It is one of the biggest animation festivals on the global calendar, Manchester Animation Festival, returns in November and it’s even more packed than ever.

Walt Disney and Industrial Light and Magic are among some of the big names attending this year, as the Festival celebrates all aspects of the animation sector. It also has an exclusive preview of the next big Netflix animation - could it rival K-Pop Demon Hunters?

On this week’s podcast we talk about that, and also Greater Manchester’s rich history of animation, from the likes of Cosgrove Hall to Epic’s cutting edge MetaHumans.

We also discuss some of the big issues facing the sector, not least GenAI and how the Festival is pulling together a survey to demonstrate the importance of animation to the region.

All that and much more on today’s podcast.

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