Congratulations to Azerbaijan's ANIMAFILM Festival who have been included in the BAFTA List of Festivals in the category "Short British Animation Film"! skwigly.co.uk/animafilm-inte…

Michif/Métis filmmaker Amanda Strong's stop-motion National Film Board of Canada film 'Inkwo for When the Starving Return' will see its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival TIFF skwigly.co.uk/inkwo-for-when…

Today on the site we're delighted to host a podcast roundtable with some of the biggest talents in UK stop motion as we honour Stop Motion: Celebrating Handmade Animation on the Big Screen which takes place at BFI Southbank until 8 October 2024 skwigly.co.uk/stop-motion-a-…

We continue our Cinema 4D tutorials today with a look at how to create a 3D character in the software, based on a character from #PopPaperCity. In this video, Piero Miceli explains the process of modeling and the various tools within #Cinema4D skwigly.co.uk/how-to-create-…

Olga and Priit Pärn's new film 'Luna Rossa' will get its world premiere this Wednesday at imaginaria festivaI skwigly.co.uk/olga-priit-par…

Are you learning Cinema 4D and would like some pointers on rigging a 3D character? Today, Tom Cardo-Moreno explains the process of creating a rig from a model,demonstrating how to implement mechanics and controllers to an existing model to create the rig skwigly.co.uk/how-to-rig-a-3…

Earlier this year we announced the UK/UA Animation Lab programme - we can now announce the six FREE online lectures that will be taking place this autumn for all animation professionals; both in Ukraine and internationally! British Council Ukrainian Institute skwigly.co.uk/developing-ani…

HOMMAGE TO JAN ŠVANKMAJER To celebrate the 90th birthday of Jan Švankmajer, the grand master of Czech #animation, we’ve partnered with the Institute of Contemporary Arts & the BFI Southbank to present a selection of his best feature films in London this September! 🎞️ london.czechcentres.cz/en/projects/ho…

UK's "Biscuit The Enormous Bee" Among 10 Projects Selected for the Young Horizons Industry Project Pool! skwigly.co.uk/uks-biscuit-th…

In the longest Cinema 4D tutorial yet, we delve deep into the subject of how to animate your characters in the software, with Andrew Robinson, a lead animator from the Pop Paper City Kids TV series team Pop Paper City LoveLove Films Maxon™ skwigly.co.uk/how-to-animate…

The BBC and Aardman have released a new teaser clip for their upcoming stop-motion holiday feature film Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl. skwigly.co.uk/wallace-gromit…

Directed by John J. Schafer and Tom Bancroft, with Animation Director Tony Bancroft, the animated feature 'Light of the World' (2025) - will combine modern approaches to 2D animation with masterful storytelling and artistry Light of the World Movie Salvation Poem Project skwigly.co.uk/tom-bancroft-j…

Join us this Wednesday, 4th September at 4pm (UK time) for our first lecture with award winning animation director Simone Giampaolo Simone Giampaolo, who will walk through the production process of a series and a short. Join us live, and free, at this link: youtube.com/watch?v=_n0ufo…

Rest in piece Brian Trueman a Titan of telly. He and his work brightened so many lives and his writing for Cosgrove Hall classics like Danger Mouse and Duckula placed UK animation firmly on the world stage.

TODAY! Join the presentation at 4pm (UK time) and discover the animation pipelines for TV series & short films! youtube.com/watch?v=_n0ufo…

There will be 22 competing projects at this year's Animarkt Stop Motion Forum, including one UK project (Barro, Diploid Productions Diploid Productions). Check out the full list of #stopmotion finalists! skwigly.co.uk/animarkt-stop-…

With two projects screening at both TIFF and Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) this month, Skwigly were privileged to speak with Maral Mohammadian, Producer at National Film Board of Canada's English Animation Studio skwigly.co.uk/maral-mohammad…

The Emile Awards, the European Animation Awards, which returns after a few year's hiatus, are pleased to announce the nominees for the ten categories of short and feature animated films ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival skwigly.co.uk/the-2024-emile…

She Drew That 2024 Salary Survey is now open! Please fill in this anonymous questionnaire to provide an overview of what people are currently being paid within the UK animation industry. Findings will be published by the end of the year. forms.gle/Ze7GD9sYdKxzq4…

Our second lecture from the UK/UA Animation Lab takes place in ONE WEEK (18 September at 4pm, UK time)! Learn about "Preparing an Animation Pitch Deck & Presentation" with Fokion Xenos (link to watch below, or set notification) British Council Ukrainian Institute youtube.com/live/HVC8G6Cn9…