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A.I and Animation – A Call for Understanding
by Steve Henderson
CAF 2026: Julia Pott on her career, leaving the UK and Summer Camp Island
by Ryan Gaur
The Girl Who Cried Pearls | Interview with Oscar-winning directors Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
by Ben Mitchell
Two Black Boys in Paradise: From Manchester’s Red Bank to the BAFTA Red Carpet
by Steve Henderson
New Skwigly book ‘Intimate Animation’ out now
by Ben Mitchell

Skwigly Animation Podcast: Spring 2026 – Ugo Bienvenu

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Anibar Animation Festival Unveils 17th Edition with Official Trailer by Jenny Jokela

Anibar Announces Official Film Program for 17th Edition

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Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) Renames & Redefines Animated Series Competition for 50th Anniversary

by Skwigly

Annecy 2026: Ricky Gervais Lets the Netflix Cat Out of the Bag

by Steve Henderson

Annecy 2026

Annecy 2026: 9 Shorts to Look Out For

Annecy 2026: Pokémon and Aardman share new look at ‘Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu’

Annecy 2026: Dandelooo Cinéma expands theatrical slate with ‘Pikkuli and Starlight Reindeer’

Annecy 2026: Trailer released for Netflix series ‘Alley Cats’

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Emmy Award-Winning Animator JJ Villard Releases New Cartoon 'Scaredy Cat' on Warner Bros. YouTube

Emmy Award-Winning Animator JJ Villard Releases New Cartoon ‘Scaredy Cat’ on Warner Bros. YouTube

by Skwigly | 24 Jun 2026

Film London Announces Senior Leadership Changes

by Skwigly | 24 Jun 2026

Annecy 2026: Passion Paris and ADN enter into co-production on animated adaptation of hit webtoon ‘Hero Killer’

by Skwigly | 24 Jun 2026

Annecy 2026: Netflix previews its animation slate for 2026 and beyond

by Skwigly | 24 Jun 2026

Animation Events

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Children’s Media Conference 2026

When: 07 Jul 2026
Where: West Midlands // Showroom Cinema & Workstation

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Call for Entries

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Featured

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WATCH: Blink Industries partners with Adult Swim Smalls on new short ‘Andrew Ganvickton’

by Skwigly | 19 Jun 2026

WIA celebrates 10 years of the WIA World Summit at Annecy

by Skwigly | 18 Jun 2026

Shrek 5 – Official teaser trailer released

by Skwigly | 17 Jun 2026

Podcasts

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Skwigly at MOVE Summit 2026 Podcast Special

Skwigly Podcast | 17 Mar 2026

Visible In Visuals (Series 2) #4 – The Film and TV Charity

Skwigly Podcast | 29 Jan 2026

Skwigly Animation Podcast: Winter 2025 – Liane-Cho Han & Maïlys Vallade

Skwigly Podcast | 18 Dec 2025

Interviews

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I Am Frankelda Directors Roy & Arturo Ambriz on Creating Mexico’s First Stop Motion Feature

Marc du Pontavice & Olivier Clert on ‘Lucy Lost’ | Adapting Michael Morpurgo’s Listen to the Moon for the Screen

Q&A with Katie Barba, Development Producer at A Productions

by Ben Mitchell

Nathan Greno Talks ‘Swapped’ and Why Great Animation Doesn’t Need Dialogue

by Johannes Wolters

Reviews

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How the new Zog series took to the skies!

by Steve Henderson | 18 May 2026

The Art of Writing Animation Book Review: A Rare Look at How Animation Stories Are Developed & Written

by Aaron Wood | 12 May 2026

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Review – Who Benefits From Low Standards?

by Ryan Gaur | 08 Apr 2026

Tutorials

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How to Animate a Character in Cinema 4D | Animation Tutorial

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Story Skills for Animation 4

Ten Rules to Create an Awesome Animation Portfolio

by Alex Williams

Tips To Self-fund Your Animated Film

Animation Courses (UK)

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University of Salford

BA (Hons) Animation, MA Animation, BSc (Hons) Games Design and Production, BSc (Hons) Creative Computing, MSc Games and Extended Reality

University of Bolton

Animation & Illustration (BA Hons)

University of South Wales

Animation (2D and Stop Motion), Computer Animation (BA Hons)

Escape Studios

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