{"id":26145,"date":"2016-06-29T08:40:47","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T08:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=26145"},"modified":"2016-06-29T08:40:47","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T08:40:47","slug":"skwigly-podcast-finding-dory-piper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/skwigly-podcast-finding-dory-piper\/","title":{"rendered":"Skwigly Podcast: &#8216;Finding Dory&#8217; &#038; &#8216;Piper&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/271314875\/download?client_id=02gUJC0hH2ct1EGOcYXQIzRFU91c72Ea\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-26146 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/ep53-380x380.jpg\" alt=\"ep53\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/podcasts\/skwigly-animation-podcast-53\/\">latest episode<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/animation-podcasts\/\">Skwigly Animation Podcast<\/a> we air some grievances and concerns regarding the UK&#8217;s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/will-brexit-affect-uk-animation-production\/\">referendum outcome<\/a> and the longer-term ramifications leaving the EU may have on the animation industry.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FINDING DORY | UK Trailer | Official Disney Pixar\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_pek8cxwEAM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Later in the episode we welcome special guests Andrew Stanton and Lindsey Collins, director and producer respectively of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pixar.com\/\">Disney\/Pixar<\/a>&#8216;s summer sequel and box office smash hit <a href=\"http:\/\/movies.disney.co.uk\/finding-dory\"><em>Finding Dory <\/em><\/a>(out in the UK July 29th), the highly-anticipated follow-up to 2003&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/movies.disney.co.uk\/finding-nemo\"><em>Finding Nemo<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also joining us in this episode are director Alan Barillaro and producer Marc Sondheimer, the team behind the accompanying Pixar short <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pixar.com\/short_films\/Theatrical-Shorts\/Piper\"><em>Piper<\/em><\/a>, which saw its premiere alongside <em>Finding Dory<\/em> at this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?s=annecy+2016\">Annecy festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PIPER | First Look | Official Disney UK\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_LuQFp1Lrfo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Stream below, <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/skwigly\/id545949409\">subscribe<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/271314875\/download?client_id=02gUJC0hH2ct1EGOcYXQIzRFU91c72Ea\">direct download<\/a>:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F271314875&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=true&show_comments=true&color=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the latest episode of the Skwigly Animation Podcast we air some grievances and concerns regarding the UK&#8217;s recent referendum outcome and the longer-term ramifications leaving the EU may have on the animation industry. 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