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Lady and the Tramp – 70 Years of Disney’s Beloved Canine Love Story16 June 2025 // FeaturedPremiering on the 16th of June of 1955, Walt Disney Animation Studios showed their 15th animated feature, Lady and the Tramp, in Chicago before being released across the rest of America on the 22nd that same month.
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Piripenguins – Interview with Series Creator Massimo Fenati15 May 2025 // InterviewsNearly four years have passed since I last interviewed Massimo Fenati, who was then discussing his work as the director of the Channel 4 Christmas special The Abominable Snow Baby. And in such a short space of time, he directed Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures for the BBC, and became a co-founder of Eaglet Films alongside Tess Cuming.
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Maya the Bee’s 50 Years of Animated Adventures15 April 2025 // FeaturedBefore making its animated debut, The Adventures of Maya the Bee was a picture book written by German author Waldemar Bonsels in 1912. It told the story of a little bee who left her hive in search of adventure in the outside world. Adele Szold-Seltzer translated it into English ten years after its first publication in America, where it would soon grow and reach new readers internationally.
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Autism Awareness Month: Interview with Zachariah OHora, Creator of Carl the Collector10 April 2025 // InterviewsOur series of interviews for Autism Awareness Month has returned, where I previously had the privilege to speak with talented neurodiverse people who work in the animation industry.
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Mar 22, 2025 | 
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Academy Award Winning ‘Flow’ Hots UK Cinemas – Review22 March 2025 // Reviews (Film) During this year’s cinematic awards season, when it came to the category for best-animated feature, plenty of titles deserved the nomination, whether it’s Pixar’s anticipated sequel Inside Out 2, Dreamworks’ critically acclaimed The Wild Robot, or Aardman’s fan-favourite duo making their return in Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
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Roobarb’s 50 Years of Misadventures and Antics 08 November 2024 // Featured Ever since Roobarb was introduced to audiences on the BBC on Monday the 21st of October in 1974, he captivated everyone as his first episode, Roobarb Made A Spike, presented himself as a curious dog who tried to get the worms out of the ground the same way the birds do, eventually dressing up as one before getting stuck in the dirt and laughed at by the giggling feathered fiends and Custard the Pink Cat that lives...
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
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The Last Trick: How Jan Švankmajer’s Filmmaking Debut Impacted His Career and the Worldwide Animation Industry
16 September 2024
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When it comes to surreal and experimental stop-motion animations, one of the most recognisable filmmakers who specialise in this area is Czech Republic filmmaker Jan Svankmajer, who made a total of twenty-six short films and seven feature-length productions before he retired from the film industry in 2018.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
skwigly.co.uk | Martyn Warren
Autism Awareness Month: Interview with Cy from Cypopps
18 April 2024
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Women in Animation
In our series of interviews for Autism Awareness Month, I have had the privilege to speak with other autistic people who have worked within the animation industry and neurotypical individuals who have written and created short films and television shows featuring characters on the spectrum.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
skwigly.co.uk | Martyn Warren
Autism Awareness Month: Interview with Ilyssa from Illymation
12 April 2024
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Women in Animation
In our series of interviews for Autism Awareness Month, I have had the privilege to speak with other autistic people who have worked within the animation industry and neurotypical individuals who have written and created short films and television shows featuring characters on the spectrum.
