{"id":25056,"date":"2016-04-06T01:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T01:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=25056"},"modified":"2016-04-06T06:47:17","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T06:47:17","slug":"skwigly-podcast-felix-massie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/skwigly-podcast-felix-massie\/","title":{"rendered":"Skwigly Podcast: Felix Massie (Nexus\/Aardman\/Arthur Cox)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/257507587\/download?client_id=02gUJC0hH2ct1EGOcYXQIzRFU91c72Ea\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25057 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/ep47-380x380.jpg\" alt=\"ep47\" width=\"380\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-47\/\" target=\"_blank\">latest episode<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/animation-podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Skwigly Animation Podcast<\/a> we welcome award-winning animator <a href=\"http:\/\/felixmassie.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Felix Massie<\/a>. Following a string of highly-regarded projects for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldofarthurcox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arthur Cox<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/aardman.com\" target=\"_blank\">Aardman<\/a>, Felix presently works at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nexusproductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nexus<\/a> as an animator and director where he made his most recent short <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/felix-massie\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>In The Air is Christopher Gray<\/em><\/a> as well as the upcoming interactive project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/encounters-2015-animation-highlights-part-3\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Rain or Shine<\/em><\/a> for Google ATAP&#8217;s <em>Spotlight Stories<\/em> series.<\/p>\n<p>Following the early viral success of his animation channel <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icantcolourin.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">I Can\u2019t Colour In<\/a><\/em>, Felix has accrued an impressive body of commercial work and short films including <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/20322354\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Keith Reynolds Can&#8217;t Make It Tonight<\/em><\/a> (2007), <em><a href=\"http:\/\/felixmassie.co.uk\/films\/francis-cooper\" target=\"_blank\">The Surprise Demise of Francis Cooper\u2019s Mother<\/a><\/em> (2008) and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/felixmassie.co.uk\/films\/peter-peel\" target=\"_blank\">The Ongoing Life of Peter Peel: Can, Can, Can\u2019t<\/a><\/em> (2010). He has also recently had his illustrated children&#8217;s book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quartoknows.com\/books\/9781847806215\/Terry-Perkins-and-his-Upside-Down-Frown.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Terry Perkins and his Upside-Down Frown<\/em><\/a> published through Frances Lincoln.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In The Air Is Christopher Gray (2013)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/65160278?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stream the latest episode below or <a href=\"https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/257507587\/download?client_id=02gUJC0hH2ct1EGOcYXQIzRFU91c72Ea\" target=\"_blank\">direct download here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F257507587&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=ff5500\"><\/iframe>\n<p>To catch up on the podcast so far be sure to visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/animation-podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Podcasts section<\/a> of the site and, so as not to miss out on any future episodes, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/skwigly\/id545949409\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe on iTunes<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest episode of the Skwigly Animation Podcast we welcome award-winning animator Felix Massie. 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As a freelancer he has produced work for WildBrain, CBeebies, Channel 4, Shy Guys, Plymptoons, Animortal, Wonky Films, A Productions, Slurpy Studios and Rumpus to name a few. As an independent director he has produced six multi-award-winning short animated films that have been showcased at over 200 international film and animation festivals including Clermont-Ferrand, BFI London Film Festival, ITFS Stuttgart, Encounters, London International Animation Festival, Pictoplasma, London Short Film Festival and Anima Mundi. Alongside his work in animation production he is an active writer and researcher on the industry through such avenues as the leading UK animation resource Skwigly, for which he is Editor in Chief, and his books 'Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films' (2016, second edition published April 2023) and 'Intimate Animation' (2025, co-written with Dr. Laura-Beth Cowley). 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