Ben Mitchell

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

He has independently directed six short animated films that have been screened for 200+ festivals and touring programmes across the world. As a freelancer he has produced work for WildBrain, Channel 4, Plymptoons, Animortal, Wonky Films, A Productions, Slurpy Studios, Shy Guys Studios and Rumpus to name a few.

As an animation industry writer and researcher Ben is the Editor in Chief of the UK-based magazine site Skwigly and author of the book Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films (Taylor & Francis/CRC Press). He has also worked with and alongside a number of international industry events (including Manchester Animation Festival, Encounters, ITFS Stuttgart, Animafest Zagreb, Cardiff Animation Festival, Fredrikstad Animation Festival and the British Animation Awards) in a variety of capacities and served as visiting lecturer/tutor at several universities including AUB, UWE, UOG and CSM.