Mayerson on Animation

Reflections on the art and business of animation.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

19th Annual Animation Show of Shows in Toronto

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Starts December 1 at the Carleton Cinema and includes Glen Keane's Dear Basketball as well as films by Niki Lindroth von Bahr and Davi...
Tuesday, November 07, 2017

Canadian Animation Studios Should Apply Pressure to End the Ontario College Strike

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There is currently a province-wide college strike in Ontario.  The issues are larger than those affecting the animation programs at the vari...
Friday, August 25, 2017

Jack Kirby, Charlie Chaplin and Louis Armstrong

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August 28 is the 100th birthday of comics great Jack Kirby, born Jacob Kurtzberg, whose work remains in print 23 years after his death and...
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Friday, August 18, 2017

Animation's Lack of Consequences

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I recently read Opening Wednesday at a Theater or Drive-In Near You: The Shadow Cinema of the American '70s by Charles Taylor.  The fol...
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Sunday, August 06, 2017

Studio Ghibli's Toshio Suzuki

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NHK World has posted a video interview with Studio Ghibli's producer Toshio Suzuki.  The interview is only available until August 15...
Thursday, June 22, 2017

Oskar Fischinger's 117th Birthday

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While there's nothing particularly special about the number 117 when celebrating events, Google has taken the opportunity of abstract an...
Sunday, April 09, 2017

My Life as a Courgette

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For me, the most interesting animated features being made today are not from North America.  Europe has come on strong, both in terms of s...
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Thursday, March 23, 2017

Toronto Screening of The Animation Show of Shows

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The 18th Annual Animation Show of Shows Trailer - Coming Soon from Acme Filmworks on Vimeo . The 18th annual Animation Show of Shows wil...
Thursday, March 09, 2017

Toronto Screenings of My Life as a Courgette

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My Life as a Courgette ( aka My Life as a Zucchini ) is a Swiss-French stop motion feature that was nominated for an Oscar and has won p...
Friday, March 03, 2017

Laika Speculation

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I am thousands of miles from Laika's studio and have no inside information.  However, I've been interested in following the company...
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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Trailer for Sheridan College's Upcoming Industry Day

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life Screening in Toronto

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Floyd Norman, animator and story artist, was one of the first African-Americans to work at Disney and in the animation industry.  A docume...
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Thursday, February 09, 2017

John Canemaker's New Blog

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John Canemaker (left) with Jules Feiffer Animation historian and Academy Award winning filmmaker John Canemaker has started a blog .  H...
Friday, January 27, 2017

Michael Dudok de Wit and The Red Turtle

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Michael Dudok de Wit's film The Red Turtle is playing at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto as of January 27.  Some Sheridan animatio...
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Thursday, December 15, 2016

Happy Holidays from Sheridan Animation's Class of 2017

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Sunday, October 23, 2016

Long Way North is a Great Film

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Long Way North is a dramatic adventure film, devoid of the comic relief and musical numbers all too common in North American animated fea...
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Friday, October 14, 2016

Long Way North Playing in Toronto

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Long Way North , a French-Danish animated feature, has arrived in Toronto playing on a single screen.  Three of the five papers in town hav...
Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Copyright Craziness

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Warner Bros. is accusing itself of pirating its own copyrights .  If this doesn't prove that modern copyright enforcement is hopeless...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Jam Filled Purchases Arc

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According to C21 Media , Jam Filled has completed the purchase of Arc's assets.  There are about 200 employees returning to a facilit...
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Thursday, August 11, 2016

Jam Filled Entertainment Negotiates to Buy Arc

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The Globe and Mail has another article behind a pay wall, providing some details.  Deloitte, the receiver, ran an auction to purchase ...
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Mark Mayerson
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I've worked as an animator, writer, producer and director in TV animation for 29 years. I created the cgi series Monster By Mistake. I hold a Masters degree from York University in Cinema and Media Studies.
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