Cartoon Brew

The Animation Challenge Behind ‘Mouse: P.I. For Hire’: Making Rubber Hose Work In A Video Game

Fumi Games co-founder Mateusz Michalak and director Michal Rostek on Fleischer-era research, freeze guns, and a viral TikTok ...
AOL

Animated Feature Directors Reflect on the Challenge of Bringing Stories to Life: ‘Animation Is Now Accessible to Everyone’

Regular moviegoers — and even some Academy members — often believe that directing an animated feature means standing over an artist’s shoulder and simply saying, “Draw this.” But the six directors ...
Cartoon Brew

Compete In The Second 24 Hour Ultimate AnimChallenge, Alone Or In A Team

Something has been brewing for a couple of years now. What started as a friendly challenge among peers built up momentum over four years and grew into the AnimChallenge, an animation contest that ...
Deadline.com

Writers Strike Puts Spotlight Back On Animated Scribes’ Challenge To Be Covered By The WGA

At the start of the writers strike, The Animation Guild, an entirely separate union to the WGA, came out in support of the labor action, pledging to “stand in solidarity” with WGA members. However, as ...
Variety

Animated Feature Directors Reflect on the Challenge of Bringing Stories to Life: ‘Animation Is Now Accessible to Everyone’

Cooley’s passion for the “Transformers” franchise is evident in his origin story, which explores the relationship between Autobots Optimus and Megatron. The Oscar-winning animated director of “Toy ...