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In their defence, it doesn't take a genius to see through Disney's little gimmick.

"New but vintage looking..."?

What does that mean?

As a big fan of the original Mickey Mouse, I am excited to see the supposedly "lost" Mickey Mouse short called "Get a Horse!" with Walt Disney as the voice of Mickey Mouse that will be unveiled June 11 at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival in France. According to Disney publicity, the hand-drawn short "follows Mickey, his favorite gal pal Minnie Mouse and their friends Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow as they delight in a musical wagon ride, until Peg-Leg Pete shows up and tries to run them off the road."

In June 2011, Warner Brothers announced at Annecy that it would be producing two new "lost" classic cartoons, "Daffy's Rhapsody" and "I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat", in CG animation but utilizing songs recorded by voice artist Mel Blanc for children's records in the 1950s. The shorts were directed by Matthew O'Callaghan and were released theatrically along with a new Road Runner and Coyote short, "Coyote Falls." Producers were Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone.

So the suspicion is that the "lost" Mickey Mouse short is based on some forgotten soundtrack, perhaps for a radio show or an outtake from a shelved cartoon, with newly hand-drawn animation, perhaps from the animators who were recently laid off from the Disney Company.

Looking over my notes on uncompleted and never made Mickey Mouse shorts, I don't see a synopsis to match the description for "Get a Horse!" and from the style of artwork on the title card, it also seems to be from an earlier time period from when ideas for Mickey shorts were developed but then shelved.

Oh, no! LA Times blew out the secret!

I'm going to the Annecy Film Festival this year!!! So, of course, I will look forward to see this short. Is it supposed to be released on november with Frozen, right??? Last year I saw Paperman too, so I suppose that.

Recruitment Session, Creative Focus
June 11, 2013
9:30AM - 12:30PM
L’Impérial Palace, Talents Space
Join Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Brittney Lee, Adam Green, Raymond Persi, and Dawn Rivera-Ernster to share your work and hear about what’s new at Disney Animation.

Screening Event: Mickey Mouse in “Get a Horse!”
June 11, 2013
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Les Haras - Salle des haras

MIFA
June 12, 2013
10:00AM - 7:00PM
Berlioz A & B Salon, Level 3, L’Impérial Palace
10:00 - Meet the Filmmakers, Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
11:00 - Art of Appeal, Eric Goldberg
12:00 - Art of Story, Raymond Persi
13:00 - Art of Visual Development, Brittney Lee
14:00 - Art of Animation, Adam Green
15:00-19:00 - Portfolio Critiques

Autograph Session
June 12, 2013
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Festival Club
Join Walt Disney Animation Studios’ filmmakers Lauren MacMullan and legendary animator Eric Goldberg for a special autograph session.

MIFA
June 13, 2013
10:00AM - 7:00PM
Berlioz A & B Salon, Level 3, L’Impérial Palace
10:00 - Meet the Filmmakers, Lauren MacMullan and Dorothy McKim
11:00 - Art of Story, Raymond Persi
12:00 - Art of Animation, Adam Green
13:00 - Art of Visual Development, Brittney Lee
14:00 - Art of Appeal, Eric Goldberg
15:00 - Talent Development, Dawn Rivera-Ernster, Eric Goldberg and Brittney Lee
16:00-19:00 - Portfolio Critiques

That sounds like a great experience! Make sure to report back here with details and photos.
Are you planning to attend all the events hosted by WDAS or just the screening? The full schedule just came out if you're interested.

It's just been confirmed what we long suspected; "Get a Horse!" is a 2D/CG hybrid short. It was a collaboration between legendary 2D animator Eric Goldberg and CG animator Adam Green.

This is going to rule. I'm so glad Eric Goldberg is still part of WDAS's elite brain trust. He's one of their true artists and I could not be more excited for this short.