This month, we caught up with Dori Hillestad Butler, the Edgar-Award winning author of “The Buddy Files”. Dori’s impressive resume is bolstered by her vivid imagination, as well as her charming personality. Cartoons Underground speaks to her about her experiences, her career, and about her newest series, “The Haunted Library”. About The Author   How…

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Cartoons Underground spoke with Neil Fernando, an upcoming Art Director and Freelance Artist. He speaks about his inspirations, his experiences, and provides advice for aspiring artists. In 50 words or less, please tell us about yourself. I’m a spaceman. I love to explore beyond boundaries and limitless possibilities. I’m exploring advertising as an Art Director,…

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Shannon Sawyer, Cartoons Underground’s guest author, reviews Home Sweet Home, an animated short by Pierre Clenet, Alejandro Diaz, Romain Mazevet and Stéphane Paccola. Home Sweet Home is a CGI animated short film created in 2013 by Pierre Clenet, Alejandro Diaz, Romain Mazevet and Stéphane Paccola. The film follows the adventures of a sentient house as…

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Barfing Squirrel Productions and Sideshow presents: CARTOONS UNDERGROUND 2015 Singapore’s first and largest independent animation festival is back for the fourth year! In partnership with Sideshow, join us for heart palpitating scenes and plots that will drive you to the edge of reality while hanging out with the creators themselves! Grab a beer and a…

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Cartoons Underground sat down with Zachary Rich, the Art Director and Co-Founder of Skynamic Studios. He tell us about his experience as an Art Director/Animator, as well as his studio’s original animated project – “True Tail”. About the Artist In 50 words or less, please tell us about yourself. I’m the co-owner and Art Director…

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Cartoons Underground sat down with Ervin Han, the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Robot Media Playground. Also the Director of Singapore’s groundbreaking short film “The Violin”, Ervin speaks to us about producing his animated products, creating “The Violin”, as well as his vision for Robot Media Playground. About the Director In 50 words or less,…

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Written by Tiffany Lim. An updated version of this article may be found Media Context’s online portal. Double Negative is an award-winning company that specialises in computer animation and visual effects. It has won Visual Effects Society awards for Inception and Sherlock Holmes, and has received BAFTA awards for Inception, Harry Potter and the Deathly…

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Cartoons Underground’s guest author, Shannon Sawyer, reviews one of France’s most ingenious animated films. Here’s her take on Ernest and Celestine: Ernest and Celestine is an animated film released in France in 2012 by La Parti Productions and in the United States 2013 that has garnered attention for it’s beautiful art and style at first…

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Written by Tiffany Lim. An updated version of this article may be found on Media Context’s online portal. Ashely Simpson is an illustrator and storyboard artist who has worked on Disney’s Phineas and Ferb. This talented artist was contracted by Disney while she was still in college, and is currently working on Disney X D’s…

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Written by Tiffany Lim. An updated version of this article may be found on Media Context’s online portal. Cartoons Underground touched on entrepreneurship, which is quickly becoming one of the most important components to a career in animation. Production companies in Singapore are shifting from content production to IP development – and this shift is…

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