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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'. Pr...

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...

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 p...

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 a...

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...

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...

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 representatio...

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...

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 Mo...

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...

Presenting episode 18 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our eighteenth episode we press play on Sam Fell and Chris Butler’s 2012 stop-motion feature film 'ParaNorman', the second film from the acclaimed LAIKA Studios. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 17 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our seventeenth episode we press play on Roger Mainwood’s 2016 feature film adaptation of the Raymond Briggs classic 'Ethel & Ernest'. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 16 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our sixteenth episode we press play on Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s 2009 CG feature 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 15 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our fifteenth episode we press play on Mark Osborne’s 2015 feature film adaptation of the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry classic 'The Little Prince'. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 14 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our fourteenth episode we press play on Martin Rosen's 1978 feature film adaptation of the Richard Adams classic "Watership Down". Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 13 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our thirteenth episode we're joined by guest Joseph Wallace as we press play on Henry Selick's 1996 stop-motion feature film adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic "James and the Giant Peach". Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson, Laura-Beth Cowley and Joseph Wallace Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 12 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our twelfth episode we press play on Wes Anderson's stop-motion feature film "Isle of Dogs", released in 2018. For more on the making of the film check out some of our interviews with the filmmaking talents in episode 80 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/skwigly/skwigly-podcast-80 Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve H...

Presenting episode 11 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our eleventh episode we press play on Aardman's first full-length stop-motion feature film "Chicken Run", directed by Nick Park and Peter Lord and released in 2000. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting the fifth 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 Prague-based directorial duo Michaela Mihályi and David Štumpf, whos...

Presenting episode 10 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our tenth episode we press play on the 1989 feature film adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The BFG", directed by Brian Cosgrove. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 9 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our ninth episode we press play on the 1999 feature film "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" directed by Trey Parker. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 8 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our eighth episode we press play on Tim Burton and Mike Johnson's 2005 stop-motion feature film "Corpse Bride". Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell