Best Skwigly Animation Magazine Podcasts (2025)

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Visible In Visuals Series 2-03 - Women In Commercials 1:19:14

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Skwigly are proud to present the third panel from the second series of Visible In Visuals, an initiative pushing to make the animation and VFX industries more diverse and inclusive through honest, open conversation.When the BBC are looking to close the “gender fame” gap, why are they neglecting the “gender frame gap”? Behind the scenes, women are s…

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Animation One-To-Ones 39 - Paloma Baeza 37:28

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Skwigly presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Steve Henderson in conversation with BAFTA-winning director Paloma Baeza discussing her recent film 'Three Hares', an Archer Gray Production in association with Lupus Films.Based on the book by Hanya Yanagihara and starring Jessie Buckley, 'Three Hares' is a short film that weaves an enchanting creat…

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Animation One-To-Ones 38 - Joanna Quinn 26:55

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Skwigly presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with Oscar-nominated, Cardiff-based animator Joanna Quinn discussing her work with AC4Pal (Animation Community for Palestine), an organisation that came about in support of the laudable efforts of Gaza-based animator Haneen Koraz, who has been running animation workshops …

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Visible In Visuals 2-02 - Colourful Connections 50:55

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Skwigly are proud to present the second panel from the second series of Visible In Visuals, an initiative pushing to make the animation and VFX industries more diverse and inclusive through honest, open conversation.In this episode, Tanya speaks with Chitra Soundar and Nandita Jain about their work creating the Colourful Connections, a network desi…

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Skwigly Podcast 118 - Summer 2025 1:59:31

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Presenting episode 118 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!In this episode we welcome back Genndy Tartakovsky, whose new feature film 'Fixed' is out now on Netflix.From visionary director Genndy Tartakovsky comes “Fixed,” an adult animated comedy about Bull, an average, all-around good dog who discovers he’s going to be neutered in the morning! As the…

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Skwigly at Anima Brussels 2025 Podcast Special 53:28

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Skwigly at Anima, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.comPresented by Steve Henderson.Reporting from Anima 2025, Join Skwigly Editor Steve Henderson as he meets some of the award winning filmmakers who took home awards at Brussels premiere animation event! In this podcast we meet Anne Verbur…

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Animation One-To-Ones 37 - May Kindred-Boothby 18:06

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Skwigly presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring featuring Luzie Lilie in conversation with May Kindred-Boothby, director of the RCA short film 'The Eating of an Orange'.A director, animator and writer based in Bristol, May Kindred-Boothby has worked freelance within animation for around 9 years. Her work focuses on surreal explorations of sexualit…

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Visible In Visuals 2-01 - Can We Survive 2025? 1:09:54

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Skwigly are proud to present the first panel from the second series of Visible In Visuals, an initiative pushing to make the animation and VFX industries more diverse and inclusive through honest, open conversation.Four animation professionals discuss the ups and downs of their careers and how 2025 is shaping up for them personally. Dani Abram, Chr…

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Animation One-To-Ones 36 - David Hutchinson 47:14

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Skwigly presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with David Hutchinson, creator/showrunner of the smash-hit YouTube series 'Boy & Dragon'.In a boundless notebook world lives a brave young knight and his oafish pet Dragon. Together, Boy and Dragon go on bizarre adventures and wreak magical mayhem, all the while…

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Skwigly at MOVE Summit 2025 Podcast Special 54:37

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Skwigly at MOVE Summit 2025 Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.comPresented by Steve Henderson.Live from MOVE Summit 2025, Skwigly Editor Steve Henderson is joined by filmmakers whose works screened in competition at this year's event, including Ana Songel (I Miss Hugs), Joe Hogan (Intermittent Intimacy), Linda Hughes (Fairground Fever), Sa…

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Animation One-To-Ones #35 Adam Elliot (Memoir of a Snail) 18:43

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Steve Henderson in conversation with Adam Elliot, director of Memoir of a SnailThe now Oscar nominated feature film tells the story of Grace Pudel a book-loving, snail-collecting misfit that falls into a series of misfortunes after being separated from her twin brother Gilbert. Despite her hardsh…

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Skwigly Podcast 117 - Winter 2024 (Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl) 2:45:34

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Presenting episode 117 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!In this episode we look back at the incredible world of Wallace & Gromit, whose hotly-anticipated new feature-length outing 'Vengeance Most Fowl' will premiere in the UK on Christmas day!We also welcome the film's co-directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham as well as star Ben Whitehead (voi…

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Animation One-To-Ones 34 - Jeff Fowler 14:40

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ryan Gaur in conversation with Jeff Fowler, director of 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3'.Sonic the Hedgehog returns to the big screen this holiday season in his most thrilling adventure yet. Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike…

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Skwigly Podcast 116 (13/12/2024) - Seasonal Animations 2:14:50

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Presenting the 116th episode of the Skwigly podcast!In this episode we meet some of the talents behind the 2024 holiday animated feature films 'The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland' (director Peter Baynton and producer Ruth Fielding of Lupus Films) and Locksmith Animation's 'That Christmas' (writer Richard Curtis, director Simon Otto and produc…

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Animation One-To-Ones 33 - Job, Joris & Marieke 22:11

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with Job Roggeveen, Joris Oprins and Marieke Blaauw of the Utrecht-based animation studio Job, Joris & Marieke.Graduating as product designers at the Design Academy Eindhoven, the trio came together with a shared interest in storytelling, moving into animation to crea…

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Animation One-To-Ones 32 - JoshCooley 10:47

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Martyn Warren in conversation with Josh Cooley, director of 'Transformers One'.Based on Hasbro’s Transformers™ Action Figures, 'Transformers One' is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fat…

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Skwigly Podcast 115 - Autumn 2024 (Chris Sanders) 1:33:04

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Presenting episode 115 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!In this episode we welcome Chris Sanders, director of the Dreamworks feature 'The Wild Robot' out in UK cinemas now and adapted from Peter Brown’s #1 New York Times bestseller.The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninha…

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Skwigly Podcast 114 - Summer 2024: Cartoon Saloon Special 2:39:30

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Presenting episode 114 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!In this episode we celebrate the incredible talents and output of the Academy Award-nominated, BAFTA/Emmy-winning Cartoon Saloon, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.Founded in 1999 by Paul Young, Tomm Moore and Nora Twomey, the Kilkenny-based studio has produced such celebrated wo…

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Stop Motion: A Skwigly Podcast Special with the BFI 1:36:07

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Stop Motion: A Skwigly Podcast Special featuring Osbert Parker, Joseph Wallace, Robert Morgan & Suzie Templeton, celebrating the BFI Stop Motion Season 2024.Joining Ben & Steve is guest host Justin Johnson, Lead Programmer for the BFI Southbank and one of the brains behind the incredible season showcasing the art of stop motion animation. Stop Moti…

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Animation One-To-Ones 31 - Kelsey Mann & Mark Nielsen 25:29

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Steve Henderson in conversation with Inside Out 2 Director Kelsey Man and Producer Mark Neilsen.The Pixar sequel once more voyages into the mind of Riley and sees the return of joy, sadness, fear, disgust and anger as their girl enters puberty and headquarters sees the introduction of newcomers A…

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Animation One-To-Ones 30 - Torill Kove 26:01

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with Torill Kove, director of the National Film Board of Canada/Mikrofilm short film 'Maybe Elephants'.Hailing from Norway and presently based in Canada, Torill has created such films as the Oscar-winning 'The Danish Poet' and the Oscar nominated 'My Grandmother Irone…

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Skwigly Podcast 113 - Spring 2024 (Robert Morgan) 2:25:50

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Presenting episode 113 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!In this episode we welcome back director Robert Morgan, whose live-action/animation hybrid horror feature film 'Stopmotion' is released on Shudder this month.Starring Aisling Franciosi as haunted stop-motion animator Ella Blake alongside Stella Gonet and Tom York, Stopmotion is written by Robe…

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Skwigly at CAF 2024 Podcast Minisode: Filmmaker's Brunch 3 50:41

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Skwigly are proud to present the third of a three-part series of exclusive podcast minisodes from the 2024 edition of the Cardiff Animation Festival.In episode 2 we hear from attending filmmakers in conversation with Skwigly Editor in Chief Ben Mitchell and Features Writer Dr. Laura-Beth Cowley as part of the festival's Filmmaker Brunch sessions.Fe…

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Skwigly at CAF 2024 Podcast Minisode: Filmmaker's Brunch 2 53:56

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Skwigly are proud to present the second of a three-part series of exclusive podcast minisodes from the 2024 edition of the Cardiff Animation Festival.In episode 2 we hear from attending filmmakers in conversation with Skwigly Editor in Chief Ben Mitchell and Features Writer Dr. Laura-Beth Cowley as part of the festival's Filmmaker Brunch sessions.F…

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Skwigly at CAF 2024 Podcast Minisode: Filmmaker's Brunch 1 50:51

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Skwigly are proud to present the first of a three-part series of exclusive podcast minisodes from the 2024 edition of the Cardiff Animation Festival.In episode 1 we hear from attending filmmakers in conversation with Skwigly Editor in Chief Ben Mitchell and Features Writer Dr. Laura-Beth Cowley as part of the festival's Filmmaker Brunch sessions.Fe…

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Skwigly at the British Animation Awards 2024 1:28:37

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In our latest Skwigly Animation Podcast special we round up the winners of the 2024 edition of the biennial British Animation Awards that took place at London’s BFI Southbank in March.This episode features an exclusive round table chat with some of the winners of the awards:• JuanPe Arroyo of The Line, winner of Best Animation in a Commercial for G…

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Cartoon Movie 2024 Special 1:20:00

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Skwigly at Cartoon Movie 2024 Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.comSpecial guests: Mikkel Brænne Sandemose (The Polar Bear Prince), Marc du Pontavice (Lucy Lost), Patrick Imbert, Johanna Goldschmidt (The Wild Inside) and Tonje Skar Reiersen (Pesta).Presented by Steve Henderson with Ryan GaurInterviews conducted by Ryan GaurProduced and edi…

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Animation One-To-Ones 29 - Pablo Berger 27:45

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ryan Gaur in conversation with Pablo Berger, director of the animated feature 'Robot Dreams'.Having premiered at Cannes followed by a warmly-received run of festival screenings across the world (picking up an Annecy cristal, Goya Award, Annie Award and a Best Animated Feature nomination at this y…

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Skwigly at Anima Brussels 2024 Podcast Special 46:41

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Skwigly at Anima, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.comPresented by Steve Henderson.Live from Anima 2024, Join Skwigly Editor Steve Henderson as he meets some of the award winning filmmakers who took home awards at Brussels premiere animation event! In this podcast we meet Volker Schlecht,…

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Skwigly at MOVE Summit 2024 Podcast Special 50:33

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Skwigly at MOVE Summit 2024 Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.comPresented by Steve Henderson.Live from MOVE Summit 2024, Skwigly Editor Steve Henderson and guests shine a spotlight on Scottish animation and explore some of the stories behind the stories of project such as Musical Storyland, Dog Squad, Roots & Fruits and The Brilliant Worl…

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Animation One-To-Ones 28 - Bret Parker & Pete Barma 26:34

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Mel Cionco in conversation with Bret Parker and Pete Barma, discussing their Oscar-shortlisted animated short film 'Pete'.With over 25 years of experience at Pixar Animation Studios, Bret has animated on such animated feature film classics as 'Finding Nemo', 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille', m…

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Skwigly Podcast 112 - Winter 2023 2:20:46

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Presenting episode 112 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!In this episode we welcome back director Sam Fell alongside producer Leyla Hobart to discuss their much-anticipated Aardman sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (out now on Netflix).We also welcome back director Robin Shaw and producer Ruth Fielding of Lupus Films to hear about their seasona…

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Independent Animation 11 - Glitch Productions 32:59

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In the eleventh episode of 'Independent Animation', our companion podcast series to the Skwigly tie-in book 'Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films' (Taylor & Francis/CRC Press), Skwigly contributor Mel Cionco speaks with Jasmine Yang, General Manager and Development Producer at Glitch Productions.One of A…

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Animation One-To-Ones 27 - ND Stevenson 31:42

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ryan Gaur in conversation with ND Stevenson, discussing the Netflix feature film adaptation of his Eisner-winning graphic novel 'Nimona'Released on Netflix earlier this year, the world of 'Nimona' began with Stevenson’s National Book Award-nominated and New York Times best-selling graphic novel t…

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Independent Animation 10 - Joseph Wallace 58:43

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In the tenth episode of 'Independent Animation', our companion podcast series to the Skwigly tie-in book 'Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films' (Taylor & Francis/CRC Press), we catch up with Joseph Wallace whose independent stop-motion short film 'Salvation Has No Name' was released online earlier this y…

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Animation One-To-Ones 26 - Walt Dohrn 21:02

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Martyn Warren in conversation with Walt Dohrn, discussing the latest chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s blockbuster musical franchise: 'Trolls Band Together'. The third film in the series continues the adventures of Poppy, played by Anna Kendrick, and Branch, played by Justin Timberlake, now a cou…

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Skwigly Podcast 111 - Autumn 2023 1:44:53

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Presenting episode 111 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!In this episode we welcome Charles Huettner, Sean Buckelew and Benjy Brooke of Green Street Pictures, whose new series 'Scavengers Reign' will kick off this month on Max. In 'Scavengers Reign', the brainchild of visionary creators Joe Bennett and Charles Huettner, the remaining crew of a damag…

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Independent Animation 09 - Signe Baumane 1:00:50

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In the ninth episode of 'Independent Animation', our companion podcast series to the Skwigly tie-in book 'Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films' (Taylor & Francis/CRC Press), we welcome back Signe Baumane to discuss her latest indie animated feature film 'My Love Affair with Marriage', which is about to e…

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Skwigly Podcast 110 - Peter Sohn and Denise Ream 1:43:16

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Presenting episode 110 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!In this episode we welcome Peter Sohn and Denise Ream, director and producer respectively of the latest Disney/Pixar feature film 'Elemental'.Also discussed: Annecy highlights, MAF developments, the return of 'Futurama' and the strange new phenomenon of animators being spotted in the wild, Pre…

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Animation One-To-Ones 25 - Janice Nadeau 37:58

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with Janice Nadeau.Continuing her relationship with the National Film Board of Canada and French animation studio Folimage, Janice has recently followed up on her short films 'No Fish Where to Go' (2014) and 'Mamie' (2016) with 'Harvey', which plays in competition thi…

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Animation One-To-Ones 24 - Janet Perlman 30:29

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with Janet Perlman.With a solid filmography of funny, quirky animated films under her belt, including 'My Favourite Things That I Love', 'Penguins Behind Bars', 'Invasion of the Space Lobsters' and the Oscar nominated 'Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin', Janet’s work …

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Animation One-To-Ones 23 - Magdalena Osinska 22:22

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ryan Gaur in conversation with Magdalena Osinska, director at Aardman Animations.Magdalena directed the recently released ‘I Am Your Mother’ which blends together the expansive universe of the Star Wars franchise with the look, wit and ingenuity of the much loved UK studio Aardman. The short sees…

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Independent Animation 08 - Lackadaisy (Tracy Butler and Fable Siegel) 39:15

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In the eighth episode of 'Independent Animation', our companion podcast series to the Skwigly tie-in book 'Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films' (Taylor & Francis/CRC Press), Skwigly contributor Mel Cionco meets Tracy Butler and Fable Siegel, the creative duo behind the smash-hit indie animated short fil…

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Skwigly Podcast 109 - Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby and Domee Shi 1:56:15

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Presenting episode 109 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!In this episode we welcome thrice-Oscar-nominated directing duo Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, whose body of work includes the incredible NFB short films 'When the Day Breaks' and 'Wild Life', speaking about their career and their latest project 'The Flying Sailor', loosely based on real event…

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Animation One-To-Ones 22 - Rich Magallanes 32:23

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Mel Cionco in conversation with veteran TV animation executive Rich Magallanes. Having dedicated 20+ years to creating content for children, Rich has served as lead Content Creator, Developer, Showrunner, and Executive Producer for high-profile networks such as Nickelodeon, Saban Brands, Funrise …

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Skwigly at Cartoon Movie 2023 Podcast Special 1:02:02

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Skwigly at Cartoon Movie 2023 Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.comPresented by Steve Henderson.Special guests: Alberto Vázquez (Decorado)Matisse González Jordán (Cursed Children) André Pereira (The Bird Kingdom) & Mark Mullery & Paul Young (Julián)Produced and edited by Steve HendersonMusic by Ben Mitchell…

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Animation One-To-Ones 21 - Alex Davy 44:10

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Penny Whitehouse in conversation with Alex Davy, storyboard artist and director at Blue Zoo.Born in London and based in Newcastle, Alex’s work includes storyboarding for BBC Bitesize (Arcus Studios), 'Incredible Ant' (Wildseed Studios), 'Norman Picklestripes' (Factory-Create) and a range of shows…

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Animation One-To-Ones 20 - Everett Downing Jr & Patrick Harpin 23:06

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with Academy Award®-winning director Everett Downing Jr. ('Hair Love') and story artist/writer Patrick Harpin. The pair have recently joined forces to create and exec produce 'My Dad the Bounty Hunter', a new animated action-comedy Netflix series that drops today.The …

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Independent Animation 07 - Sean Buckelew 48:05

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In the seventh episode of 'Independent Animation', our companion podcast series to the Skwigly tie-in book 'Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films' (Taylor & Francis/CRC Press), we welcome back Sean Buckelew to discuss his latest indie animated short film 'Drone', which is released online February 5th.Prod…

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Animation One-To-Ones 19 - Richard Linklater & Tommy Pallotta 24:33

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Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with Academy Award®-nominee Richard Linklater, director, writer and producer of the Netflix film 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' as well as co-producer and Head of Animation Tommy Pallotta.The film, presented in a uniquely elaborate 2D animation style that combine…