Podcast: ‘Encanto’, ‘Superworm’ & ‘The Abominable Snow Baby’
In our final podcast episode of 2021 Skwigly are delighted to welcome the teams behind some of this holiday season’s most anticipated animation projects.
Skwigly’s Martyn Warren speaks with Jared Bush and Charise Castro Smith, the directors of Disney’s Encanto out in cinemas now and coming to Disney+ on December 24th, as well as the film’s producer Clark Spencer. We also welcome directors Jac Hamman and Sarah Scrimgeour, the directors of Magic Light‘s latest Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler adaptation Superworm which airs 2:30pm Xmas day on BBC1.
Another animated adaptation hitting screens on December 25th is Eagle Eye Drama‘s take on Terry Pratchett‘s The Abominable Snow Baby, with airs 7:30pm on Channel 4 following the success of their 2020 animated version of Quentin Blake’s Clown; director Massimo Fenati joins us again to talk about how the project came together.
Also discussed in this episode: The recent passing and legacy of respected animation historian Giannalberto Bendazzi, Manchester Animation Festival 2021 event highlights, podcast fanmail, this year’s new South Park specials and the catastrophic reception to the new seasonal stop-motion series Santa Inc.
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Presented by Ben Mitchell and Steve Henderson
Interviews conducted by Ben Mitchell and Martyn Warren
Edited and produced by Ben Mitchell
Music by Ben Mitchell