GUEST
SPEAKERS
ABIGAIL ADDISON
Abigail is a Producer, Programmer, and a Director of Animate Projects.
DARREN ALTMAN
Voiceover artist and impressionist.
CARMEN BROMFIELD MASON
Carmen Bromfield Mason is a stop motion animator who has been working in the industry for almost ten years.
LAURA-BETH COWLEY
Laura-Beth Cowley is a freelance animator and writer based in Bristol.
KAYDEE DE VILLIERS
Kaydee works in animation development, management and production.
BRIAN FISHER
Actor, movement artist, and puppeteer.
EVGENIA GOLUBEVA
Evgenia is an animation director, writer & character designer.
SALLY GRIFFITH
Sally works in innovation in the screen sector in Wales
TERRY IBELE
Terry is an award-winning stop motion and 2D animator.
LOUIS JONES
Louis Jones is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Sun & Moon.
MICHAEL LEADER
Michael Leader is a writer and broadcaster.
TOM LUCAS
Senior Animator at Cloth Cat in Cardiff.
CHRISTOPHER MAUDSLEY
An emerging writer-director from Northern England,
BEN MITCHELL
Ben Mitchell is an animator and motion designer at Shy Guys Studios, and Editor in Chief at Skwigly Animation Magazine.
JESS NICHOLLS
Jess Nicholls is a Production Designer and Art Director working at Sun Creature in Copenhagen.
MARC MOYNIHAN
Marc has been working in the animation industry since 2011.
BARRY PURVES
Animator, Director & Writer.
DEBORAH PRICE
Deborah has been working in Animation Production since graduating from the University of Wales, Newport in 2013.
KEARATWA KK SEDIDI
Production Director at Dipopaai Studios.
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CABBLOW STUDIOS
Kabelo Maaka + Dr Tshepo P. Maaka
HANNAH VAUGHAN JONES
Hannah is an Emmy-nominated British journalist.
NIA ALAVEZOS
Nia Alavezos is a storyteller based in Cardiff.
TOM BETTS
Tom Betts is a Cardiff-based filmmaker and runs Chapter Movie Maker.
HELEN BRUNSDON
Helen has worked extensively across the animation industry as a consultant, producer and executive.
JAKE CUNNINGHAM
Jake Cunningham is a writer and producer working in film and audio.
JULIE-ANN DEAN
Julie-Ann Dean is a voice actor and co-founder of Script Out Loud.
KARRIE FRANSMAN
Comic artist and graphic novelist.
DIANA GRADINARU
Diana is a freelance animator and designer with a background in Fine Art.
RAJIV HASAN
Rajiv is a versatile voice actor, impressionist and linguist.
KYLE JENKINS
Programme and Acquisitions Manager, Milkshake! C5.
DILPREET KAUR WALIA
Dilpreet is an animation screenwriter and puppeteer.
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TSHWARI LEKABE
Creative director at Dipopaai Studios
DIANNE MAKINGS
Dianne Makings is the Festival Director of the Cape Town International Animation Festival.
DAN MCGOWAN
Dan runs the film strand of Hijinx, making work with neurodiverse actors.
GREG MCLEOD
Director at The Brothers McLeod.
MAURICIO DE OLIVEIRA MAIA
Animation Director.
DAVE MORGAN
Director, project manager and animator at Tiny Wizard Studio.
JAMES NUTTING
James Nutting is a 2D Character Animator based in the UK.
EMMA PEDDIE
Emma Peddie works in the BBC’s corporate sustainability team.
JOANNA QUINN
Director and Animator (Beryl Productions International).
SKILLBARD
A friendly team of composers and sound designers headed by Vincent Oliver and
Tom Carrell.
JONATHAN TREMEWAN
Jonathan is a Producer on The Regenerators.
LEWIS VAUGHAN JONES
Lewis is is a newsreader for BBC News Channels.
JESSICA ASHMAN
Jessica is an artist who works in animation music (under the name Spirit Sigh), performance and arts education.
EFA BLOSSE-MASON
Efa is a Cardiff born Welsh speaking filmmaker.
STEPHEN CLARKE
Stephen Clarke is one half of biggerhouse film with Tom Stubbs.
NICOLA DAVIES
Nicola Davies is an author whose lifelong love of nature is expressed in her writing.
KADESHA DRIJA
Kadesha is an Animation Editor based in Cardiff.
ELIOT GIBBINS
Puppeteer.
GEMMA GREEN-HOPE
Gemma Green-Hope is an animator and director from Pembrokeshire.
TIM HAWKINS
Tim is a freelance animator and director with 15 years of experience in the industry.
JIDE JOHNSON
Jide Johnson is MD and founder of Animation Advertising Agency Aniboxx.
KENNETH LADEKJÆR
Kenneth is a co-founder, co-owner of the animation studio "Sun Creature" Located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
ROSS LELLIOT
Ross Lelliott is a Director of the Hidden Hands studio and Co-owner.
RHIAN MARSTON-JONES
Rhian Marston-Jones is a voice actor and co-founder of Scripts Out Loud.
EIKO MEREDITH
Director of Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival.
MYLES MCLEOD
Myles McLeod is a BAFTA Award winning writer.
SAMANTHA MOORE
Sam Moore is a UK based, international award winning animation director and
researcher.
JESS MORGAN
Director and co-founder of Tiny Wizard Studio.
LAUREN ORME
Lauren is a filmmaker and Festival Director of Cardiff Animation Festival.
BECKY PEEL
Becky is a freelance artist who loves to draw and create things of all kinds.
JON RENNIE
Jon Rennie is Managing Director of Cloth Cat Animation & Thud Media.
STEVE SMITH
Steve Smith is a BAFTA award winning television director.
CLAIRE UNDERWOOD
Assistant Director of It's Pony for Blue Zoo.
ALEX ZEPHERIN
Motion designer, animation director and founder of Don Dada Studios.