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Watch: Adult Swim SMALLS’ ‘Casino of Earthly Delights’

By Dan Sarto | Friday, December 29, 2023 at 8:58am

Mark Zamlinsky’s animated short, inspired by Stephen Vincent Benét’s poetry, about a North Georgian casino run by the devil, captures the ‘loneliness and ennui of being in a car, driving north on GA 400, escaping into fantasy.’

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Podcast EP 208: How Jake Friedman Became Friends with Art Babbitt's Wife When Writing 'The Disney Revolt'

By Dan Sarto | Monday, May 22, 2023 at 8:28pm

The writer, artist, and current animation history professor at RISD discusses his book, ‘The Disney Revolt: The Great Labor War of Animation's Golden Age.’

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RISD Welcomes New Donors for Recently Launched Movement Lab

The Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation will fund two fellows at new center based in the Film / Animation / Video department; Cheryl Henson will support a visiting puppeteer.

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Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'Doxology'

Every Monday or so, Chris Robinson asks an animator how they made a particular film. This week: Michael Langan discusses the making of his now classic student film, 'Doxology' (2007)

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Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'Ballerina'

Every Monday or so, Chris Robinson asks an animator how they made a particular film. This week: Steven Subotnick talks about his latest film, 'Ballerina' (2018)

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Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Indie Animation - 'Lotus Lantern'

Every Monday or so, Chris Robinson asks an animator how they made a particular film. This week: RISD Graduate Calvin Xingpei Shen discusses his student film, 'Lotus Lantern.'

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OIAF Day 2: ‘Torrey Pines,’ ‘Lu Over the Wall,’ Sweden’s ‘The Burden,’ and More!

Ottawa may be overheating tis week, but we’re staying cool with a bevy of fresh animation from all around the world.

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Pictures from the Brainbox: A Weekly Dose of Independent Animation - 'Bird Shit'

Every Tuesday, Chris Robinson digests and dissects (relatively) new indie animation short films. Today's short is Caleb Wood's Bird Shit.

 
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CalArts, USC, Ringling Top U.S. Animation School Rankings

CalArts, USC and Ringling are listed as the top three ranked programs -- comprising the top 1% of schools considered -- in the country in Animation Career Review’s 2017 rankings.

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I Have a Question Steven Subotnick

In which Chris Robinson asks animators profound and inane questions that have little to do with animation. This week's guest is American indie animator and teacher, Steven Subotnick.