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Artist of the Day Madeline Sharafian

Artist of the Day Madeline Sharafian

Madeline Sharafian recently completed her second year of animation studies at CalArts:In these drawings, Madeline sketches simple, rough lines, skillf...

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Cartoon Brew Announces 2013 Student Animation Festival Lineup

Cartoon Brew Announces 2013 Student Animation Festival Lineup

Now in its fourth year, the Cartoon Brew Student Animation Festival is an online showcase of premiere short animated films by student animators.The 20...

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Rethinking Chuck Jones' cartoon "Mrs. Doubtfire"

Rethinking Chuck Jones' cartoon "Mrs. Doubtfire"

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Chris Columbus' comedy Mrs. Doubtfire. At the beginning of the film, Robin Williams plays a voice actor who is...

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Aurora Borealis" by Aimee de Jong

Aurora Borealis" by Aimee de Jong

"Aurora" is a short film by young Dutch director Aimee de Jong. Based on a Dutch fairy tale about an eerie white apparition that haunts the forests of...

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Anti-war short film "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" resurfaces online

Anti-war short film "Mickey Mouse in Vietnam" resurfaces online

A newly discovered Mickey Mouse short has been making the rounds on the Internet for the past week, but it was not produced by the Disney Studios. A r...

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The story behind "The Big Story."

The story behind "The Big Story."

When DreamWorks story artist Dave Derrick was a student at CalArts in the early 2000s, one of the shorts that influenced him was the BAFTA-winning and...

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