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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 fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, 'Transformers One' features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi with Laurence Fishburne and Jon Hamm. Interview conducted by Martyn Warren Produced, edited and presented by Ben Mitchell

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 special presentation of Robert Morgan's 'Stopmotion', the return of Feathers McGraw in Wallace and Gromit's upcoming feature 'Vengeance Most Fowl', kvetching about 'Carol and the End of the World' and 'The New Norm', the furore around 'Velma', Mackinnon and Saunders' brilliant work on 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice', and the completion of the second Skwigly book 'Intimate Animation' (due March 2025)

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 Great British Bake Off’s promotional trailer 2023 • Emma Calder winner of the Cutting Edge Award, for Beware of Trains • Camilla Deakin of Lupus Films winner of Best Feature, Writers Award and Best Original Music for Kensuke's Kingdom (dirs Neil Boyle and Kirk Hendry) and Best Long Form for Mog’s Christmas (dir. Robin Shaw) • Iain Gardner winner of Best Long Form for A Bear Called Wojtek • Tanya J.Scott winner of Best Postgraduate Student Film for her NFTS short The Wolf of Custer Presented by Laura-Beth Cowley, Steve Henderson and Ben Mitchell Produced and edited by Steve Henderson Music by Ben Mitchell

Presenting 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

Presenting episode 11 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our eleventh episode we press play on Aardman's first full-length stop-motion feature film "Chicken Run", directed by Nick Park and Peter Lord and released in 2000. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting the fifth episode of 'Intimate Animation' season 3, brought to you by the online animation magazine skwigly.com Join Skwigly's Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley as they explore, discuss and interview the talents behind animation that deals with adult themes of love, relationships and sexuality. In this episode we meet Prague-based directorial duo Michaela Mihályi and David Štumpf, whose recent short 'SH_T HAPPENS' produced by BFilm, FAMU and Bagan Film has screened to much enthusiasm and acclaim around the world at events including Sundance, Clermont Ferrand, LIAF and Anima Brussels. Also discussed in this episode: Laura-Beth's recent experience animating about the taboos of womanhood for Calling The Shots, the unexpected revival of 'Tuca & Bertie', the long-overdue progressiveness of Pixar's 'Out' and love'n'sex-themed short film highlights from the recent online edition of ITFS Stuttgart. Presented by Ben Mitchell and Laura-Beth Cowley Interview conducted by Laura-Beth Cowley Produced and edited by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 10 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our tenth episode we press play on the 1989 feature film adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The BFG", directed by Brian Cosgrove. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 9 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our ninth episode we press play on the 1999 feature film "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" directed by Trey Parker. Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 8 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our eighth episode we press play on Tim Burton and Mike Johnson's 2005 stop-motion feature film "Corpse Bride". Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell

Presenting episode 7 of the Skwigly Animation Film Club! In our seventh episode we press play on Brad Bird's classic 1999 feature film "The Iron Giant". Presented by Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson and Laura-Beth Cowley Produced by Ben Mitchell