Island, Fyodor Khitruk, 1973 and The Story of One Crime, 1962

R.I.P. Great Russian animator Fyodor Khitruk (1917-2012)who brought us the ever-delightful Vinni Puh









as well as Film, Film, Film





The Man in The Frame.



Cartoon Brew obituary

Island


The Story of One Crime

Take five.

R.I.P. Dave Brubeck.



(5/4 by van Maximov. I've posted it before, but.)

Grass Roots pilot and Phineas Gets Animated, Dave Borthwick, 2006, 2010

I am sad to report that another great animator, Dave Borthwick, half of the Bolex Brothers, director of The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb passed away last week (Cartoon Brew)


Borthwick had been working on a feature based on the adventures of Gilbert Shelton's Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.


This "screen test" of Phineas made me laugh pretty hard.

R.I.P. Run Wrake (1965 - 2012)

I was deeply saddened this morning to hear of the passing of animator, artist and teacher Run Wrake. His wife posted this today on his Facebook page:


It is with incredible sadness that I have to let you know that our darling Run passed away very suddenly at 5am on Sunday morning as an end result of his cancer. He had spent a beautiful Saturday with his two children Florence and Joe, his sister Fiona and myself. We left him at 7pm doing what he loved best- drawing and animating with peg bar and paper. I was with him for his last moments. We love you Run. Lisa Wrake.


My deepest sympathies to his loved ones.


He was brilliant and inspiring, and his tremendous talent and originality will be missed.

I'll post more of his work tomorrow.



I've already posted these, but watch them again with me.


Rabbit 2005


Jukebox, 1994


Anyway, 1990