street Journal how she’s earned $55,000 from her animated feature Sita Sings the Blues by giving it away for free. The idea of offering content for free is still counterintuitive to a lot of artists, b...
Cornelis by Ayaka Nakata
Beautiful animated short by Ayaka Nakata that stems from a foundation of dance choreography. I like how the filmmaker creates an atmosphere of mystery and intrigue from abstract movements and sounds. (Thanks, Tim Rauch)...
A Page From TV Animation’s Past
(click to enlarge image) Understanding the extent to which artists have lost control of the animation process in the past is vital to ensuring a robust and healthy future for the art form. With that in mind, here’s a page of Broadcast Standard...

