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Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 119 - Winter 2025Presenting episode 119 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!
In this episode we welcome Liane-Cho Han and Maïlys Vallade, who join the podcast to discuss their film 'Little Amélie or the Character of Rain'.
Also discussed: The launch of Skwigly pal Gareth Cavanagh's Square Window Podcast, The Simpsons x Fortnite crossover and the cursed history of Simpsons video game tie-ins, Mike Judge's laudable reboots of 'King of the Hill' and 'Beavis and Butt-Head', recent festival funtimes at Encounters, Overlap, MAF and LIAF and preview the year's animated holiday specials. We also review Michel Gondry's 'Maya, Give Me a Title', 'Common Si...
2025-12-182h 13
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at Anima Brussels 2025 Podcast SpecialSkwigly at Anima, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented 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 Verburer, the director of The Golden Donkey, Pierre-Luc Granjon, the director of The Night Boots and to Violette Delvoye, the director of The Mud Under My Window as well as finding out more about the animation festival that takes place in the heart of Europe.
Produced and...
2025-07-1553 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at MOVE Summit 2025 Podcast SpecialSkwigly at MOVE Summit 2025 Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented 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), Sammi Duong (Revival – Unnatural Causes), and Dave Anderson (Baby on Board. The Dark Web Catbot).
Produced and edited by Steve Henderson
Music by Ben Mitchell
2025-03-1254 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 115 - Autumn 2024 (Chris Sanders)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 uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
Also discussed in this episode: Remembering Emma Calder, upcoming Manchester Animation Festival highlights, Cardiff Animation Festival's...
2024-10-281h 33
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 114 - Summer 2024: Cartoon Saloon SpecialPresenting 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 work as the feature films The Secret of Kells, Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner, My Father's Dragon and Wolfwalkers, shorts including Late Afternoon, From Darkness, Somewhere Down The Line and Old Fangs as well as the beloved TV series Puffin Rock.
This podcast retrospective digs into the Skwigly archives to...
2024-09-232h 39
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at CAF 2024 Podcast Minisode: Filmmaker's Brunch 3Skwigly 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.
Featured in this episode:
Josh Hicks - 'Spectre of the Bear'
Tova Persson - 'Offerlamm'
Hoching Kwok - 'When Cicadas Sing'
Gus Andrews - 'Whale Fall'
Qianhui Yu - 'In My Garden'
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Thanks to...
2024-05-0850 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at CAF 2024 Podcast Minisode: Filmmaker's Brunch 2Skwigly 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.
Featured in this episode:
Tanya J Scott - 'The Wolf of Custer'
Gerald Conn - 'Inner Polar Bear'
Hannah Fisher - 'Disparate Threads'
Naomi Crame - 'Rainbow Junktion'
Lleucu Non - 'Painkiller'
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Thanks to...
2024-05-0753 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at CAF 2024 Podcast Minisode: Filmmaker's Brunch 1Skwigly 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.
Featured in this episode:
Samantha Moore - 'Visible Mending'
Greg McLeod - 'Mee and Burd'
Robert Brown - 'Clowning Around'
Katie King - 'Made For Duties Overseas'
Faye Craig - 'Sour Days'
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Thanks to...
2024-05-0650 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at Anima Brussels 2024 Podcast SpecialSkwigly at Anima, the Brussels International Animation Film Festival Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented 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, director of The Waiting, Wild Tale director Aline Quertain and Wander to Wonder director Nina Gantz and Director of Photography Steven Fredrickx as well as finding out more about what is described as the most welcoming animation festival around!
Produced and edited by Steve Henderson
Music...
2024-04-0246 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at MOVE Summit 2024 Podcast SpecialSkwigly at MOVE Summit 2024 Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented 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 World of Tom Gates.
With special guests Rhona Drummond (Eyebolls) Lucy Teire (Interference Pattern) Micky MacPherson (Plum Films) & Ron Henry (Wild Child)
Produced and edited by Steve Henderson
Music by Ben Mitchell
2024-02-2950 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at Cartoon Movie 2023 Podcast SpecialSkwigly at Cartoon Movie 2023 Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented 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 Henderson
Music by Ben Mitchell
2023-03-171h 02
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast: Summer 2021 (21/06/2021) - Joanna Quinn & Les MillsPresenting episode 102 of the Skwigly Animation Podcast!
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', wh...
2021-06-212h 23
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 100 (23/10/2020) - Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart, Glen Keane and Vanessa HarryhausenPresenting 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 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...
2020-10-232h 08
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Film Club 21 - When the Wind BlowsPresenting 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
2020-09-041h 21
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Film Club 20 - The Canterbury TalesPresenting 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 Morris.
Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley
Produced by Ben Mitchell
2020-08-211h 25
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Film Club 19 - Yellow SubmarinePresenting 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
2020-08-141h 30
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 99 (10/08/2020) - Disney's Short CircuitPresenting 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 episode: The welcome return of 'Animaniacs', the unwelcome return of 'Ren & Stimpy', the curious pushback against A24's new acquisition 'Hazbin Hotel' and its creator, the early release of 'Mulan' on Disney+, new animation diversity venture Visible in Visuals and the rapid adaptation...
2020-08-111h 52
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Film Club 18 - ParaNormanPresenting 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
2020-08-071h 33
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Film Club 17 - Ethel & ErnestPresenting 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
2020-07-311h 35
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Film Club 12 - Isle of DogsPresenting 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 Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley
Produced by Ben Mitchell
2020-06-261h 36
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Film Club 01 - It's Such A Beautiful DayPresenting the first of a brand new Skwigly podcast - the Skwigly Animation Film Club!
In our inaugural episode we press play on Don Hertzfeldt's 2013 feature "It's Such a Beautiful Day", recently made available to watch for free by the director. The festival favourite combines two of Hertzfeldt's short films "Everything will be Okay" and "I am so Proud of You" with a third instalment to tell the tale of Bill, a man who takes a cerebral voyage in the face of death as he tackles a debilitating disease.
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Produced by Ben Mitchell
2020-04-031h 07
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at Cartoon Movie 2020 Podcast SpecialSkwigly at Cartoon Movie 2020 Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson.
Special guests: Camilla Deakin and Ruth Fielding (Molesworth)Jericca Cleland (Raven Girl & I Broke Paradise) Claus Toksvig Kjaer (Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary) Joost van den Bosch & Erik Verkerk (The GrowCoDile) Richard Van Den Boom (The Legacy of the Depanurges) & Jim Capobianco (The Inventor)
Produced and edited by Steve Henderson
Music by Ben Mitchell
2020-03-1559 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 92 (26/08/2019) - Peter Lord, Barry Purves, David Sproxton & Richard 'Golly' StarzakPresenting the 92nd episode of the Skwigly podcast!
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...
2019-08-272h 23
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 72 (07/06/2017) - Eva CvijanovićThe 72nd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guest: Eva Cvijanović, director of the NFB/Bonobo short film "Hedgehog's Home", adapted from the classic Branko Ćopić children's storybook.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2017-06-0748 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 71 (23/05/2017) - Michaël Dudok de WitThe 71st Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guest: Michaël Dudok de Wit, director of the Oscar winning 'Father and Daughter' and the Oscar-nominated 'The Red Turtle'.
Produced & Edited by Steve Henderson
Music by Ben Mitchell
2017-05-241h 01
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 70 (04/04/2017) - 5 Year AnniversaryPresenting the 70th episode and five-year anniversary of the Skwigly Animation Podcast, brought to you by the online animation magazine skwigly.com
Behold a merry compilation of conversational snippets, musings, waxins philosophical, angry rants and inexplicable stories.
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson with Katie Steed and Julia Young
Music by Ben Mitchell and Wez Allard
Produced by Ben Mitchell
2017-04-041h 28
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 69 (15/03/2017) - Graham AnnableThe 69th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guest: Graham Annable, Oscar-nominated co-director of LAIKA's 'The Boxtrolls' and creator of Grickle.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2017-03-1557 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 68 (22/02/2017) - Robert ValleyThe 68th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guest: Robert Valley, director of the Annie Award-winning, Oscar-nominated 'Pear Cider and Cigarettes'.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2017-02-2252 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 67 (02/02/2017) - Rune SpaansThe 67th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guest: Rune Spaans, director of 'The Absence of Eddy Table' which screens at the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival this month.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2017-02-0250 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 66 (19/01/2017) - Patrick OsborneThe 66th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guest: Patrick Osborne, director of the Oscar-winning 'Feast' (Disney) and 'Pearl' for Google ATAP's Spotlight Stories series, recently shortlisted for an Oscar nomination.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2017-01-1941 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 65 (04/01/2017) - Outtake Special 2Happy new year from the Skwigly Podcast!
We're kicking off 2017 Denis Norden style with our second outtakes special. Peer behind the curtain of the Skwigly Podcast's stark professionalism to see the rambling mess of reality. Warning: Non-sequiters, blathering, stammering and adolescent ribaldry lie herein.
"Presented" by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley.
2017-01-0437 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglyAnimation Composed - A Skwigly Podcast SpecialPresenting Animation Composed, a Skwigly Online Animation Magazine podcast special focusing on the harmonious relationship between music and animation.
In this podcast Skwigly Managing Director Ben Mitchell and contributor Wez Allard bring you over two hours of exclusive composer interviews and standout music selections showcasing music written specifically for animation projects.
Featuring special guests:
•John Erik Kaada (AKA Kaada) - Norwegian multi-instrumental composer/performer whose discography includes the solo releases 'Thank You For Giving Me Your Valuable Time', 'Music For Moviebikers' and 'Junkyard Nostalgias' as well as the Kaada/Patton albums Romances and this year's 'Bacteria Cult'. Kaada's work as a...
2016-12-292h 21
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 64 (21/12/2016) - Jamie Badminton, Joanna Harrison, Robin Shaw & Michael RoseThe 64th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley
Special guests:
•Jamie Badminton (Karrot Entertainment) - co-director of "Snowy Day"
•Joanna Harrison & Robin Shaw (Lupus Films) - directors of "We're Going on a Bear Hunt"
•Michael Rose (Magic Light Pictures) - co-producer of "Revolting Rhymes"
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell and Wez Allard
2016-12-211h 33
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 63 (14/12/2016) - Ron Clements & John MuskerThe 63rd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guests: Ron Clements and John Musker, directors of the latest Disney feature film 'Moana'.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-12-1451 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 62 (30/11/2016) - Ann Marie FlemingThe 62nd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guest: Ann Marie Fleming, multi-award winning director of films including 'I Was A Child of Holocaust Survivors' and 'The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam'. Her most recent animated NFB feature film 'Window Horses' is an exploration of the arts culture of Iran, with poetry brought to life by several contributing Canadian animators including Kevin Langdale, Janet Perlman, Lillian Chan, Louise Johnson, Kunal Sen, Jody Kramer and Shira Avni among others. Having recently won Best BC Film and Best Canadian Film at...
2016-11-3045 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at the Dublin Animation Film Festival 2016 Podcast SpecialSkwigly at the Dublin Animation Film Festival 2016 Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson.
Special guests: Barry O'Donaghue (Barley Films), Duke Johnson (Anomalisa)
Produced and edited by Steve Henderson
Music by Wesley Allard and Ben Mitchell
Thanks to Fionnughuala Ni Neil and Kristina Yee
2016-10-3150 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 61 (26/10/2016) - Roger Mainwood & Robin ShawThe 61st Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guests: Roger Mainwood and Robin Shaw, director and art director respectively of the animated feature film adaptation of the Raymond Briggs classic 'Ethel & Ernest'.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell & Erik Satie ('Gnossienne No. 1', performed by Ben Mitchell)
2016-10-261h 15
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 60 (05/10/2016) - Peter Firmin & Daniel PostgateThe 60th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Guest interviewer: Neil Whitman
Special guests:
•Peter Firmin, co-founder (with Oliver Postgate) of Smallfilms whose legacy of British television animation classics include 'Bagpuss', 'The Clangers', 'Noggin the Nog' and 'Ivor the Engine'.
•Daniel Postgate, son of Oliver Postgate and executive producer/writer on the recent 'Clangers' revival, presently in production on its second series.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-10-0547 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 59 (21/09/2016) - Travis KnightThe 59th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guest: Travis Knight, LAIKA CEO and Lead Animator on the studio's hit feature films 'Coraline', 'ParaNorman' and 'The Boxtrolls', discussing his directorial debut 'Kubo and the Two Strings', out in cinemas now.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-09-2148 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 58 (07/09/2016) - Aardman Animations 40th AnniversaryThe 58th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guests: the talents behind Aardman Animations, which this month celebrates its 40th anniversary. Returning to the podcast are previous guests and Aardman co-founders Peter Lord and David Sproxton, with 'Wallace and Gromit' and 'Creature Comforts' creator Nick Park making his first appearance.
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-09-081h 32
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 57 (24/08/2016) - 'Ren & Stimpy' 25th AnniversaryThe 57th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guests: the talents behind 'The Ren & Stimpy Show', which debuted on Nickelodeon 25 years ago this month. As well as revisiting prior podcast appearances from series creator John Kricfalusi and voice talent Billy West, this episode features new interviews with:
•Jim Gomez (Writer/Layout artist)
•Stephen DeStefano (Background designer/layout artist/storyboard artist)
•Bob Jaques (Animation director, Carbunkle Cartoons)
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-08-242h 18
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 56 (10/08/2016) - The Little PrinceThe 56th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guests: the talents behind the stop-motion sequences of Mark Osborne's feature film adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 'The Little Prince'
•Anthony Scott (Lead Animator)
•Corinne Merrell (Art Director)
•Jamie Caliri (Creative Director)
•Alexander Juhasz (Character Designer/Production Designer)
Interview conducted by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-08-101h 29
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 55 (27/07/2016) - Paul DriessenThe 55th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guest: Paul Driessen, multi-award-winning veteran animation director whose filmography includes 'The Boy Who Saw the Iceberg', 'Oedipus', '2D or Not 2D', the Oscar-nominated 'Three Misses' and his latest short 'Cat Meets Dog'
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-07-271h 00
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 54 (13/07/2016) - Michael Thurmeier & Lori ForteThe 54th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell, Wesley Allard and Steve Henderson.
Special guests: Mike Thurmeier (director) and Lori Forte (producer), the team behind the 'Ice Age' movie series whose latest installment 'Ice Age: Collision Course' is released in the UK this week.
Produced by Ben Mitchell
Edited by Ben Mitchell & Wesley Allard
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-07-131h 13
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 53 (29/06/2016) - Finding Dory/PiperThe 53rd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guests:
Andrew Stanton (director) & Lindsey Collins (producer) of Disney/Pixar's 'Finding Dory'
Alan Barillaro (director) & Marc Sondheimer (producer) of the Pixar short 'Piper'.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-06-291h 15
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 52 (15/06/2016) - Chris RenaudThe 52nd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson with Katie Steed and Julia Young.
Special guest: Chris Renaud, director of the Illumination film 'The Secret Life of Pets', premiering this week at the Annecy International Animation Festival
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-06-1539 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 51 (01/06/2016) - Bill Plympton (Plymptoons)The 51st Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Special guest: Bill Plympton of Plymptoons, discussing his latest upcoming features "Hitler's Folly" and "Revengeance"
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-06-0246 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 50 (18/05/2016) - Joe Brumm (Studio Joho)The 50th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell with Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley
Special guest: Joe Brumm of Studio Joho ('The Meek', 'Tinderella', 'Paperman Threesome')
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Interviewer: Laura-Beth Cowley
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-05-181h 23
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 49 (04/05/2016) - Conor Whelan ('Snowfall')The 49th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guest: Conor Whelan, director of the multi-award-winning short film 'Snowfall'
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Interviewer: Laura-Beth Cowley
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-05-0459 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 48 (20/04/2016) - RostoThe 48th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guest: Rosto, director, multimedia artist and creator of the 'Mind My Gap' universe that has yielded a number of acclaimed animated shorts including '(the rise an fall of the legendary) Anglobilly Feverson', 'No Place Like Home', 'Lonely Bones', 'The Monster of Nix' and his most recent film 'Splintertime'.
http://www.rostoad.com/
http://www.mindmygap.com/
http://www.monsterofnix.com/
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Opening music: 'Splintertime' performed by Thee Wreckers
https://soundcloud.com/thee-wreckers/splintertime-snippet
Used with permission
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2016-04-2057 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 47 - Felix Massie (06/04/2016)The 47th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guest: Felix Massie, animation director for Aardman, Arthur Cox and Nexus whose films include 'Keith Reynolds Can't Make It Tonight', 'In The Air is Christopher Gray' and the interactive 'Rain or Shine' for Google ATAP's 'Spotlight Stories' series.
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-04-061h 11
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 46 (23/03/2016) - Charlie Kaufman & Duke JohnsonThe 46th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guests: Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, directors of 'Anomalisa'
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-03-2343 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly at the British Animation Awards 2016 Podcast SpecialSkwigly at the British Animation Awards 2016 Podcast Special, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson.
Special guests: Steve Boot, Bexie Bush, Henry Dunbar, Cat Hayes, Katie Lenton, Arran Murphy, Markus Vad Flaaten, Rory Waudby-Tolley, Colin Williams.
Produced and edited by Steve Henderson
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-03-1626 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 45 (09/03/2016) - HolbrooksThe 45th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guests: Tom Brown and Daniel Gray of Holbrooks ('teeth', 't.o.m.').
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-03-0953 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 44 (24/02/2016) - Dice ProductionsThe 44th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guests: Louis Hudson and Ian Ravenscroft of Dice Productions ('All Consuming Love (Man In A Cat)', 'Don't Fear Death', 'DuckManBoy').
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-02-241h 14
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 43 (10/02/2016) - Elliot CowanThe 43rd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guests: Elliot Cowan, director of 'The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead'.
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-02-1156 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 42 (27/01/2016) - Rauch Bros. AnimationThe 42nd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guests: Mike and Tim Rauch of Rauch Bros. Animation, whose work includes the animated documentary series StoryCorps.
Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-01-2853 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 41 (13/01/2016) - Don Bluth & Gary GoldmanThe 41st Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guests: Don Bluth & Gary Goldman, the team behind the classic features 'The Land Before Time', 'All Dogs Go to Heaven' and 'An American Tail' as well as the animated arcade classic 'Dragon's Lair'.
Produced by Ben Mitchell
Edited by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Music by Ben Mitchell
2016-01-131h 34
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 40 (30/12/2015) - Outtake SpecialHappy new year from the Skwigly Podcast!
We're closing out the year Denis Norden style with our first ever outtakes special. Peer behind the curtain of the Skwigly Podcast's stark professionalism to see the rambling mess of reality. Warning: Non-sequiters, blathering, stammering and adolescent ribaldry lie herein.
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson with Laura-Beth Cowley and Aidan McAteer
2015-12-2940 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 38 (16/11/2015) - Sheldon Cohen & Rhiannon EvansThe 38th episode of the Skwigly Animation Podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Special guests:
•Sheldon Cohen, director of the BAFTA-winning National Film Board of Canada film 'The Sweater' discussing his most recent NFB film 'My Heart Attack'
•Rhiannon Evans, director of 'Heartstrings' and the NFTS graduation film 'Fulfilament'
Presented by Ben Mitchell, Laura-Beth Cowley and Steve Henderson
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2015-11-161h 03
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 37 (04/11/2015) - Sam ('Pos Eso')The 37th episode of the Skwigly Animation Podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Special guest:
•Samuel Ortí Martí - AKA Sam, director of the Spanish stop-motion feature film 'Pos Eso'
Presented by Steve Henderson, Ben Mitchell and Katie Steed
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Music by Ben Mitchell and Wez Allard
2015-11-041h 17
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 36 (21/10/2015) - Phil Chalk (Factory) & Seb Burnett (Rumpus)The 36th episode of the Skwigly Animation Podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Special guests:
•Phil Chalk - Managing Director of Factory, the studio behind 'Newzoids', 'Strange Hill High', 'The Clangers' and most recently 'Scream Street'.
•Seb Burnett - Creative Director of Rumpus Animation and creator of Bertram Fiddle, whose second interactive animated adventure 'A Bleaker Predicklement' is currently being developed.
Presented and edited by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell and Wez Allard
2015-10-2147 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 35 - Doug TenNapel (07/10/2015)The 35th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson.
Special guest: Doug TenNapel - creator of the classic games series 'Earthworm Jim' and 'The Neverhood', discussing his latest project 'Armikrog'.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2015-10-071h 03
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 34 (23/09/2015) - Danger MouseThe 34th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson featuring Bianca Ansems, Laura-Beth Cowley and Aidan McAteer.
Special guests: The talents behind CBBC's 'Danger Mouse' reboot, including voice cast members Alexander Armstrong, Kevin Eldon and Shauna Macdonald; Sarah Muller, Head of Animation Development at CBBC; Bob Higgins of Fremantle Media; Ben Ward (Head Writer) and Boulder Media's Rob Cullen (Series Director).
Edited by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell and Wez Allard
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell and Wez Allard
2015-09-231h 25
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 33 (09/09/2015) - Richard WilliamsThe 33rd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson featuring Kieran Argo.
Special guest: Richard Williams ('Who Framed Roger Rabbit', 'The Thief and The Cobbler', author of 'The Animator's Survival Kit' and director of the new short film 'Prologue'.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell and Wez Allard
2015-09-0959 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 32 (26/08/2015) - Simon CartwrightThe 32nd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson featuring Mary Murphy.
Special guest: Simon Cartwright, director of the award-winning NFTS short film 'MANOMAN'.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2015-08-2646 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 31 - Nina Gantz (12/08/2015)The 31st Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson featuring special guest Nina Gantz, director of the award-winning NFTS short film 'Edmond'.
Produced & Edited by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell
2015-08-1234 min
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 30 (13/07/2015)Skwigly Podcast 30 (13/07/2015) by Skwigly Animation Magazine
2015-07-132h 30
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 29 (14/05/2015)The 29th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
•Ciro Nieli, Exec Producer of the latest animated iteration of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
•Bill Plympton, director of 'Revengeance'
2015-05-141h 26
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 28 (26/02/2015) - Richard Starzak, Mark Burton, Daisy Jacobs & Mike MortThe 28th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Guest interviewer: Nathan Wilkes
Special guests:
Richard Starzak & Mark Burton, directors of 'Shaun the Sheep The Movie'
Daisy Jacobs, director of the BAFTA-winning NFTS film 'The Bigger Picture'
Mike Mort, creator of Chuck Steel
2015-02-261h 43
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 27 (21/01/2015) - Glen Keane, Torill Kove, Graham Annable & Anthony StacchiThe 27th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Guest interviewers: Stephen Cavalier & Fiona Stuart-Clark
Special guests:
Glen Keane, Disney veteran and director of the Google ATAP interactive animation project 'Duet'
Graham Annable & Anthony Stacchi, directors of the Oscar-nominated 'The Boxtrolls' from LAIKA
Torill Kove, director of the Oscar-winning NFB film 'The Danish Poet' and Oscar-nominated 'Me & My Moulton'
2015-01-212h 24
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 26 (17/12/2014) - Glen Keane, Peter Lord & PESThe 26th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Guest interviewer: Katie Steed
Special guests:
Glen Keane
Peter Lord
PES
2014-12-173h 02
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 25 (29/10/2014) - Jorge Gutiérrez, Robert Kondo, Dice Tsutsumi & Lisa HanawaltThe 25th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Guest interviewers: Julia Young and Craig Smith
Special guests:
Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi - Ex-Pixar directorial duo behind Tonko House/'The Dam Keeper'
Lisa Hanawalt - Production Designer of the Netflix original animated series 'Bojack Horseman'
Jorge Gutiérrez - Director of the Reel FX feature 'The Book of Life'
2014-10-292h 04
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 24 (25/09/2014) - Travis Knight, Yoni Goodman & Jesse CleverlyThe 24th Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Guest interviewer: Tom Sanders
Special guests:
Travis Knight - President of LAIKA on their new film 'The Boxtrolls'
Yoni Goodman - Animation Director of the Ari Folman films 'Waltz With Bashir' and 'The Congress'
Jesse Cleverly - Creative Director of Wildseed Studios
2014-09-251h 49
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 23 (10/08/2014) - Disney, DreamWorksThe 23rd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Guest interviewer: Laura-Beth Cowley
Special guests:
Disney's 'Feast' - production designer Jeff Turley, producer Kristina Reed and director Patrick Osborne
DreamWorks Animation SKG's 'How To Train Your Dragon 2' - director Dean DeBlois and producer Bonnie Arnold
Greg McLeod of the Bros. McLeod - animation director ("365", "Marfa", "Codswallop")
2014-08-112h 25
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 22 (26/06/2014)- Jackie Cockle, Greg McLeodThe 22nd Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Jackie Cockle - stop-motion specialist ("Bob The Builder", "Pingu", "Timmy Time")
Greg McLeod of the Bros. McLeod - animation director ("365", "Marfa", "Codswallop")
2014-06-262h 19
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 21 (14/05/2014)- Tim Searle, Eamonn o'NeillThe 21st Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Interviews conducted by Laura-Beth Cowley and Steve Henderson
Special guests:
Tim Searle - animation director/producer ("Warren United", "Mr. Bean")
Eamonn o'Neill - animation director ("I'm Fine Thanks", "Left")
2014-05-132h 03
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 20 (31/03/2014) - Mikey Please, Ainslie Henderson & Vivien HalasThe twentieth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Guest interviewer: Laura-Beth Cowley
Special guests:
Mikey Please - animation director ("The Eagleman Stag", "Marilyn Myller")
Ainslie Henderson - animation director ("I Am Tom Moody")
Vivien Halas - animation author & archivist ("Halas & Batchelor: An Animated History", "A Moving Image: Joy Batchelor 1941-91")
Also featuring BAA Sting winner Jack David Evans
Vivien Halas
2014-03-302h 17
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySelections From The Skwigly Animation PodcastThis week marks the two-year anniversary of the Skwigly Animation Podcast. To mark the occasion we're presented a selection of early highlights originally compiled for Skwigly's promotional sampler CD distributed in 2013.
2014-03-261h 11
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 19 (27/02/2014) - John DiMaggio & Kirsten LeporeThe nineteenth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Guest interviewer: Laura-Beth Cowley
Special guests:
John DiMaggio - voice artist ("Futurama", "Adventure Time") and producer of the documentary "I Know That Voice"
Kirsten Lepore - animation director ("Bottle", "Move Mountain")
2014-02-262h 20
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 18 (29/01/2014) - Daniel Sousa, Amid Amidi & Jayne PillingThe eighteenth (and first of 2014) Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Daniel Sousa - director of the Oscar-nominated "Feral"
Amid Amidi - animation historian, author and co-founder of Cartoon Brew
Jayne Pilling - animation author and British Animation Awards director
2014-01-292h 06
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 17 (17/12/2013) - Richard Williams, Jerry Beck, Mackinnon & Saunders, FrozenThe seventeenth (and last of 2013) Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Richard Williams - legendary author of "The Animator's Survival Kit" and animation director of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"
Ian Mackinnon and Peter Saunders - mastercraftsmen behind the puppets of "Frankenweenie", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "The Corpse Bride" et al and founders of Mackinnon & Saunders.
Jerry Beck - animation historian, co-founder of Cartoon Brew and current head of Animation Scoop and Cartoon Research
Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee - directors of Disney's holiday smash "Frozen"
2013-12-172h 37
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 16 (12/11/2013) - Dan Scanlon, Adam Elliot, Cody Cameron & Kris PearnThe sixteenth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Dan Scanlon - director of the Pixar smash prequel "Monsters University"
Adam Elliot - Oscar-winning Australian director of "Harvie Krumpet" and "Mary & Max"
Cody Cameron & Kris Pearn - directors of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2"
2013-11-122h 31
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 15 (09/10/2013) - Chris Landreth & Chris ShepherdThe fifteenth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Chris Landreth - Oscar-winning director of the NFB shorts Ryan, The Spine and his latest surefire hit Subconscious Password.
Chris Shepherd - director of Dad's Dead, Who I Am And What I Want, Anatole's Island and The Ringer among others.
2013-10-092h 12
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 14 (14/08/2013) - Eric Goldberg, Lauren MacMullan, Teri Hatcher & Saschka UnseldThe fourteenth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.com
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Eric Goldberg and Lauren MacMullan (Disney's "Get A Horse!")
Teri Hatcher (Disney's "Planes", Laika's "Coraline")
Saschka Unseld (Pixar's "The Blue Umbrella")
Special guest contributor: Aidan McAteer
Guest interviewers: Thomas Anthony Coleman & Laura-Beth Cowley
2013-08-141h 38
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 13 (05/06/2013) - Brian Cosgrove & Marc James RoelsThe thirteenth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Brian Cosgrove, co-founder of legendary studio Cosgrove Hall whose shows include "Dangermouse", "Count Duckula" and "Wind In The Willows"
Marc James Roels - co-director of the stop-motion festival hit "Oh Willy…"
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Hi everybody. Lots of pre-Annecy planning so this one's gonna be a little shorter than usual.
0:02:43 - Ben and Steve contemplate the sociological ramifications of idealism in branding and merchandise. In other words, two grown-ass men talking about dolls.
0:14:04 - IBM's breakthrough film "A Boy & His Atom" is discu...
2013-06-051h 25
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 12 (29/04/2013) - Brian Cosgrove, Kevin Shreck, Thad Komorowski & Daniel GreavesThe twelfth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Brian Cosgrove, co-founder of legendary studio Cosgrove Hall whose shows include "Dangermouse", "Count Duckula" and "Wind In The Willows"
Kevin Shreck, director of the Richard Williams documentary "Persistence of Vision"
Thad Komorowski, author of "Sick Little Monkeys: The Unauthorised Ren & Stimpy Story"
Plus an update from last episode's guest Daniel Greaves on the success of his recent Kickstarter campaign for "Mr. Plastimime"
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Back again, folks. Contain yourselves.
0:02:40 - Strange developments - Ben and Steve ponder creativity, the stat...
2013-04-292h 14
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 11 (26/03/2013) - Richard "Golly" Starzak & Daniel GreavesThe eleventh Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Richard Starzak (AKA Golly) of Aardman Animations, creator of "Ident" & "Rex The Runt" and creative director of the "Creature Comforts" series & "Shaun The Sheep".
Daniel Greaves of Tandem Films, director of "Manipulation", "Flatworld" and the in-progress "Mister Plastimime".
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - It's our first anniversary! How adorable of us.
0:05:45 - Appreciation for the departed and very influential Bob Godfrey, Oscar results talk and Steve elaborates on the "Green Spring" VFX debate.
0:16:17 - Ben and Steve wax nostalgic on Aardman's history...
2013-03-261h 49
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 10 (20/02/2013) - Bill Plympton & the talents behind "A Liar's Autobiography"The tenth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Bill Plympton, Oscar-nominated independent animator, director of the upcoming feature "Cheatin'"
Jane Davies, Leah Heming (A For Animation), Matt Walker & George Sander-Jackson (Arthur Cox), some of the talents involved in the recently-released animated adaptation of Graham Chapman's "A Liar's Autobiography"
Music by Wesley Allard and Ben Mitchell
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
2013-02-201h 39
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 09 (23/01/2013) - Bill Plympton, Signe Baumane & Will BecherThe ninth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Guest interviewer: Pete Gallagher
Special guests:
Will Becher, director of "Weatherman" & "Off-Beat", nominated for an Annie award for his animation work on the Aardman feature "The Pirates!"
Bill Plympton, Oscar-nominated independent animator, director of the upcoming feature "Cheatin'"
Signe Baumane, award-winning animator and director of the upcoming feature "Rocks In My Pockets"
Music by Wesley Allard and Ben Mitchell
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
2013-01-231h 39
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 08 (Christmas 2012) - Tim Searle, Michael Rose, Robin Shaw & Hilary AudusThe eighth Skwigly podcast, a holly'n'jolly seasonal special brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Eb-Ben-eezer Mitchell
Special guests:
Tim Searle of BabyCow Animation (The Cow Who Almost Missed Christmas, Uncle Wormsley's Christmas)
Michael Rose of Magic Light Pictures (Room On The Broom, The Gruffalo's Child)
Robin Shaw & Hilary Audus of Lupus Films (The Snowman and The Snowdog)
Original Skwigly theme by Wesley Allard, christmas arrangement and additional music by Ben Mitchell
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Humbug. That's right, I wrote a li'l play.
0:04:27 - Discussing BabyCow Animation, whose two...
2012-12-171h 43
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 07 (29/11/2012) - Peter Ramsey, Valerie Kausen & Ruth FieldingThe seventh Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Guest interviewer: Tania Vincent
Special guests: Peter Ramsey, Valerie Kausen & Ruth Fielding
Music by Wesley Allard
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Another shiny new podcast and Steve is fresh from the Bradford Animation Festival. Ben is not fresh. From anything. Festival antics and the everlasting genius of Chuck Jones is discussed.
0:16:55 - Ben struggles to keep "Full English" down. Musings on what really makes an adult animated sitcom successful, the Seth MacFarlane legacy and "The Simpsons"' soulful...
2012-11-291h 23
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 06 (Halloween 2012) - Genndy Tartakovsky, Peter Saunders, Chris Butler & Sam FellThe sixth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests:
Genndy Tartakovsky (Hotel Transylvania, Dexter's Lab, Samurai Jack)
Peter Saunders of Mackinnon & Saunders (Frankenweenie, Corpse Bride)
Chris Butler & Sam Fell (ParaNorman)
Music arranged by Ben Mitchell, original theme by Wesley Allard
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
2012-10-291h 55
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast Special 02 - Animated Encounters (11/10/2012)The second Skwigly podcast special focusing on the 2012 Animated Encounters festival based in Bristol, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests: David Sproxton, Paul Bush, Kieran Argo with Paul Hill and Jane Davies of A Productions.
Music by Wesley Allard
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Introducing the second podcast special. Ben didn't have to travel quite as far as Steve did when covering Annecy. Smugness.
0:02:07 - Ben gives some Encounters backstory. It was two festivals, then it was one, now it's two again, but in more of...
2012-10-112h 17
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 05 (19/09/2012) - John Kricfalusi, Neil Boyle & Richard RandolphThe fifth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests: John Kricfalusi, Neil Boyle and Richard Randolph
Music by Wesley Allard
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Podcast ahoy!.
0:02:01 - Part two of Ben's John Kricfalusi interview, with more insights from the Canadian-born animation legend's career including the politics of "Art Of" books, working on "The Simpsons" and inheriting Bob Clampett's genetic material.
0:28:16 - Ben and Steve muse on the effect of new technologies on the animation process and weigh up the pros and cons of Wacom's...
2012-09-191h 51
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 04 (01/08/2012) - Ant Blades, Robert Morgan, Weebl & John KricfalusiThe fourth Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests: Ant Blades, Robert Morgan, Jonti Picking and John Kricfalusi
Music by Wesley Allard
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Here we are again, folks! Schedules have been tight, so strap in for a lot of interviews and not so much in-studio chatter this time around.
0:01:07 - Steve interviews Ant Blades of Birdbox studios, director of the online hits "Sketchy Ice Creams", "Guard", "Chop-Chop" and "Dinner"
0:24:55 - Ben interviews Robert Morgan, creator of such stop-motion creepfests as "The...
2012-08-012h 04
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast Special 01 - Annecy (02/07/2012)The first Skwigly podcast special focusing on the 2012 Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests: John Kahrs, Kristina Reed and Matt O'Callaghan
Music by Wesley Allard
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Introducing the first podcast special. Steve went to Annecy. Ben did not. Bitterness.
0:02:28 - Steve gives the lowdown on the Annecy Festival's history and traditions as well as this year's more standout films.
0:31:59 - Interview with John Kahrs and Kristina Reed, director and producer respectively of Disney's highly-anticipated new...
2012-07-011h 35
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 03 (18/06/2012) - Nancy Beiman & Billy WestThe third Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests: Nancy Beiman and Billy West
Music by Wesley Allard
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Greetings, friends!
0:01:03 - A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series has been unveiled. Ben and Steve muse on the countless variations on the franchise including the distinctly nunchuckless 'Hero' Turtles.
0:18:01 - Steve interviews Nancy Beiman - teacher, author and animator on such Disney features as Hercules and Treasure Planet.
0:57:22 - The second Skwigly competition is announced and last month's winner is...
2012-06-182h 25
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 02 (09/05/2012)- Barry Purves & Fraser MacLeanThe second Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests: Barry Purves, Colin Harding and Fraser MacLean
Music by Wesley Allard
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Podcast breakdown:
0:00:00 - Welcome back and first podcast recap
0:02:24 - Colin Harding shows Steve around the National Media Museum's "In The Blink Of An Eye" Exhibit (Gallery 1)
0:16:16 - Steve interviews stop-motion animator Barry Purves about his career and latest films "Plume" and "Tchaikovsky". Ben and Steve gush like the fanboys they are and the first Skwigly competition is introduced.
1:00:44 - Recently-leaked documentary "The...
2012-05-092h 21
Animation Podcasts | SkwiglySkwigly Podcast 01 (28/03/2012)The very first Skwigly podcast, brought to you by skwigly.co.uk
Presented by Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell
Special guests: Peter Lord, Miles Bullough and Fraser MacLean
Music by Wesley Allard
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Podcast breakdown:
00:00 - The new Skwigly podcast is introduced
01:27 - Steve and Ben discuss the new Aardman film "The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists "
10:15 - Ben interviews Aardman co-founder Peter Lord, director of "The Pirates!"
35:47 - Steve and Ben talk "Pirates!" trivia.
39:40 - Steve and Ben muse on the implications of the newly announced animation industry tax incentives. Aardman's Miles Bullough...
2012-03-281h 40