Speaking of racism in the animation community…

Just a few weeks until my panel at Manchester Animation Festival about how the animation industry is failing people of colour

Come along!

The Skwigly editorial team are saddened to see the decline of a once amazing creative community on this site reach the shocking depths we have seen in the last 24 hrs.

There’s no room for the types of personal attacks or racism directed at our amazing writer from cowardly anonymous accounts. It’s always a privilege for us to publish the work of @ryangaur and we are proud to share the work he has contributed to Skwigly over the years.

If you liked the film good for you, if you hated the film also good for you, Ryan’s thorough and thoughtful review has not been written as a personal attack. Let’s keep the discourse civil and constructive. Unless you’re a racist in which case you can go and get fucked.

“Wildwood is obsessed with impressing you instead of immersing you.” ⭐⭐

16 years in the making, Wildwood showcases some of Laika's most impressive stop-motion work yet. Does the storytelling live up to the ambition?

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Forgotten Island directors Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado discuss the creative freedom behind DreamWorks’ latest animated adventure, drawing inspiration from Filipino folklore and their own personal relationships. (In UK cinemas today - 16th October)

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Animation Nation Forum Returns to @mcranimation This November for the Industry's Biggest Conversations!

Among the latest additions, Xilam Animation's Lucy Lost, Warner Bros. The Cat in the Hat alongside an exclusive behind-the-scenes making-of session...

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Meet the voices behind MaeBee! Mathew Baynton, Louisa Harland, Fern Brady and Jim Howick join the cast of @KarrotAnimation and @KavaleerTweets’s new animated preschool series, which arrives on CBeebies and RTÉJr this Monday, 19 October.

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“There’s no house style. You’re not limited or put in a box that you have to break out of on each movie.”

From designing mythical creatures to balancing horror and comedy, we look behind the scenes of Forgotten Island, which is out in UK cinemas today.

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“Blue’s Clues’ legacy in children’s media can’t be overstated.”

30 years after a curious blue puppy bounced onto Nickelodeon screens, we celebrate the legacy of *Blue’s Clues* and its impact on generations of young viewers.

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“Not only DreamWorks’ best film, but one of the best studio animated movies to come out in the past decade.” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

In our latest review, Forgotten Island earns praise for its blend of animation styles, video game influences and storytelling.

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Four animated features will screen at the French Film Festival London, which returns to Ciné Lumière from 18–29 November 2026. The selection includes: In Waves, Jim Queen and the Quest for Chloroqueer, Iron Boy and Viva Carmen! @FRUKLondon

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Ray Gunn by Brad Bird is a classic, film noir, pulp novella, gumshoe detective story brought into stunning futuristic high definition read our ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review here skwigly.co.uk/ray-gunn-revie… #raygunn #bradbird

Make no mistake Ray Gunn is not an animated film emulating a big screen classic, it’s a big screen classic that just happens to be animated. skwigly.co.uk/ray-gunn-revie…

EVENT: Tales from the Magic Garden + Kids Art Workshop
WHEN: 15 Nov @ 2pm
WHERE: Czech Centre London

Based on stories by beloved Czech author Arnošt Goldflam and beautifully crafted in stop-motion animation - perfect for families with children aged 6+.

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Animation is often labelled “for children” without asking which children. Animation HUB’s new practical tool, developed in collaboration with media psychologist Martina Peštaj, aims to change that.

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Karrot Entertainment and Guru Studio have announced a co-production agreement to develop and produce a new animated preschool series based on Eric Hill’s beloved Spot book series.

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Can animation change how children see dyslexia? Art&Graft and @MadeByDyslexia hope to do just that with ‘What is Dyslexia?’, a film challenging negative search results with a brighter perspective.

@CrombieZoe speaks to the team behind the short film.

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Acamar Films has announced a new agreement to launch its award-winning preschool series Bing on Disney+ across EMEA. Following the successful launch of Bing on Disney+ in Italy, customers across Europe are now able to enjoy 104 episodes of the series.

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WATCH: I Was A Witch’s Familiar (Dave Merson Hess) - A multiplane noir short about grief and being left behind. Made at @CalArts using archival San Francisco photos, cutout puppets and effects achieved entirely in-camera. #SkiwglyShowcase

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