Presenting the 83rd episode of the Skwigly podcast!

In this episode we meet Trevor Jimenez, director of the short film 'Weekends' that recently won the Jury Award and Audience Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival as well as ten other festival awards and counting.

Presently playing in competition at Anima Mundi, upcoming screenings include Animation Block Party, Fantoche and Anibar.

Also discussed in this episode: The reaction to She-Ra's redesign, Annecy and S.A.S. highlights, Brad Bird vs. bloggers, the premiere of 'Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires' and Vice's bizarre 'Simpsons' article.

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson

Interview conducted by Steve Henderson

Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell

Music by Ben Mitchell and Wez Allard

Presenting the 82nd episode of the Skwigly podcast!

In this episode we welcome special guests Gillian Lacey (Assistant Animator, subsequently of the Leeds Animation Workshop and the NFTS) and Lynn Mitchell (Cel Painter) who reflect on their experiences of working on George Dunning's animated fantasy adventure "Yellow Submarine", which this month celebrates the 50th anniversary of its original theatrical release.

The film will be re-released in cinemas across the UK for a special one-day event this Sunday (July 8th), to be followed by several special screenings in the coming months as part of Anim18.

Also discussed in this episode: The legacy of Smallfilms founder Peter Firmin whose own body of work (alongside co-founder Oliver Postgate) included such classic UK series as "Ivor The Engine", "Noggin The Nog", "The Clangers" and "Bagpuss".

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson

Interviews conducted by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley

Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell

Music by Ben Mitchell

Presenting the 81st episode of the Skwigly podcast!

In this episode we're thrilled to welcome animation power couple Alison Snowden and David Fine, whose short filmography includes the Oscar-nominated "Second Class Mail" and the Oscar-winning "Bob's Birthday" that inspired the hit TV series "Bob and Margaret".

Alison and David have returned to the world of shorts with "Animal Behaviour", their first in twenty years produced with the National Film Board of Canada and screeening this month at Animafest Zagreb, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival and the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson

Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell

Music by Ben Mitchell

Presenting the 80th episode of the Skwigly podcast!

In this episode we report from the first Cardiff Animation Festival and chat with key members of the team behind "Isle of Dogs":

•Kim Keukeleire, lead animator

•Josh Flynn, fabricator

•Kerry Dyer, head of puppet hospital

•Tim Allen, key animator

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson with Lauren Orme and Dani Abram

Interviews conducted by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley

Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell

Music by Ben Mitchell

Skwigly are proud to present a series of exclusive podcast minisodes from the first edition of the Cardiff Animation Festival.

In episode 3 we hear from attending filmmakers in conversation with Ben Mitchell as part of the festival's Filmmaker Brunch sessions.

Featured in this episode:

Sophie Dutton & Jake Harvey - 'Lost'

Anna Eijsbouts - 'Hate For Sale'

Somnath Pal - 'Death of a Father'

Produced, presented and edited by Ben Mitchell

Thanks to Lauren Orme

Skwigly are proud to present a series of exclusive podcast minisodes from the first edition of the Cardiff Animation Festival.

In episode 2 we hear from attending filmmakers in conversation with Ben Mitchell as part of the festival's Filmmaker Brunch sessions.

Featured in this episode:

Dotty Kultys - 'The Hunchback and the Swan'

Thomas White - 'Cretin'

Yoni Salmon - 'Niggun'

Ilenia Cotardo - 'Lemon and Elderflower'

Evgenia Golubeva - 'I Want to Live in the Zoo'

Produced, presented and edited by Ben Mitchell

Thanks to Lauren Orme

Skwigly are proud to present a series of exclusive podcast minisodes from the first edition of the Cardiff Animation Festival.

In episode 1 we hear from attending filmmakers in conversation with Ben Mitchell as part of the festival's Filmmaker Brunch sessions.

Featured in this episode:

Phil Brookes - Composer, 'Enough'

Roos Mattaar - Animator, 'Sparks: Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)'

Myles McLeod - 'Marfa'

Oscar Barany - 'Thirsty'

Christina S. Nerland - 'Leave A Print'

Produced, presented and edited by Ben Mitchell

Thanks to Lauren Orme

Presenting the 79th episode of the Skwigly podcast!

Special guests:

•Simon Tofield, creator of the online sensation "Simon's Cat" that celebrated its tenth anniversary this year.

Presented/edited by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson

Produced by Ben Mitchell

Music by Ben Mitchell

In the third 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 meet David OReilly who, in the past decade, has amassed a significant fanbase through his independently-produced auteur animation projects 'Please Say Something' and 'The External World' among others.

More recently David's work has expanded into abstract gaming experiences with 2014's 'Mountain' and last year's 'Everything'.

Written, presented and produced by Ben Mitchell

Music by Ben Mitchell

Additional music from 'The External World' composed by Bram Meindersma

Soundtrack available at http://www.davidoreilly.com/downloads/

Presenting the 78th episode of the Skwigly podcast!

Special guests:

•Paloma Baeza and Ser En Low, director and producer respectively of the NFTS graduation film 'Poles Apart' which this year earned the school its fifth consecutive BAFTA for Best Short Animation.

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson

Interview conducted by Laura-Beth Cowley

Produced & edited by Ben Mitchell

Music by Ben Mitchell