Talk to the Snail

Hey, remember that anthology we produced 700 years ago called Random! Cartoons? Well, one of those thirty-nine shorts - “Call Me Bessie!” - is being screened in this year’s New York Television Festival, “the industry’s first recognized independent television festival, providing a platform to elevate the work of artists creating for the small screen”. As part of of the festival’s family block, Bessie and Al can be seen this Friday (9/25) at 6:00 p.m., then again on Saturday (9/26) at 1:15 p.m. Both screenings will be at New World Stages located at 340 West 50th Street.

A big hats off to creators Diane Kredensor and Dana Galin along with their cast and crew on jobs well done. If I were in Manhattan, I’d be there with (cow)bells on.

– Eric

Freaky Robots - The Sex List from Freaky Robots on Vimeo.

Hats off to OddBot Inc. A small cartoon studio within a stone’s throw of L.A.’s Eagle Rock, they’ve produced some real good work over the past three years under the leadership of Chris Hamilton. And while the crew works on projects for clients including Playhouse Disney and PBS Kids, they also make their own, original cartoons, such as their Freaky Robots series. Take a look at one of the more popular episodes, “The Sex List”, embedded above.

– Eric