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My series of Encounters 2019 podcast minisodes over on Skwigly have wrapped up, so if you've not yet treated yourself to some animation inspiration since the last post then tuck right in:
In episode 2 (download) we hear from attending filmmakers whose films participated in the International Competition programme Animation 2: Desire:

• Jake Nelson (Director, The Backward Astronomer)
• Pjotr Sapegin (Director, The Origin of Man)
• Merete Korsberg (Producer, The Origin of Man)
• Kristin Günther (Production Designer, The Origin of Man)

In episode 3 (download) we hear from filmmakers participating in Animation 3: HerStory:

• Lauren Orme (Director, Creepy Pasta Salad)
• Dani Abram (Technical Director, Creepy Pasta Salad)
• Phil Brookes (Composer, Creepy Pasta Salad and Good Intentions)
• Laura Nasir-Tamara (Director, It Starts With)
• Patricia Wenger (Director, Laugh Lines)
• Kayleigh Gibbons (Director, Featherweight)
• Christian Schlaeffer (Producer, O Hunter Heart)

Episode 4 (download) are filmmakers in Animation 4: GetReal:

• Floor Adams (Director, Mind My Mind)
• Mark Lopez (Director, Segregated By Design)
• JoAnne Salmon (Director, Chin Up)
• Shannon Reeve (Production Coordinator, Chin Up)
• Alex Widdowson (Director, Music & Clowns)
• Maria Trigo Teixeira (Director, Inside Me)
• Jonathan Hodgson (Director, Roughhouse)

Episode 5 (download) is Animation 5: Ubiquitous Chip:

• Laura Reedy (Director, Ripple Home)
• Jola Bańkowska (Director, Story)
• Sine Özbilge (Director, #21xoxo)
• Remco Weyns (Composer, #21xoxo)

And finally in episode 6 (download) are the filmmakers from Animation 6: Fake News!:

• Steve Small (Director, Black Earth Rising)
• Stephen McNally (Director, Where Do We Go From Here?)
• Federico Matarazzo (Producer, My Generation)
• Naaman Azhari (Director, The Magic Boat)
• EunJu Ara Choi (Director, Happy Ending)
• Rachael Philip (Composer, Happy Ending)

A cracking bunch of films from a cracking bunch of folks. It was a real pleasure to get some time which all of them and I hope you all get a kick out of it too. Many thanks to Encounters programmer Kieran Argo for bringing me on board again to conduct the sessions and serve on preselection - also thanks to Ewan Dunford at the Watershed for recording the final session.
I've also put together a handy playlist of all six episodes over on our SoundCloud channel which you can also stream below should you so desire: