Cardiff Animation Festival | Guests

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GUEST
SPEAKERS

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DR STACEY ABBOTT
Stacey Abbott is Professor of Film and Television at Northumbria University.

DANI ABRAM
Dani Abram is a multi-disciplined freelance animator based in Cardiff, Wales.

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WILL ANDERSON
Will Anderson is a BAFTA-winning
filmmaker and animator from Scotland.

AMY ASHTON
Amy is an experienced producer & talent scout at Strange Beast.

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GAZ BAILEY
Gaz Bailey is the founder and director of Abertoir, Wales' International Horror Festival.

GABI BALLA
Gabi is a freelance artist specialising in design for 2D animation.

EFA BLOSSE-MASON
Efa Blosse-Mason is a filmmaker and illustrator from Cardiff.

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PHIL BROOKES

Phil Brookes is a music composer, sound designer and voice actor from Cardiff.

HELEN BRUNSDON

Helen has worked extensively across the animation industry as a consultant, producer and executive.

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GERALD CONN

Gerald Conn is an award-winning filmmaker specialising in sand-on-glass animation.

LAURA-BETH COWLEY

Laura-Beth Cowley is a Lecturer, freelance animator and writer based in Bristol

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CAMILLA DEAKIN
Camilla Deakin is an award-winning creative producer & co-founder of Lupus Films.

ELLYS DONOVAN

Ellys is the Producer and Programmer for

Cardiff Animation Festival.

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JUSTIN DRAG

Drag DJ & Host.

NIA EDWARDS-BEHI
Nia is co-director of Abertoir Horror Festival and programmer for the Wales One
World Film Festival.

JOSÉ FORTUNA
José Fortuna is a Cardiff based producer,
comedian and host.

TIM HAWKINS
Tim Hawkins is an animator and filmmaker based in Llantwit Major, Wales.

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JAMiE FERN HENSLEY-DAViES
JAMiE (he/they) is a queer, trans,
Welsh-speaking multidisciplinary artist.

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JOSH HICKS
Josh Hicks is a cartoonist, filmmaker

and author based in Cardiff.

TERRY IBELE

Terry Ibele is a Toronto-based 2D and stop motion animator who's worked in video games and television.

HANNAH LAU-WALKER
Hannah Lau-Walker is a freelance
animator, director & host.

KLAUS LYNGELED
Klaus Lyngeled is co-founder of MoonHood, creators of The Midnight Walk.

GREG MCLEOD

Greg McLeod is an director, animator and illustrator, best known for his distinctive hand-drawn short films.

ASH MILLMAN
Ash established herself on British YouTube channels as a champion of the horror genre.

BEN MITCHELL

Ben Mitchell is a Bristol-based animator, filmmaker and writer.

LAUREN ORME

Lauren Orme is an animator and

Festival Director of Cardiff Animation Festival.

ALI PLUMB

Ali Plumb is a writer, journalist, broadcaster and one of the most-heard movie critics in the UK.

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JULIA POTT
Julia Pott is an award-winning
British animator and illustrator.

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JOANNA QUINN

Joanna Quinn is an OSCAR® nominated Cardiff based animator and director.

OLOV REDMALM
Olov Redmalm is a co-founder of MoonHood, creators of The Midnight Walk.

PHILIPPA RICE
Philippa Rice is an artist who works in many different mediums including comics, animation, model-making and crochet.

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SARAH SCHMIDT
Sarah Schmidt is an animator
and curator based in Chicago, Illinois.

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JEZ STEWART
Jez Stewart is a curator at the
BFI National Archive, responsible for the animation collection.

JAMIE STOCKLEY

Jamie Stockley is a stop-motion artist and art director with over 18 years’ experience working across film, television, and animation.

OSIAN WILLIAMS
Osian Williams is a multi-BAFTA
and RTS award-winning creative with
over 13 years of experience in UK television and commercial production.

SARAH 'SAZ' VENNER

Sarah "Saz" Vanner is a 2D animator

and artist based in Cardiff.

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PIP WILLIAMSON
Pip Williamson is a
self-taught freelance 2D animator.

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