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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…]

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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.

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Artwork by Joanna Davidovich

Essay by Amid Amidi

Why Cartoons?

Tex Avery. Chuck Jones. Bob Clampett. John Hubley. Bobe Cannon. Frank Tashlin. Friz Freleng. Bob McKimson. Emile Cohl. Winsor McCay. Ward Kimball. Jack Kinney. Hugh Harman. Rudolf Ising. Max Fleischer. Lotte Reiniger. Bill Hanna. Joe Barbera. Willis O’Brien. Otto Messmer. Walt Disney. Ray Harryhausen. Ub Iwerks.

Why Cartoons?

Karel Zeman. Bretislav Pojar. Jiri Trnka. George Pal. Walerian Borowczyk. Osamu Tezuka. Bob Godfrey. George Dunning. Alexandre Alexeieff. Claire Parker. Stan Brakhage. John Whitney. Jan Lenica. Witold Giersz. Terry Gilliam. Vladimir Kristl. Lou Bunin. Dusan Vukotic. Boris Kolar. Fyodor Khitruk. Peter Sachs. Richard Williams. Yoji Kuri. Stan VanDerBeek. Ralph Bakshi. Gene Deitch. Len Glasser. Luzzati & Gianini. Norman McLaren. John Korty. Kihachiro Kawamoto. Ladislas Starewicz. Ryan Larkin. Ernest Pintoff. Fred Crippen. Jan Svankmajer. Len Lye. Hy Hirsh. Frederick Back. Oskar Fischinger. Jay Ward. Peter Foldes.

Why Cartoons?

Bruce Bickford. Brad Bird. Trey Parker. Matt Stone. John Lasseter. Smith & [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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Orrin Zucker, of It’s Jerry Time, wrote us yesterday with news of his latest endeavor, WebJam .08.

“We’re getting that animation festival off the ground! It’s playing in Boston May 22-24. We’re trying to reach animation fans in the area, and thought you guys might be a good way to do that…”

WEB JAM .08, is the showcase for the best of animation from the internets, and will premiere at the Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline, MA May 22, 23 & 24, 2008.
Some highlights from the festival, curated by Orrin include:

Jib Jab

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http://www.channelfrederator.com/episode/CFR_20080506

We want to wish you and your mothers a happy Mother’s Day and a belated Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!

We hear giving your mom episode 131 of Channel Frederator makes for a great, inexpensive present!

If that doesn’t work, you can always give her the Brand New Channel Frederator Blogs!

We make Moms swoon everywhere.

— 100 Jahre Lesezirkel, submitted by leBeat
I have no idea what this means, but it has something to do with delivering packages and teaches one the lesson to keep one’s dog on it’s leash. Very fun design in this one!

— Stupid Pet Tricks, submitted by Crow Winters
Stupid Pet Tricks is a fun and very green music video from Crow Winters. Not to be confused with Dave Letterman and his stupid pet tricks.

— Papercut, submitted by Pedro Eboli
Pedro Eboli gives us all Papercuts of joy on our eyeballs with his great short, Papercut! Very cool.

— Simon Monkey in The [Read more…]

Lee has been designing what we call Channel Frederator “postcards” since he started as an intern last year. Now he’s collected his designs on a Flickr page. I love them (obviously).

Fred

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