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The Channel Frederator Awards are Here!!! It was a hot, feverish, and fierce competition!!!

Find out if your favorite cartoons claimed the Big, Red, Hunk of Burning Fred!!!

In this episode, Computers, Computers, Computers!!! Figure out which tricked out lite-brite and animator came away with The Freddie for Best CGI Film!

Also, Animator and Internet Person, Dan Meth receives the Van Guard Award. Not just cause he’s good at Guarding Vans either.

Watch all the nominees at channelfrederator.com

-Jeaux Janovsky

I was thinking to myself today - “Gee, it’s roundabout time for me to announce June’s Cartoon of the Month winner.” It was then that I realized - “Oh my gosh! I didn’t post the May winner!” With all of the hubbub around the Channel Frederator Awards, the month of May flew by me in a blink. A million apologies, May-winner, on our belated announcement of your Cartoon of the Month prize.
Anyway, the cartoons eligible for the May prize all ran between April 1st and April 29th in Channel Frederator Episodes 126, 127, 128, 129 and 130.
And the winner is… (drumroll)
“Hell Bent for Whiskey”, submitted by The Claeys Bros. Congrats fellas! This epic 15-minute film definitely deserves the recognition. The Claeys Bros. will each receive the highly-coveted “Cartoon of the Month” winners prize pack - $100 worth of special Channel Frederator merchandise.
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Next Tuesday, June 10, is the day we announce the winners of the 2008 Channel Frederator Awards. Just like in 2007 it was an embarrassment of riches, and I’m sure when you voted, just like all of us, it was hard making a decision in every category. We’re all lucky to have the greatest filmmakers in the world allowing us to share their cartoons on Channel Frederator.

A big disappointment this year is we’re not going to be able to meet as many of you in person as we’d like and hand out the Freddies in person. Logistical issues bolixed us up and we’re concentrating on delivering a great online event rather than a live party.

Please join us starting June 10 for the round up and announcement of all our great winners. We’ll start that day, and then two special episodes a week for the next four weeks, highlighting the winners [Read more…]

I wanted to start off this section of Art and Essays from teammates from Team Frederator, with my art piece for the Awards Booklet. Kicking things off, so to speak. -Jeaux

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It’s time for the Cartoon of the Month prize to go out! I’m excited to announce that Gabe Swarr’s What the Shell?!?! is our April Winner! What the Shell?!?! is a perfect example of what happens when a particular Koopa Trooper gets fed up with Mario’s squashing antics. The results change Mario forever!
Check this funny 8-bit inspired short out in Channel Frederator Episode 124. Or, read the interview that Jeaux Janovsky did with creator Gabe Swarr here. Gabe will receive the prized Channel Frederator Cartoon of the Month prize pack with $100 worth of goodies. Congrats Gabe! - Carrie

Congratulations to Eve Weinberg and Ryan Suffern for winning February’s Cartoon of the Month Award! This very deserving pair will win a special $100 prize pack of super-special Cartoon of the Month Channel Frederator Merchandise. Freewheel features a plethora of musical critters, my favorite being the cello-playing manatees. You can check out the official CF interview by Jeaux Janovsky here, or head back over to episode 117 for another glance at Freewheel. Wish you were one of our amazing award-winners? Well you don’t have a chance unless you submit your cartoons! Click here to submit your own cartoon. - Carrie

Tis gettin’ to be about that time again, folks. As primary fever sweeps across the US, we have our own little primary here at Channel Frederator - the Cartoon of the Month. That’s right, every 15th of the month, you get the chance to have your voice heard.
Click away at those little stars and vote for your favorite Channel Frederator cartoons. February’s Cartoon of the month includes episodes 114, 115, 116 and 117. Click those links, refresh yourself on the episodes, and get clickin’ so you can win your favorite submitter a $100 prize pack of choice, specialized Channel Frederator Merchandise. You can vote once an hour for your favorites up until noon EST on Friday 2/15. - Carrie

We have a winner, folks! I present to you FOT - Champion of the World submitted by Alex Dron. The people have spoken and the decision is made. Alex will receive the awesome Channel Frederator Cartoon of the Month prize-pack, plus the fame and recognition that comes with being a Cartoon of the Month award recipient. Alex, thanks for submitting a great cartoon that our viewers clearly loved and adored. And thanks, viewers, for voting! If you want to know more about Alex, be sure to check out the interview that Jeaux did with him here.
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The clock is ticking, folks, so don’t miss your chance to make your voice heard! We have less than 90 minutes until the voting cutoff for January’s Cartoon of the Month. I just went and checked the stats and it is SUPER CLOSE this time. I’m talking fractions of a point. So go back and review episodes 109, 110, 111 and 112 and tell us which one you love. Your vote really counts! I’ll be checking the polls at noon EST today! - Carrie

photo via Shorpy.com

It’s that time of the month again! Time to show your love for all of our Channel Frederator submitters by voting for your favorite cartoons. January’s Cartoon of the Month includes shorts from episodes 109, 110, 111 and 112. There are a lot of good choices in there that are running neck and neck, so get going on the voting. Just remember that you can vote as often as once every hour, and voting closes on Tuesday 1/15/08 at noon EST. That’s all there is to it! Get out there, get voting, and get your favorite cartoonist some awesome Channel Frederator gear!
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