{"id":33082,"date":"2018-04-27T06:04:53","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T06:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/?p=33082"},"modified":"2023-01-11T15:51:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T15:51:17","slug":"caf2018-podcast2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/caf2018-podcast2\/","title":{"rendered":"Skwigly at CAF: Filmmaker Q&#038;As 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.soundcloud.com\/stream\/435835326-skwigly-skwigly-at-caf-2018-2.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33085 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CAFep2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a>Continuing our latest set of Podcast Minisodes, Skwigly are delighted to bring you a series of exclusive filmmaker interviews from this first edition of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiffanimation.com\/\">Cardiff Animation Festival<\/a> that took place at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapter.org\/\">Chapter Arts Centre<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33081\" style=\"width: 609px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33081\" class=\" wp-image-33081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skwigly.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/CAF2feat-785x436.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"333\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffanimation.com\">CAF<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Showcasing a diverse range of animation techniques, the official selection for the inaugural edition of CAF combines local and international talent, some of whom attended the Filmmaker&#8217;s Brunch Q&amp;A panels we will be bringing you with these podcasts. 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