Skwigly.com presents Animation One-To-Ones featuring Ben Mitchell in conversation with Academy Award®-nominee Richard Linklater, director, writer and producer of the Netflix film 'Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood' as well as co-producer and Head of Animation Tommy Pallotta.

The film, presented in a uniquely elaborate 2D animation style that combines rotoscoping with traditional processes (brought to life by the talents of Submarine and Minnow Mountain), stars Jack Black as a man fondly narrating memories of his youth in Houston, Texas during the summer of 1969 in the lead-up to the moon landing, interweaving the enormity of mankind’s great leap and the fantasies it conjures in his young mind with comparatively mundane yet equally entertaining snapshots that celebrate the simple joys of family life and Americana. 

The story draws upon the personal memories of Richard himself, whose films include Slacker, Dazed and Confused, the decades-spanning Before trilogy and Boyhood as well as Waking Life and A Scanner Darkly, both of which implemented their own variations on the rotoscoping technique, owed to his ongoing collaboration with Tommy and their shared passion for implementing animation as a valid and powerful storytelling method. 

Having dropped on Netflix last Spring to much enthusiasm and positive reviews, the film is presently in contention for the 2023 Best Animated Feature Academy Award, following an initial struggle to be deemed eligible, a battle won that will hopefully set a new precedent for future editions of the ceremony and the industry at large.

Produced and presented by Ben Mitchell

Animation One-To-Ones

Animation One-To-Ones 19 - Richard Linklater & Tommy Pallotta

The 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

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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 elucidates, audience letters are read, Ben rants.
0:51:59 - The departure of Glen Keane from Disney is discussed, with audience feedback
0:58:24 - Steve interviews Fraser MacLean, author of "Setting The Scene". Part one of two.
1:28:24 - Steve recaps the recent British Animation Award ceremony
1:37:58 - The first audience-participation 'Versus' feature is announced
1:39:09 - Thank you and goodbye

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The makers of Chuck Steel: Night Of The Trampires let us behind the scenes of the creation of the film. The event took place at Cardiff Animation Festival, which happened at Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff, on April 19-21. 

The stop-motion action comedy follows maverick cop Chuck Steel as he tries to save LA from a scourge of Trampires. Director Mike Mort, art director Bridget Phelan, animation supervisor Darren Thompson and producer Randhir Singh, spoke to animator Laura Tofarides about the film's 80s visuals, producing an animated feature in Bridgend and advice for young animators at Cardiff Animation Festival. 

Find out more about Anim18 at www.anim18.co.uk  or follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @Anim18UK and #Anim18

Q&A With Night Of The Trampires

Manchester Animation Festival is just around the corner so our team wanted to tell you a bit more about how the festival began, what some of the highlights are this year and touch on their favourite festival memories from over the years. Join Festival Director Steve Henderson and the team for 20 mins of delightful animation chat ahead of our 5th festival.
Music by Wez Allard.

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Manchester Animation Festival 2019 Podcast - Part 1 Pre Festival

Well what a festival we had! Our Festival Director Steve Henderson takes a look back at some of the most exciting events and moments from this year’s event. We'll share a glimpse from our Making of Klaus Masterclass, treat you to an exclusive chat with The Red Turtle director Michael Dudok de Wit and much more. It's half an hour of animation goodness...Enjoy!

Manchester Animation Festival 2019 Podcast - Part 2 Post Festival

Join Ben Mitchell, Steve Henderson, Laura-Beth Cowley and guests for Skwigly's animation podcasts, where interviews with world famous industry legends and skilled craftspeople go alongside cheery conversations about the world of animation. You can select from our sub-categories: Skwigly Film Club, Intimate Animation, Independent Animation and the main Skwigly Animation Podcast.

Animation One-To-Ones 19 - Richard Linklater & Tommy Pallotta

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