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Well, hello there and welcome back to The AFA Podcast, the official podcast of animationforadults.com . This is another interview special, this time with Shea Wageman, the CEO of Icon Creative Studios, Canada's largest independent animation studio, and the director of the upcoming film Dragoons, the trailer for which is set to be unveiled at this year's Annecy Festival.
Bore Da and welcome back to the AFA Podcast, the official podcast of animationforadults.com. This is a very special episode where we celebrate the Cardiff Animation Festival, which takes place April 23-26 in Cardiff, Wales. To mark the occasion we hopped on Zoom and sat down (virtually) with five of the most talented animators in the UK, all of whom have a film in this year's festival! We spoke…
Well, hello there, and welcome back to The AFA Podcast interview series. This time around we spoke with Sevan Najarian, animator, director, editor and effects whizz who directed The Whitest Kids U Know's Mars, the first (and last) animated feature written by and starring the cult comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U Know. We spoke about his origins at Channel 101, the making of the movie and the…
Welcome back to the AFA Podcast , and another edition of our interview specials. This time we got to speak with Ricard Cusso and Elise Allen, the director and writer respectively of The Pout Pout Fish, the new animated feature released in North America on March 20. Presented and produced by Chris Perkins.
Well, hello there, and welcome once again to The AFA Podcast and another interview special! This time we got to speak with David Feiss, animation legend and creator of the classic Cartoon Network series Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel. David's new series Armorsaurs is now streaming on Disney Plus and sees his foray into live-action/animation hybrid directing. We spoke about his entire career, from…
Well, hello there... and welcome back to The AFA Podcast, and another interview special. This time around we spoke to Ugo Bienvenu, French animator, illustrator and director. Ugo is the director of the new sci-fi feature Arco, which has been doing really well on the awards circuit, being nominated for a Golden Globe and an impressive five Annie Award nominations. The film will be released in the…
Well, hello there and welcome once again to the AFA Podcast. We're back with another interview episode! This time we got the chance to speak with Oscar- nominated filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski ( Madame Tutli-Putli ), directors of the wonderful stop-motion short The Girl Who Cried Pearls. As well as the new film, we discussed their career paths, their unconventional production…
Well, hello there, strangers, yes indeed The AFA Podcast is back. And do we have a show for you, because not only does this episode mark the first episode we've put out since this podcast turned 10 years old (believe it or not) but we're also celebrating Manchester Animation Festival, the biggest animation festival in the UK. We spoke with some of the filmmakers behind some of this year's crop of…
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast: Interview Series. This time we got to speak with Trey Toy, who is the co-composer on the recently released Castlevania: Nocturne, now streaming on Netflix . We discussed what makes Nocturne unique, his inspiration and his career so far. It was a pretty wide-ranging, very interesting chat! Have a listen, although beware if you haven't seen Castlevania Nocturne:…
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast, and another interview special. This time we spoke with Mike McMahan the creator/show-runner of Star Trek: Lower Decks. The Star Trek animated comedy recently wrapped its fifth and final season, with the finale episode airing on Paramount Plus from December 19. We didn't get a lot of time with Mike but there's some good stuff there: we talk about his career, how…
Well hello there, and welcome to The AFA Podcast: The Official Podcast of animationforadults.com- Interview Edition. This time (thanks to the magic of Zoom) I was able to speak to Torill Kove. Torill is a Norwegian-born, Oscar -winning animator now based in Montreal, Canada. We discussed her new film Maybe Elephants, which has qualified to be nominated at the 2025 Academy Awards, and also…
Welcome one and all back to The AFA Podcast: Interview Series. This time we got chance to sit down (virtually) with Elizabeth Cox, the founder and CEO of Should We Studio , a studio with an emphasis on tech-ethics and emerging technologies. The studio will release their first production Ada, which will explore these themes, this autumn. Listen to the interview to hear all about Ada, as well as…
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast interview series. This time we boldly go and spoke to Barry J Kelly, an episode director on the adult animation sci-fi comedy Star Trek Lower Decks. He talks about his career so far, his history with Star Trek and what makes Lower Decks so "Star Trekky". Just as a heads up, we had a slight issue with the sound because for some reason it recorded with my internal…
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast. It's another interview special- this time featuring Bryan Lee O'Malley. Bryan is a Canadian cartoonist who created the original Scott Pilgrim Vs The World graphic novel and more recently acted as executive producer and c0-showrunner on the Netflix animated series Scott Pilgrim. It's short and sweet but you'll learn some interesting things about the making of the…
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast and another special interview edition. This time we spoke with Pablo Berger, the director of the Oscar- nominated, Annie, Cesar and European Film Award- winning animated feature Robot Dreams. Pablo comes from a live-action background and with Robot Dreams worked in animation for the first time. We talked about how that came about and how he's become a total convert…
Welcome to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time, we spoke with Hugh Welchman co-director of 2017's Loving Vincent and the new oil-painted movie The Peasants. We discussed the story behind Loving Vincent as well as hearing all about The Peasants, which opens in UK cinemas on December 8.
Well hello there listener, and welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interviews. On this Edition, we spoke with Robert Chandler who is the producer and co-director of the new adaptation of Oscar Wild's The Canterville Ghost, which is coming to US Cinemas for October 20. He spoke about his early career, the film's long journey to the screen and the challenges of adapting the short…
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast and another edition of our Interview series. This time we were lucky enough to speak with Jeremy Purcell of Cartoon Saloon. Jeremy previously worked on The Secret Of Kells, Song of The Sea and The Prophet and is the director of Puffin Rock And The New Friends, the film spin-off from Cartoon Saloon's TV series.
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast and another edition of our interview series. It's a bit of a different one this time as we spoke to documentary film maker Leslie Iwerks.Leslie started her career with the film The Hand Behind The Mouse on her grandfather and Disney Legend Ub Iwerks. She also directed The Pixar Story and most recently co-directed Superpowered: The DC Story that is now streaming on…
Well hello there listener and welcome to another fine edition of The AFA Podcast Interview Series. This time we spoke with Caroline Foley who is an animator, story artist, storyboard artist and story editor whose credits include BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty and Robot Chicken. We spoke about everything from Caroline's early career to what it's like working in kids shows for the first time in her…
Welcome once again to the AFA Podcast Interview series. This time we spoke with Mark Evitts, who is the composer and songwriter for the Apple Original series Frog and Toad. It was an interesting conversation that covers Mark's earlier career and his road to Frog and Toad, what it was like working on the show and more. We hope you'll find it to be a good listen.
Welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast's Interview series. This time we were lucky enough to chat with Pat Irwin. Pat is a musician and composer whose animated credits include the soundtracks to Rocko's Modern Life, Pepper Ann and Spongebob Square Pants. The soundtrack to Rocko's Modern Life has just been released on Nickelodeon Records. We talked about Pat's career, his memories of…
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast. This week in our latest interview special we sat down with filmmakers Sean Godsey and Nic Collins. Sean and Nic's short Thoron The Conqueror is available as part of Adult Swim's Smalls program. We talked about their careers, how Thoron came to be, the best cartoon villains and more.
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast. We're here with another special interview episode. This time Chris spoke with Sam Lanier, the director of two of the shorts in another batch of Adult Swim Smalls shorts coming to Adults Swim's YouTube Channel this April. Sam is a Brooklyn-based animator and comedian, part of the comedy group Simple Town, as well as co-host of the podcast Raisin Man Arena. He speaks…
Yvonne Grzenkowicz interviews director Svilen Dimitrov and producer Mila Voinikova of the film “REW DAY” (produced by Miramar Film) featured in Program 76 of our In Competition Films for Season 8 of Animation Nights New York.
Yvonne Grzenkowicz and Kelly Barahona sit down to chat about the FIAF: Animation First Festival 2023. Full show notes at https://www.animationforadults.com/search/label/Podcast?&max-results=10
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast with our first episode of 2023. And for our first show of the new year Chris and Dan talk everything awards season. They take a detailed look at the nominees for this year's Annie Awards as well as the animation categories at The Oscars and The BAFTAs. Then it's time for a look further ahead as they take a look at what exciting animated films are going to be…
Well, hello there! Can you believe The AFA Podcast is five years old this summer? We decided we needed to do something pretty special to mark this occasion. And what better way than by talking about one of our favourite films released in this podcast's lifetime (but somehow didn't managed to do a full episode on yet)? We were able to get the full original crew (as heard on the first episode) for…
Evan Vernon interviews Jinkyu Jeon , directors of The House of Loss , featured in Program 72 of our In Competition Films for Season 7 of Animation Nights New York. THE HOUSE OF LOSS The elderly at the nursing home have their heads shaved. The protagonist who works there sees them but can't read their expressions. However, from one instance, he finds himself looking closely at their faces. Jinkyu…
Excuse the delay but The AFA Podcast is finally back! In this watercooler focussed episode Rachael and Dan catch up and discuss Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Turning Red, Spy X Family and more.
Welcome back to the AFA Podcast Interview series. This time, in celebration of the release of the third 'volume' of Netflix's groundbreaking adult animated anthology Love, Death + Robots, AFA's Evan Vernon spoke with series creator Tim Miller , supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson and segment director Alberto Mielgo. We only had a short time to talk to them but still covered some interesting…
Welcome to the latest edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time Evan Vernon got the chance to sit down (virtually) with Nina Helene Hirten, a multi-hyphenate whose varied career has seen her work as editor, previsualization artist, post-production and more across live-action and animation as well as founding her own studio. Most recently she has been the head editor for the primetime…
Evan Vernon interviews Chani Goodman Winkler & Tali Genshaft , directors of Elephants in Space , featured in Program 69 of our In Competition Films for Season 7 of Animation Nights New York. About ANNY : Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation…
Welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time, AFA US co-editor Evan Vernon spoke with Aiko Fukushima , composer of the original score for the new Netflix series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles ). They chatted about Aiko's career and her work on the series and how she came to work on the series. If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review or a 5 star…
Nicole Papadopoulos interviews Rachel Fitzgerald , Director of BUBBLES , featured in Program 70 of our In Competition Films for Season 7 of Animation Nights New York. BUBBLES A puppet grows tormented at the hands of her manipulator. Rachel Fitzgerald Specializing in 2D animation and direction. Rachel is particularly interested in the power of the voice on screen, especially voice-over narration…
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast Interview Series. This time we were lucky enough to get to talk to Mr Richard Linklater , the acclaimed director of the new Netflix film Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood , as well as Waking Life, School Of Rock, Boyhood and numerous other acclaimed films. Linklater is one of those rare filmmakers who is equally comfortable in animation and live action, and Evan…
Welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series! Today, continuing our interviews with the filmmakers behind this year's Oscar-nominated short animated films, Evan Vernon s poke with UK animation legend Joanna Quinn and her regular writing and producing partner Les Mills , the duo behind the acclaimed Affairs Of The Art. They discuss how their working partnership first began,…
Welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series! Continuing our series of interviews with 2022 Oscar- nominated short filmmakers, Evan Vernon sat down (virtually) with Alberto Mielgo , director of The Windshield Wiper. Before directing this short, Alberto won two Annie Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards for directing the Love, Death & Robots short The Witness and his work…
Hey there, animation fans and welcome to another brand new instalment of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time we've got a real treat, the first of our interviews with the filmmakers behind this year's Oscar-nominated shorts! First up, we have British animators Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, who created and directed the Netflix holiday special Robin Robin for Aardman animation. Evan Vernon…
Bonjour mes amis, and welcome back to Le AFA Podcast! This time we join Evan Vernon, Yvonne Grzenkowicz and Kelly Barahona to discuss this year's Animation First French Animation Festival . Held annually by FIAF- French Institute Alliance Française in New York, the festival has celebrated the best in French animation for the past five years. This year's event was a hybrid event, with both an…
Evan Vernon interviews Studio Plonter, directors of HOMESICK. Hila Einy, Yoav Aluf and Noy Bar, graduates of Bezalel 2018, were born and raised in Israel. During their studies, Yoav specialized in Stop-motion and Hila and Noy specialized in 2d animation technique. The film "HOMESICK" is their graduation film they created as part of their animation studies at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design.…
Evan Vernon interviews Daria Kashcheeva , director of DAUGHTER. Daria studies animated film at FAMU in Prague. Her student films were featured at many international festivals. Daria’s original To Accept won the Nespresso Talents 2017 film competition in Cannes. Her Bachelor’s puppet animation Daughter received a Cristal at Annecy Animation Film Festival 2019. DAUGHTER was recently selected as a…
Welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time, our man Evan Vernon chats with Stuart Forrest , the co-founder and CEO of Triggerfish, the award-winning animation studio based in Capetown, South Africa. They speak about the story behind the studio's latest feature Seal Team , now streaming on Netflix , as well as Stuart's own career path. They also discuss…
Evan Vernon interviews Noah Mauchly , director of MOUSE. Noah Mauchly is a US-born animator and filmmaker whose work spans a range of human subjects (often represented by odd looking animals) and methods of traditional animation. His first film MOUSE was completed in 2021. MOUSE was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021 . MOUSE A shy Mouse's…
Evan Vernon interviews Matisse Gonzalez, director of Gravedad . Matisse Gonzalez Jordán is a Bolivian animator, illustrator and director who graduated in 2019 from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Her graduation Film "Gravedad" has been shown in several international Animation Festivals, won multiple awards and was nominated for the Annie Awards 2020. Matisse’s shorts explore deep emotions and…
Welcome to a very special episode of The AFA Podcast Interview series and our first episode of 2022. To celebrate the release of adult black-comedy stop-motion anthology The House arriving on Netflix, Evan Vernon sat down (virtually) with three of the film's directors, Marc Roels, Paloma Baez a and Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Marc's co-director Emma De Swaef was unable to make it) First, Evan spoke…
Evan Vernon interviews Kilian Vilim , director of OOZE . Kilan was born in Verscio, Switzerland. He received a Bachelor of Animation from Hochschule Luzern - Design & Kunst, Switzerland in 2017. OOZE was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021 . OOZE In his everyday life, an elevator boy is confronted with the loneliness and the "up and down" of…
Evan Vernon interviews Jie Weng, director of THE PEONY PAVILION . Jie Weng was born in an artistic family. Influenced by his father, an oil painter, he started to learn drawing from a very young age. He majored in sculpting in college, but he always felt that it was not something he meant to do. During his exchange study in the United States, Jie met Dan Krall, who did the character design for…
Evan Vernon interviews Jacky de Groen , director of SPERMACETI . Jacky De Groen (1992) is an animation artist based in Ghent, Belgium. His colorfully painted and atmospheric films DIEPERIK (2013) and ECLIPSE (2014) have been shown at film festivals internationally. After graduating from KASK |School of Arts in 2014, he worked at animation studio Film Bilder in Stuttgart for some time. In 2016 he…
Evan Vernon interviews Nelly Michenaud , director of ALMOST THERE . Nelly Michenaud is a French animator based in London. After graduating from Central Saint Martin, she went to the NFTS for an MA in Directing Animation. The world of Nelly intends to surprise and question. She finds inspiration in daily life, remarkable or not, to transform them with humour and thus emphasise the absurdity of…
