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In this episode we welcome acclaimed director Henry Selick, whose work includes the beloved stop-motion feature films The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline. His latest project Wendell and Wild, co-written by comedy-horror visionary Jordan Peele, is released on Netflix October 28th and tells the story of a teenage girl blighted by misfortune who is targeted by scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele) to summon them to the Land of the Living.

Also discussed: New trailers for upcoming animated features My Father’s Dragon and Super Mario Bros., continued excitement for Guillermo del Toro‘s upcoming stop-motion take on Pinocchio, Tonko House‘s new series Oni: Thunder God’s Tale, the mixed fates of Netflix’s animation slate and the online release of Don Hertzfeldt‘s modern classic World of Tomorrow.

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Interview conducted by Laura-Beth Cowley
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell

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In this episode we welcome back Matthew Walker and Jane Davies, directors of Lloyd of the Flies, the latest animated series to come from the much-celebrated Bristol studio Aardman Animations made with support from the BFI Young Audiences Content Fund. Beginning on CITV this week, the project marks the continued expansion of Aardman’s project roster as its first “in-house” CG production with a major brand push planned for the show and its characters.

Lloyd of the Flies shines a light on the weird, wonderful, and sometimes bizarre world of insects and their behaviour. The series follows the adventures of Lloyd B Fly, a housefly and the middle child of 453. Lloyd lives with his parents, his little sister PB and their 225 maggot siblings inside a compost bin they call home. In the series, Lloyd is always accompanied by his best and only friend, Abacus Woodlouse, PB, and eccentric tag-along, Cornea Butterfly. Together they explore the strange world beyond the compost bin, where there is no shortage of lessons for Lloyd to very nearly learn.

Also discussed: The premature demise of the Young Audiences Content Fund, notable projects from the recent Disney D23 Expo, the South Park 25th anniversary concert, excitement for upcoming Netflix features Wendell & Wild and Pinocchio, Mike Judge’s second Beavis & Butt-Head reboot, fake/scam festivals and mysteries surrounding the production circumstances of the new Ren & Stimpy Show.

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Interview conducted by Ben Mitchell
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell

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In this episode we meet Angus MacLane and Galyn Susman, director and producer respectively of Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear which arrives in cinemas June 17th. We also welcome the team behind the recently released Bob’s Burgers Movie – director/writer Loren Bouchard, co-director Bernard Derriman and co-writer/producer Nora Smith.

Also discussed: Reflecting on 10 years of the podcast, upcoming Annecy highlights, the inexplicable Better Call Saul animated spinoff Slippin’ Jimmy, sprawling fandoms and the surprise return of Beavis & Butt-head.

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Interviews conducted by Ryan Gaur and Laura-Beth Cowley
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell

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In this episode we meet Jared Bush and Charise Castro Smith, the directors of Disney’s Encanto coming to Disney+ on December 24th, as well as the film’s producer Clark Spencer. We also welcome directors Jac Hamman and Sarah Scrimgeour, the directors of Magic Light’s Superworm (2:30pm BBC1, Xmas day) as well as Massimo Fenati, director of Eagle Eye Drama’s The Abominable Snow Baby (7:30pm Channel 4, Xmas day).

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In this episode we preview event highlights from this year’s upcoming Manchester Animation Festival, including feature film presentations My Sunny Maad (dir. Michaela Pavlátová) and Flee (dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen), The House WIP, MAF Fellowship Award recipients Jorge R. Gutiérrez and Sandra Equihua’s new series Maya and the Three and the return of the much anticipated/feared Skwigly Animation Quiz.

We also welcome Mikey Please and Dan Ojari to discuss their Aardman/Netflix seasonal short Robin Robin, released November 24th. Written by Ojari, Please and Sam Morrison, the short recently wrapped production at Aardman’s award-winning UK studio and will feature the voice of Bronte Carmichael as the titular Robin alongside Gillian Anderson, Richard E. Grant and Adeel Akhtar.

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Interview conducted by Laura-Beth Cowley
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell

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In this episode we review and discuss highlights from this year’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival, including standout shorts in competition, Mikey Please and Dan Ojari‘s upcoming Aardman/Netflix special Robin Robin, Erick Oh‘s immersive short Namoo, Marq Evans’s Will Vinton documentary ClayDream, Alberto Vázquez‘s Unicorn Wars, Jorge Gutierrez’s Maya and the Three, Netflix’s adult animation slate including the stop-motion anthology series The House.

We also welcome the legendary filmmaking team of Joanna Quinn and Les Mills to discuss their filmography and working history including their latest short Affairs of the Art, which received the Special Jury Distinction for Direction at Annecy.

With Affairs of the Art, director Joanna Quinn and producer/screenwriter Les Mills continue the series of beloved, hilarious and award-winning animated UK films starring Beryl, a 59-year-old factory worker who’s obsessed with drawing and determined to become a hyper-futurist artiste. We also meet her grown son, Colin, a techno geek, her husband, Ifor, now Beryl’s model and muse, and her sister, Beverly, a fanatical narcissist living in LA. Affairs of the Art provides glimpses into Beryl’s, Beverly’s and Colin’s peculiar childhoods, and we see that obsession is in this family’s DNA.

The first co-production between Beryl Productions International and the National Film Board of Canada, Affairs of the Art features Quinn’s signature hand-drawn animation with attitude and Mills’ raucously humorous scenarios, in an endearing romp through one family’s eccentric addictions.

Also discussed this episode: Reflections on ten years of Skwigly for Ben and Steve, the announcement of Robert Morgan‘s feature film debut Stopmotion, the fiddly UX of online animation festivals and the Manchester Animation Festival’s current call-for-entries.

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Interview conducted and edited by Steve Henderson
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell

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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 welcoming 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 – 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

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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: Reboots good and bad, A24’s new acquisition Hazbin Hotel, the early release of Mulan on Disney+ 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

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In this episode we welcome back Kris Pearn, director of the animated feature film adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Willoughbys, released this month on Netflix!

Also discussed in this episode: Lockdown lamentation, MAF’s novel approach to its Call For Entries, the ever-brilliant work of Cardiff Animation Nights and the Stuttgart Animation Festival’s upcoming digital edition.

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Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Interview conducted by Steve Henderson
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell

The Willoughbys is available to watch now on Netflix

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This episode features exclusive post-win chats with some of the awarded attendees:

• Richard Phelan/Will Becher (Aardman‘s Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon, Best Long Form)
• Giovanna Utichi (Blue Zoo’s A Whale’s Tale, Best Original Short Form)
• Danny Capozzi (Aardman’s New Mindset, Best Social Good)
• Sarah Cox (Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep, Best Series)
• Peter Lord (Head of Aardman Animations)
• Roxi Linklater (Aardman rigger and winner of the first BAA Lamb Award)

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In this episode we welcome back Robin Shaw of Lupus Films, director of the Channel 4 animated adaptation of the classic children’s book The Tiger Who Came To Tea by Judith Kerr.

Adapted by Joanna Harrison and featuring the voices of David Oyelowo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tamsin Greig, David Walliams and Paul Whitehouse, the animated special will air in the UK 7:30pm Christmas Eve on Channel 4.

Also discussed in this episode: Playstation plagiarism, animation-themed honeymoons, an overdue panning of Disney’s “live-action” remakes and the animated shorts in the running for 2020 Oscar and BAFTA nominations.

Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley
Interview conducted by Ben Mitchell
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell

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Presenting the 94th episode of the Skwigly podcast!

In this episode we meet Alex Dowding, producer at Amsterdam-based production company Submarine whose projects include the recent Amazon Prime original series Undone, an international co-production with The Tornante Company and Minnow Mountain created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy.

Also discussed in this episode: The strong critical response to Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon, the lukewarm critical response to The Addams Family remake, the growing fondness for Laika’s Missing Link, the fight for the South Park streaming rights, upcoming Manchester Animation Festival highlights, the British Animation Awards and Autour de Minuit‘s Rosto graphic novel campaign.

Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Interview conducted by Ben Mitchell
Edited, produced and music by Ben Mitchell

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In this episode we are excited to bring you an exclusive chat with some of the key filmmaking talents behind Lip Synch, the game-changing series of short films from Aardman Animations. Speaking with Skwigly contributor Alex Dudok de Wit are Peter Lord (Aardman co-founder and director of War Story/Going Equipped), Barry Purves (Next), David Sproxton (Aardman co-founder and series producer) and Richard ‘Golly’ Starzak (Ident).

Also discussed in this episode: The enduring legacy of the animation great Richard Williams – known for such animation milestones as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Animator’s Survival Kit and The Thief and the Cobbler – who sadly passed away this month.

Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Alex Dudok de Wit
Interview conducted by Alex Dudok de Wit
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell

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