From Swampy & Dan Emerges 'Phineas and Ferb'
Joe Strike chats with Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh about their careers and the creation of Disney Channel's new animated series Phineas and Ferb.
Web Toons You Need to See 2008
The AWN Media Center brain trust of Rick DeMott and Mo Whelan have scoured the Net looking for a collection of Web animation from 2007 that we feel needs to be seen. Witness what special treats we have found.
Future Film Festival: We Have Seen the Future, and We is Schizophrenic
Russell Bekins chronicles the eclectic mix of films from the East and the West at the Future Film Festival.
Between Director and Producer at Madhouse
Bill Desowitz previews some of the top movies that VFXWorld will be covering this year.
Studio B Co-Founder Chris Bartleman Talks DHX Merger
Joe Strike braves the (virtual) cold of the Canadian winter to report on the merger of two of Canada's premier producers of animation.
The Animated Scene: How To Make an Animated Film 101 (version 20.08)
In this month's "The Animated Scene," Joseph Gilland explores the sea change that's come about in the animation process.
'George of the Jungle': Hey, Watch Out for that Revamp
Joe Strike swings through the jungles of production (misses a tree) and finds the details behind Classic Media's revamp of the TV classic, George of the Jungle.
Yes, But is It Animation?
With the growth of motion/performance capture, Oscar-winning animator Gene Deitch contemplates the future of animation.
'Chowder': A Recipe That Cooks for Kids
Joe Strike samples a bit of the behind-the-scenes work that went into cooking up Cartoon Network's latest series.
Book Reviews: 'Not Just Cartoons: Nicktoons!', 'The Art of Bee Movie' and 'The Hanna-Barbera Treasury'
Andrew Farago cracks open three new books from Jerry Beck to see if they stack up to the high standard of his previous work.
Seriously Silly: 'The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything'
Janet Hetherington talks to the creators of the new VeggieTales movie about the challenges of animating vegetables and making pirates more jolly and less jolly roger.
Mind Your Business: The Negotiating Battle
In this month's "Mind Your Business," Sgt. Simon fights for a good contract, offering survivaltips for artists.
Press Start: January 2008 -- Games That Rock Your Face!
For the first "Press Start" column of 2008, Peter "Rizk" Rizkalla takes a look at Unreal Tournament III, NiGHTS Journey of Dreams, Assassin's Creed and Dementium: The Ward.
Dr. Toon: Growing Up Princess
In this month's "Dr. Toon," Martin Goodman contemplates the Princess explosion and whether fairy-tale role models are good for little girls.
Career Coach: The Times They Are A-Changing
In the first "Career Coach" of 2008, Pamela Kleibrink Thompson discusses the only constant in life -- change.
Development & Pitching (& Development): A Primer in Three Parts
Craig Miller gives readers a basic course on the development process from a writer's perspective.
Big Ideas: Behind the Scenes of Studio Development
In their quest for the next big idea, feature film studios are open to simple, elegant pitches with a strong core concept. Karen Raugust reports.
Nancy Cartwright Chats with Charlie Adler
In this edition of her bimonthly column, Nancy Cartwright interviews Charlie Adler, veteran voice actor and voice director, who has worked on classic cartoon series such as The Rugrats, as well as the recent live-action blockbuster Transformers.
Life During Wartime: 'Persepolis' Creators Talk
Karl Cohen talks to the makers of Persepolis about fundamentalism, growing up in Iran, and the unexpected success of their groundbreaking film.
'Persepolis' in Motion
Janet Hetherington examines how Marjane Satrapi's graphic novels were adapted to create an animated film that stands apart.
Fresh from the Festivals: December 2007's Reviews
Taylor Jessen reviews four short films -- Cold Calling by Nick Mackie, Elephant Girl by David Lobser, Metamorph by Rastko Ciric and How to Hook Up Your Home Theater by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers-Skelton.
'Simpsons'' David Silverman Speaks
With The Simpsons Movie hitting DVD, Russell Bekins took an opportunity to chat with director David Silverman about his long history with the TV series, as well as its huge jump to the big screen.
New York Anime Festival: Going Deeper
Joe Strike ventures to the New York Anime Festival to find an event that goes deeper than most events into the rich world of anime.
Out of the Dark and Off to... London? -- Animateka Festival
Russell Bekins travelled to the Animateka Festival in Slovenia and was schooled in the rebirth of Eastern and Central European animation.
The Trouble with Jimmy
The first hint should have been the name of the Norwegian TV series the film was based on: Two Wasted Wankers.
The CG animation feature Free Jimmy has been touring the festivals of Europe since its premiere in 2006, racking up such prestigious awards as the Annecy Cristal. At the same time, it has struggled to find distribution because of its uncompromisingly dark themes, including drugs, sex, and some hilarious grotesque violence. The production itself seemed cursed by this dark vision: it took six years to make and featured a series of misadventures worthy of a film in themselves.
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