25-28 April 2024
YVONNE CONNIKIE
Yvonne Connikie is a Programmer/Curator specialising in Black Independent Film, and Director of Cinema Golau.
AVGOUSTA ZOURELIDI
Avgousta Zourelidi is a highly experienced award winning director in the animation industry.
MARYAM MOHAJER
Maryam Mohajer is a British-Iranian, BAFTA Winning animator-director
SIMON CHONG
Simon Chong is a Welsh animator and Director on FOX's Emmy award winning animated comedy Bob's Burgers.
DAISY GOULD
Daisy Gould is Head of Marketing at Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival in Cardiff
TANYA J SCOTT
Tanya is an animation art director, illustrator and aspiring children’s author based in South East London.
ASH J. WU
Ash J. Wu is a freelance animation assistant and comic artist, who has been working in the 2D animation industry since 2015.
ED FOSTER
Ed Foster now works as animation series director with experience that spans developing pilots, to writing for and directing the commissioned series.
RITA SAMPAIO
Rita Sampaio is a Portuguese Stop Motion animator.
LAURA TOFARIDES
Laura Tofarides (toff-ah-ree-dees) is a Welsh Stop-motion Animator and puppetmaker based in Cardiff.
BETH HUGHES
Beth is a 2D Animator and Director with 10 years experience in the industry.
KYLE LEGALL
Kyle Legall is an animator and multi-disciplinary artist from Butetown, Cardiff.
LORRAINE LORDAN
Animation Director Lorraine Lordan has worked extensively with Cartoon Saloon.
JON RENNIE
Managing Director - Cloth Cat Animation & Thud Media
ADAM BAILEY
Adam Bailey is a Producer, Director and Head of Animation Development at
Cloth Cat Animation
BEN MITCHELL
Ben Mitchell is an animator & motion designer at Shy Guys Studios.
SIMON QUINN
Simon Quinn has been working in the Film and Television industry for over 30 years.
EVGENIA GOLUBEVA
Animation director, writer & character designer
BERWYN ROWLANDS
Berwyn Rowlands is Festival Director of Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival in Cardiff.
LAURA-BETH COWLEY
Laura-Beth Cowley is a freelance animator and writer based in Bristol.
TOM BETTS
Tom Betts is a Cardiff-based filmmaker.
SAMANTHA MOORE
Sam Moore is an animated documentary maker.
ABIGAIL ADDISON
Animation Production Liaison Executive, ScreenSkills
TOM BOX
Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director, Blue Zoo Animation Studio and Chair of the ScreenSkills Animation Skills Council
TALIA LODERICK
Talia Loderick is a money coach, based in Cardiff.
GERALD CONN
Gerald Conn is an award winning animator and filmmaker.
TREVOR HARDY
Trevor Hardy is a stop motion animator/director.
JOHN REA
John Rea is a composer of music for concert platform, theatre, television and film.
MATT JOYCE
Matt Joyce is an independent illustrator based in Cardiff, specialising in illustrated murals and maps.
STEPHEN CLARKE
Stephen Clarke is one half of biggerhouse film with Tom Stubbs.
HELEN BRUNSDON
Helen has worked extensively across the animation industry as a consultant, producer and executive.
LAURA NASIR-TAMARA
Laura is a London-based, French-Indonesian animator and director.
MEL GARBER
Mel is a London based VFX and CGI freelancer.
KRYSTAL GEORGIOU
Krystal Georgiou is a storyboard artist and director.
DAN McGOWAN
Dan worked extensively as an actor/musician and film maker before joining Hijinx in 2014.
DAN McGOWAN
Dan worked extensively as an actor/musician and film maker before joining Hijinx in 2014.