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Presenting episode 25 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our final episode of 2020 we press play on the 1993 stop-motion feature 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', directed by Henry Selick and adapted from the poem of the same name by Tim Burton. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson, Laura-Beth Cowley and Joseph Wallace. Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 24 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our twenty-fourth episode we press play on the 2011 Aardman Animations seasonal CG animated feature film 'Arthur Christmas', directed by Sarah Smith and Barry Cook. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 23 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our twenty-third episode we press play on the 1981 mixed-media pseudo-classic 'Dot and Santa Claus', alternately known as 'Around the World with Dot' and directed by Yoram Gross. The film is the first of an eventual eight sequels to the successful 1977 feature film adaptation of the Ethel Pedley children's book 'Dot and the Kangaroo'. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson, Laura-Beth Cowley and Aaron Wood Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 22 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our twenty-second episode we press play on the late Satashi Kon's 2003 Japanese tragicomic holiday anime feature film 'Tokyo Godfathers', which was re-released earlier this year. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Skwigly are proud to present the fifth panel from Visible In Visuals, a new organisation pushing to make the animation and VFX industries more diverse and inclusive through honest, open conversation. Join a panel of LGBTQ+ Animation professionals as they discuss inclusion and diversity in animation from their perspective. Many LGBTQ+ and gender issues are misunderstood in the workplace, so how can we improve our creative spaces and make them safe and inviting to everyone? This panel was recorded in October 2020 Panelists: Ash Hawkins- 3D VFX Animator Kat Seale - Character Animator Hamish Steele - Showrunner and creator of 'Deadendia'/Comic creator Nathan Wilkes- Creative Brand Manager for 'Alphablocks' and 'Numberblocks' Panel organised and chaired by: AJ Wu

Skwigly are proud to present the fourth panel from Visible In Visuals, a new organisation pushing to make the animation and VFX industries more diverse and inclusive through honest, open conversation. How do you find a job in animation and VFX? Where do you find the resources or information you need? In this discussion that took place as part of last month's Cardiff Animation Festival, a diverse panel of creatives working across different roles in animation discuss and answer questions focusing on routes into different careers in animation and advice for those looking to get into the industry. Panel: Bimpe Alliu (VFX Concept Artist), Paula Poveda-Urrutia (Line Producer), Zoran Jankovic (Animation Director), Tanya J Scott (Art Director), Jamie Iles (Storyboard Artist) and Praveen Zacharias (Toon Boom Rigger). Host/Moderator: Hodan Abdi Presented by Lauren Orme Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell Artwork by Becky Peel (courtesy of Cardiff Animation Festival)

Skwigly are proud to present the third panel from Visible In Visuals, a new organisation pushing to make the animation and VFX industries more diverse and inclusive through honest, open conversation. Join a panel of animation professionals from multiple disciplines as they discuss how Brexit will impact their funding, employment, and creative process. From the film exhibition perspective to life as a European freelance animator working in the UK, we cover a multitude of issues and hear their experiences and expectations for our new future outside of the EU. Panel: Rita Sampaio, Tom Box, Steve Henderson, Joseph Wallace and Rebecca Warner-Perry. Chair: Tanya Scott Produced and edited by Tanya Scott and Ben Mitchell

Presenting our landmark 100th episode of the Skwigly podcast! In this episode we meet Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart of Cartoon Saloon, directors of the stunning new feature film 'Wolfwalkers'. We also welcome back previous podcast guest Glen Keane to discuss his new CG feature 'Over the Moon', out now on Netflix, as well as Vanessa Harryhausen, daughter of the legendary Ray Harryhausen and author of the new book 'Ray Harryhausen: Titan of Cinema' accompanying the exhibition of the same name. Also discussed in this episode: The evolution of digital film festivals from various perspectives, upcoming highlights from MAF and CAF, Disney's updated content warnings and the site-breaking popularity of Vivziepop's 'Hazbin Hotel' and 'Helluva Boss' - plus messages from the Skwigly audience. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson, Laura-Beth Cowley and Aaron Wood. Interviews conducted by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell Music by Ben Mitchell

Presenting the sixth episode of 'Intimate Animation' season 3, brought to you by the online animation magazine skwigly.com Join Skwigly's Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley as they explore, discuss and interview the talents behind animation that deals with adult themes of love, relationships and sexuality. In this episode we meet Nadja Andrasev, whose film 'Symbiosis' tells the story of a betrayed wife investigating her husband’s mistresses who finds her jealousy is gradually replaced by curiosity. Having premiered internationally at last year's edition of the Annecy festival the film has gone on to win a multitude of awards including the Zlatko Grgić Award - for best first film made outside of an education institution at Animafest Zagreb this month. Also discussed in this episode: Recent animation festival highlights including 'Betty' (Will Anderson), 'Nox Insomnia' (Guy Charnaux), 'Sex Moves' (Alex Bernas), 'For Baby's Sake' (Emma Lazenby), 'Altötting' (Andreas Hykade), 'Just A Guy' (Shoko Hara) and 'Cwch Deilen'/'Leaf Boat' (Efa Blosse-Mason) as well as BlinkInk/Zombie's recent animated spot for Viagra and J.G. Quintel's new series 'Close Enough'. Presented by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley Interview conducted by Laura-Beth Cowley Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell

Skwigly are proud to present the second panel from Visible In Visuals, a new organisation pushing to make the animation and VFX industries more diverse and inclusive through honest, open conversation. Following on from episode one - 'Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace: A People of Colour Perspective', the second Visible in Visuals panel poses the question "Why is fair and diverse representation within animation important and how can we improve it?" In this panel, representation within animation content - and how these representations impact the audience watching it - is discussed from a POC perspective. Panel: Esther Ajibade, Bimpe Alliu, Mel Garber, Mohamed Orekan, Rizwan Rafiq, Tanya J Scott, Ash Wu and Beverly Yeang Chair: Hodan Abdi Produced and edited by Tanya Scott and Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 21 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our twenty-first episode we press play on Jimmy T. Murakami's 1986 mixed-media adaptation of the Raymond Briggs classic 'When the Wind Blows', produced by John Coates of TVC London. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Skwigly are proud to present the first panel from Visible In Visuals, a new organisation pushing to make the animation and VFX industries more diverse and inclusive through honest, open conversation. Following on from animator Tanya Scott's Skwigly article 'Inclusion & Diversity in UK Animation Workforce: A Response' and subsequent online discussions, the first Visible in Visuals panel focuses on workplace diversity and inclusion from the varying perspectives of panelists Bimpe Alliu, Mohamed Orekan, Rizwan Rafiq and Tanya Scott. 'Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace: A People of Colour Perspective' is moderated by Hodan Abdi. Produced and edited by Tanya Scott and Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 20 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our twentieth episode we press play on the 1998-2000 serialised animated adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales", written and directed by Jonathan Myerson with segments by Aida Zyablikova, Ashley Potter, Dave Antrobus Mic Graves, Joanna Quinn, Valeri Ugarov, Sergei Olifirenko, Damian Gascoigne, Iain Gardner and Deiniol Morris. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 19 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our nineteenth episode we press play on George Dunning's 1968 Beatles film 'Yellow Submarine'. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting the 99th episode of the Skwigly podcast! In this episode we meet some of the talents behind the Disney+ exclusive shorts series 'Short Circuit', an experimental program within Walt Disney Animation Studios. Participating in the roundtable are directors Kendra Vander Vliet ('Downtown'), Trent Correy ('Drop'), Jennifer Stratton ('Zenith') and Jeff Gipson ('Cycles'). Also discussed in this episode: The welcome return of 'Animaniacs', the unwelcome return of 'Ren & Stimpy', the curious pushback against A24's new acquisition 'Hazbin Hotel' and its creator, the early release of 'Mulan' on Disney+, new animation diversity venture Visible in Visuals and the rapid adaptation of the animation festival landscape midst the continuing pandemic. Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson Interview conducted and edited by Steve Henderson Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell Music by Ben Mitchell