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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Spider-Ham

Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphic pig and is a parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Armstrong.

KENEDA

Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was created by Tex Avery for Leon Schlesinger Productions. He has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, or Speedy Gonzales.

Jerry Beck

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.
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Don Lusk (1913-2018)

Disney Legend Don Lusk has passed away today at age 105 – reported by his dear friend Navah Paskowitz-Asner (Ed Asner’s daughter-in-law) on her Facebook page this morning. Lusk was hired by The Walt Disney Company in 1933 and he became an animator in 1938 on Ferdinand The Bull. His animation graced key scenes in […]

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Børge Ring R.I.P.

The animation community is mourning the passing today of one of its own and most beloved, Børge Ring – a renown Danish comic strip artist, jazz musician and animator. In 1978 he animated a short Oh My Darling, which won awards at the Cannes Film Festival and received an Academy Award nomination – and in […]

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Dreamworks’ Oscar Short-listed Shorts Now Online

Dreamworks has dropped – for a few weeks only – their two Oscar shortlisted short films Bird Karma (directed by William Salazar) and Bilby (directed by Liron Topaz, Pierre Perifel and JP Sans). Both shorts from the inaugural launch of the “DreamWorks Shorts” program are being strongly considered by the Academy for an Academy Award.

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US TRAILER for Sony Classics “Ruben Brandt, Collector”

Sony Pictures Classics dropped the first trailer for their release of Ruben Brandt Collector. Written and directed by Milorad Krstic, this English language animated feature from Hungary has been winning acclaim on the festival circuit – and was just nominated attend for an Annie Award for Best Animated Feature – Independent. The film will be […]

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TEASER: Illumination’s “The Secret Life Of Pets 2”

The Secret Life of Pets 2 will follow summer 2016’s blockbuster about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or school each day. The Secret Life of Pets 2 will see the return of writer Brian Lynch (Minions) and once again be directed by Chris Renaud (Despicable Me series, Dr. Seuss’ The […]

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LAIKA today unveiled the first full trailer for Wildwood, revealing the extraordinary scale, adventure and handcrafted artistry of the studio’s most ambitious film to date Directed and produced by Travis Knight.