{"id":32239,"date":"2017-10-24T14:53:29","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T14:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=32239"},"modified":"2017-10-24T15:03:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T15:03:18","slug":"skwigly-klik-2017-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/skwigly-klik-2017-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Skwigly at KLIK! 2017 \u2013 Filmmaker Talkshow 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/348366605-skwigly-skwigly-at-klik-2017-1.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-32240 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/KLIK2017ep1-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Skwigly are again delighted to present our third annual series of exclusive podcast minisodes from the 2017 edition of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.klik.amsterdam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KLIK! Amsterdam Animation Festival<\/a>.<br \/>\nIn <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/348366605-skwigly-skwigly-at-klik-2017-1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode 1<\/a> we hear from filmmakers attending the tenth anniversary edition of the festival, in conversation with Hans Walther as part of the KLIK!\u2019s Filmmaker Talkshow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/348366605&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=true&amp;show_comments=false&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Featured in this episode:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arjanbrentjes.nl\/\">Arjan Brentjes<\/a> (<em>Sand<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/217986714<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maxmoertl.de\/\">Max M\u00f6rtl<\/a> (<em>Island<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ISLAND Trailer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/220927113?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><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ruthtaylor.nl\/\">Ruth Taylor<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/aukev.com\/\">Auke de Vries<\/a> (<em>Alaska Pollock: Read Between The Lines<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ALASKA POLLOCK - Read Between The Lines (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uo8WVYffN1Y?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:\/\/alicesaey.com\/\">Alice Saey<\/a> (<em>Mark Lotterman: Happy<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mark Lotterman - HAPPY - (Official video directed by Alice Saey)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oE1bUiQcQUM?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>Produced, presented and edited by Ben Mitchell<br \/>\nInterviews conducted by Hans Walther<br \/>\nThanks to Marion Poeth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skwigly are again delighted to present our third annual series of exclusive podcast minisodes from the 2017 edition of the KLIK! 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