The latest JibJab Movie in a Minute tackles the great tale of Frankenstein and his monster, just in time for Halloween season. Did you know…. the monster has no name in the original book, but he’s often mistakenly called Frankenstein. I myself call the monster Abe, because he looks like Abe Vigoda.

Copa Studio’s creative director Zé Brandão has been writing and directing a big order of Tromba Trem (Trunk Train) episodes for Brazil’s AnimaTV. I just love the production and character design in this series. Here’s a new trailer that includes material from the first 6 episodes.

Get out your bloody raincoats out of storage – there’s a new Happy Tree Friends episode! See You Later, Elevator was directed by Kenn Navarro, who co-wrote it along with Ken Pontac and Warren Graff. HTF is the most watched series on the web, all-time, and if you’re bloodthirsty for more info on the series, head over to our interview with Kenn from 2005.

Yoni Goodman, who served as the animation director of Waltz With Bashir, recently created a promotional clip for an Israeli medical device called the EndoGrab (kinda reminds me of Steve Martin’s invention in The Jerk – the Opti-Grab). Goodman managed to add a great deal of creativity and fun into a fairly dry subject matter.

Jim Billy Wheeler utilized a very clever method in the “post production” phase of his senior film at UWE Bristol. He took this Flash animated short, titled when i grow up i want to be a bank robber, and then he ran it through a VHS recorder, creating a washed-out look that betrays it’s digital roots.