{"id":28530,"date":"2016-11-10T09:50:14","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T09:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=28530"},"modified":"2016-11-11T13:53:07","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T13:53:07","slug":"skwigly-klik-2016-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/skwigly-klik-2016-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Skwigly at KLIK! 2016 &#8211; Filmmaker Talkshow 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sc-type-small\">\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/292359667\/download?client_id=02gUJC0hH2ct1EGOcYXQIzRFU91c72Ea&amp;oauth_token=1-138878-14297261-a90661512c4f10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28531 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/KLIK2016ep1-380x380.jpg\" alt=\"klik2016ep1\" width=\"380\" height=\"380\" \/><\/a>Following on from <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/skwigly\/sets\/skwigly-at-klik\">last year<\/a>, Skwigly are again delighted to present a series of exclusive podcast minisodes from the 2016 edition of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.klik.amsterdam\" target=\"_blank\">KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival<\/a>.<br \/>\nIn <a href=\"https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/292359667\/download?client_id=02gUJC0hH2ct1EGOcYXQIzRFU91c72Ea&amp;oauth_token=1-138878-14297261-a90661512c4f10\" target=\"_blank\">episode 1<\/a> we hear from attending filmmakers in conversation with Hans Walther as part of the KLIK!&#8217;s Filmmaker Talkshow.<\/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%2F292359667&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=ff5500\"><\/iframe>\n<p><strong>Featured in this episode:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.giovannibraggio.com\/\">Giovanni Braggio<\/a>,<em> Cthupid<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cthupid\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ZWQqWm50e8?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><a href=\"http:\/\/imajunation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Junaid Chundrigar<\/a>, <em>Fixed Fairy Tales: The Princess &amp; the Pea<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Princess and the Pea - Fixed Fairy Tales\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IPytbUghpJM?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><a href=\"http:\/\/odylle.com\/manfred-the-monkey\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fleur Odylle<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.in60seconds.nl\">in60seconds<\/a>), <em>Manfred the Monkey<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"180&#039;s project: Manfred the Monkey\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/167857604?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>Produced, presented and edited by Ben Mitchell<br \/>\nTalkshow presented by Hans Walther<br \/>\nThanks to T\u00fcnde Vollenbroek and Marion Poeth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Check back tomorrow for more exclusive festival coverage!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following on from last year, Skwigly are again delighted to present a series of exclusive podcast minisodes from the 2016 edition of the KLIK! 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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). As an educator he has lectured and tutored at AUB Bournemouth, University of the West of England, University of Gloucestershire and UAL Central Saint Martins. 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