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Feb 13, 2025 | skwigly.co.uk | Laura-Beth Cowley

Wander to Wonder | Interview with Nina Gantz13 February 2025 // Women in AnimationFollowing a premiere at the 2023 Venice Film Festival and a festival run including screenings at Clermont-Ferrand and Ottawa International Animation Festival with major award wins at Anima Brussels, Cardiff Animation Festival and SXSW among others, Nina Gantz‘s incredible stop-motion short Wander to Wonder has gone from strength to strength and is presently nominated for both an Oscar® and BAFTA.

Oct 2, 2024 | skwigly.co.uk | Laura-Beth Cowley

The Café at the Edge of the Woods | Interview with Mikey Please 03 October 2024 // Interviews From the talented mind behind The Eagleman Stag, Robin Robin, and Alan The Infinite, long-time pal of Skwigly Mikey Please has unleashed his new children’s book The Café at the Edge of the Woods.

May 5, 2024 | skwigly.co.uk | Ben Mitchell |Laura-Beth Cowley

Skwigly 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 Laura-Beth Cowley as part of the festival’s Filmmaker Brunch sessions.

Apr 1, 2024 | skwigly.co.uk | Laura-Beth Cowley

The Final Nail In The Coffin | Interview with Conor Kehelly 02 April 2024 // Interviews Irish-born animator Conor Kehelly, presently living and working in London, has created a remarkable, surreal short film that uses dark humour to discuss what it is to be a human navigating the weird and often unpredictable nature of life. The Final Nail in the Coffin is Conor’s his first film since studying at Manchester Metropolitan University, created independently around his commercial work.