Channel Frederator Blog

Channel Frederator’s company, Next New Networks, gets a profile in New York Times Magazine from Times TV critic Virginia Heffernan. Here’s an excerpt:

“In the end, inspiring the poignant fantasy of another life is the closest these videos come toward telling a bigger story. Like MTV in its heyday, Next New is proudly hit or miss. Viewers don’t go to it for any one video; they tune in for a sensibility, a lifestyle. The scene at Next New is techy, of course, but it’s also wholesome and nostalgic and low key and inventive and whimsical and frugal and enterprising.

“The kids in the Next New universe — like kids of hipster scenes immemorial — dress a certain way, talk a certain way, manifest a certain cosmology. You have to watch many videos to get the hang of it. But if it’s escape you’re looking for, and you can handle lots of ads for [Read more…]

Those wacky guys at Indy Mogul are back just in time for Halloweening with a new season, a new look, and a new gatling gun.

–Fred

Also announced in today’s Channel Frederator Awards episode was the winner of our Vanguard Award, Dan Meth. This award is juried by the programming team at Channel Frederator and is designed to honor someone that’s doing something very new for animation. We decided that Dan Meth was an excellent candidate. Not only is he working in a completely modern style - all digital and able to do every aspect on his own, but he is doing it successfully. Below is an essay written by Herb Scannell in recognition of Dan’s award: [Read more…]

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Channel Frederator Awards Announce Winners
First Network to Celebrate the Internet Where It Belongs - Online!

NEW YORK, NY - June 10, 2008 -

Channel Frederator, the largest Internet cartoon network in the world and one of the founding networks of Next New Networks, today announced the winners of the Channel Frederator Awards, recognizing extraordinary talents in animation and the internet. The Second Annual Channel Frederator Awards is available to watch online today at http://www.channelfrederatorawards.com/.

Winners were announced in all seventeen Freddies categories that range from “Sick Sick Sick Award” to “Best Flash Film.” Channel Frederator’s prestigious Vanguard Award, went to Dan Meth, a New York-based independent animator.
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Watch the New Episode Here! 

We bet some of you are still partying while the rest of us are at work suffering through post BBQ hangovers.

Us? Way too much root beer and a HUGE hot dog/hamburger/ketchup/mustard food-fight.

Luckily, we (and you) have this episode of Channel Fred to get you over the post-Memorial Day blues.

And lots of aspirin.

—Boxhead and Roundhead - Safari, submitted by Elliot Cowan
Our favorite Black and White Duo go on a safari! Watch them stare Nature and Death right in the face! Another death defying adventure from Friend of Frederator, Elliot Cowan.

—Str33t, submitted by leBeat
Skateboarding is NOT a crime, but killing cute cartoon creatures while doing so is. In some states at least.

—Hold On, Hold On - Thief, submitted by Catherine Richardson
Animated music video for the band Thief by Catherine Richardson, featuring a cast of furry animal people who discover a magical diamond in the rough.

—The Idiotic Adventures of [Read more…]

Many Thanks goes out to Fred for posting up the SXSW Poster I was lucky enough to design. It was a very fun project, and I’m very thankful it was so well received with that “hipster” crowd.
I’d like to point you all to the SXSW Tumblr page that was specifically designed for the Event, which also includes a few of my Early Conceptual, Punk Rock, Post It Note, Poster Designs.
That was a mouthful.
Enjoy!
-Jeaux Janovsky

Everyone who keeps up Channel Frederator knows how hip Jeaux Janovsky is, and the sharper eyed among you know how great an artist he is (just check out the cool CFA illos he’s been doing for the blog or his Drinking & Drawing poster). Jeaux’s not one to brag so it’s down to me that we haven’t posted this great poster he did for and Chan. Fred’s parent Next New Networks’ party (with our friends at Tumblr) at South by Southwest in March. His inspired modern take on the classic Filmore Auditorium psychedelic posters from the 60s quickly became the most collectible item at the SXSW conference.

–Fred

For a full resolution file to print yourself click here or on the poster above.