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'Mating Season' Creators On Sex Jokes And Emotional Stakes
9+ hour, 54+ min ago (1223+ words) By Jamie Lang | 05/18/2026 9: 11 am | Be the First to Comment! "We were interested in telling stories about the next phase of life," Flackett says. "Big Mouth was such a specific time of life, and it had its own set of rules....
'Star Heist': An Indie Animated Tribute For May The 4th
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (585+ words) By Jamie Lang | 05/04/2026 10: 11 am | Be the First to Comment! A scrappy, far from scruffy, fan-driven short called Star Heist dropped today for May the 4th, made entirely outside the Lucasfilm machine by a small crew of Spanish animation professionals working between…...
Nathan Greno Blew Up His Own Skydance Movie To Make 'Swapped"
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (646+ words) By Tara Bennett | 05/04/2026 8: 34 am | Be the First to Comment! NOTE: This article features some minor, non-specific spoilers. We recommend bookmarking this page and coming back later if you haven't seen the film yet but plan to. "Swapped' director Nathan Greno…...
Kiwis Burnt Toast Turns 70-Year-Old Hungarian Comic Into Viral Hit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1069+ words) By Jamie Lang | 04/08/2026 11: 06 am | Be the First to Comment! For an animator who never went to art school and (as of yet) cannot/has not monetized his work, Keegan the Animator has built an impressive indie following on social media…...
Icon Creative Studio Archives | Cartoon Brew
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (164+ words) The film hits theaters Friday. We spoke to director and Icon Creative CEO Shea Wageman about the rare North American indie, and why it's not the studio's last. By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago Director Carlos Baena reveals how epic scale,…...
'GOAT' Dunks On The Competition At The Weekend Box Office
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (322+ words) By Jamie Lang | 02/23/2026 11: 10 am | Be the First to Comment! Sony's GOAT was the clear winner at the box office over the weekend, taking the number one spot in an otherwise quiet frame. The Sony Pictures Animation release earned an estimated…...
ASIFA Launches $60 K Will Ryan Excellence in Humor Award
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (234+ words) By Jamie Lang | 02/11/2026 1: 36 pm | 0 ASIFA-Hollywood has launched the Will Ryan Excellence in Humor Award, a new annual grant program that supports emerging artists whose work pushes animation forward through comedy. Details about the initiative will be unveiled at the 53rd Annie…...
'iru': Cartoon Saloon's Celtic Myth Short Eyes the Oscars
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (181+ words) By Jamie Lang | 10/10/2025 9: 34 am | Be the First to Comment! Today's short is "iru, directed by Giovanna Ferrari and produced by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Nora Twomey (The Breadwinner) at Cartoon Saloon. The film has scored a trio of Oscar-qualifying festival wins…...
Ricky Gervais" Adult Comedy 'Alley Cats' Comes To Netflix In 2026
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (207+ words) By Jamie Lang | 09/11/2025 6: 36 am | Be the First to Comment! Netflix has greenlit Alley Cats, a new adult animated comedy series created by Emmy and BAFTA-winner Ricky Gervais, set to debut on the platform next year. The six-part series, featuring short-form…...
Comedy Central Pulls 'South Park' Episode Mocking Charlie Kirk
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) By Jamie Lang | 09/11/2025 11: 06 am | Be the First to Comment! Comedy Central has pulled a recent South Park episode from its rerun schedule in the wake of the death of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. The episode, titled "Got a…...