Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast

Welcome to The AFA Podcast Episode 21 Its very much a show of two halves this week In the first part Chris Dan Rachael and Yvonne talk animation news including the Annie Awards Nominations Only Yesterdays US details the return of Samurai Jack and more Then in the second half Rachael and Dan discuss the last two major animation releases of 2015 Pixars The Good Dinosaur and The Peanuts Movie from Bl...

Its Episode 20 of The Podcast With Team AFA USA otherwise engaged it was up to Dan and Chris to hold the fort Luckily there was plenty to discuss with lots of news on the agenda This weeks topics include the end of Gravity Falls Edgar Wrights unexpected animated project and that Zootopia trailerThen its on to Stuff we watched where Dan gives his thoughts on Pixar The Good Dinosaur and Sanjays Supe...

This week we had so much stuff to talk about we didnt even need an overall topic Yvonne joins us briefly to update us on Animation Nights New York and then Chris Dan and Rachael get into a range of animation topicsThis weeks news includes new details on Tomm Moores Wolf Walkers as well as the trailers for Finding Dory and Boy and The World Then its time to talk what weve been watching including th...

This week Chris Dan Rachael and Yvonne are joined for a second time by animator Michael Collin who previously guested back in episode 2 This time however Michael joins us to talk about his work with using animation as community outreach working with groups such as disadvantaged youths homeless people or people dealing with mental health issues Breaking with tradition we talk to Michael in the firs...

This week Chris Dan Jill and Rachael decided it was time to Woman Up and finish up our discussion of this years Animated Feature Oscar Nominees by discussing the eventual winner Disneys Big Hero 6Before that though we wonder whats going on with Don Bluths Dragons Lair Kickstarter and talk about Crunchyrolls move into anime coproductions In our discussion of what weve been watching we talk Asterix...

Welcome back to another episode of the AFA Podcast This week Chris Dan Rachael and Jill are joined by Jason Lee Weight of the Web animation series Sam Sweetmilk Jason joins us as we discuss the latest animation news including the announcement of the Zootopia cast the Childrens BAFTA nominations and Garth Jennings teaming up with Illumination entertainment Then we talk about things weve been watchi...

Join Chris Dan and Rachael as they take a look back at the career of the mighty Mamoru Hosoda With The Boy And The Beast arriving this year its a perfect time to look back at the films of one of the foremost talents working in anime today Before that theres a quicker than usual opening segment where we talk about some of the latest animation news including more news of Wes Andersons new stopmotion...

This week we turn our sights on the world of videogames for the first time Animation is a big part of games and the two industries are closely connected so we feel its completely within AFAs area Besides even if games arent your thing we still covered a lot of the usual animation news and discussed some things weve been watching lately before we even touch on gaming Join Chris Rachael Yvonne and D...

Chris and Yvonne talk to Brian Austin of The Animation Project an initiative in New York that helps at risk and court involved youth to produce their own animation as a form of art therapy Its a fascinating topic and were extremely grateful for Brian for taking the time to talk to us Visit theanimationprojectorg for more information on TAPIf you enjoy the show please leave us a review on iTunes or...

Chris Rachael Dan and Yvonne get into some of the latest animation news including the Phoenix Wright anime and the latest developments in Hayao Miyazakis forthcoming Boro The Caterpillar Then we get into some of the great animated TV thats been airing lately including the start of the new Danger Mouse South Park and Steven Universe We also finally have a proper excuse to talk about the Muppets Sad...

Welcome back to another episode of the Official AFA Podcast Its an exciting one too as Rachael makes her triumphant return to the podcast crew this week This week we dont have an overall topic but instead bring you a mixed bag of animation chat We talk about some of the latest happenings in the world of animation and catch up on what weve been watchingTopics covered this week include The Jungle Bo...

Wow we made it to 10 episodes already To mark this first milestone Chris Dan and Yvonne take a little look back at how the podcast has been going Then Yvonne tells us all about the very successful first Animation Nights New York Event which took place last week Then we dive into some news which includes a new Danger Mouse trailer The Boy and The Beasts US Premiere and Over The Garden Walls success...

We took last week off but were back for our regular discussions of everything animated Chris Dan and Yvonne were joined by the very talented animator James Rodgers of Lunar Animation James talked with us about his career and what its like to set up your own animation studio and it was a really interesting discussionJames joins us for the second part of the show but before that we talked some of th...

As promised heres the second part of our podcast this week where we discuss the fantastic How To Train Your Dragon 2 We got so carried away talking about the movie that we had to split the episode in two If you want to hear our discussion of the latest news plus some things weve been watching you can find it in Episode 8a This episode however is pure DragonsJoin Jill Yvonne Dan and Chris for an in...

This week weve got something new two podcasts Well technically its one episode cut into two but hey it still extra podcast goodness We managed to talk for nearly two hours about How To Train Your Dragon 2 so rather than put out one epic episode were putting out our Dragons chat later in the week as a second part Which means this first part is where we do our usual chat about the goings on in the w...

Its a different kind of show this week Weve got a slimmed down lineup with just Chris Dan and Yvonne but we had plenty to talk about as this week was a news extravaganza as we talk about all the revelations at the Disney D23 Expo in Anaheim We look at Disney and Pixars upcoming slate and lots more animation related discussionOther topics covered include Cartoon Saloons The Breadwinner Dragon Ball...

Its a mixed bag of emotions this week as Rachael was unable to join us sniffle but we were joined by AFAs own Jill making her triumphant debut on the Podcast Yay This week we discussed topics including the massive success of the Dragon Ball Z movie and wonder why America hasnt flocked to see Shaun The Sheep Movie Full show notes at httpwwwanimationforadultscom201508theafapodcastepisode6insideoutht...

After taking a week off the gang is back to talk about Isao Takahatas The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya Before that theres time for some news as we discuss the new trailer for Pixars The Good Dinosaur and wonder what Disney is doing with all these liveaction remakes Then we get into what weve been watching which this week includes BoJack Horseman Rick and Morty and Fairy TaleThen we jump into our di...

Pardon the interruption but just over a week late Chris Dan Rachael and Yvonne are back again to talk about some cartoons Our main topic is The State Of The Animation Nation where we discuss the current state of the animation industry Are we in a golden age of animationBefore that though we discuss some now hopelessly out of date animation news including the heartening success of Mamoru Hosodas Bo...

Chris Dan Rachael and Yvonne dive into Tomm Moores Oscar nominated SONG OF THE SEA to celebrate its cinema release in the UK and Ireland Before that though theres time for other animation talk including The Iron Giant Minions and hand drawn animation vs CG Full show notes will be available at httpwwwanimationforadultscomsearchlabelPodcastTIME CODES00125 00640 Listener Question0064003500 News The I...

Chris Rachael and Yvonne are joined by animator and illustrator Michael Collin to discuss the Edinburgh International Film Festival Animation Lab plus the usual goings on the animation world this weekTime CodesStart 130 introductions130 Listener Questions2900100 News100 133 What weve watched133 205 Edinburgh International Film Festival Animation Lab205208 End BonusFull show notes will be available...

In our debut episode join Chris Dan Rachael and Yvonne as we discuss the world of animationstart 0019The Secret Origins of AFA00200105 Trailer Discussion Peanuts Zootopia Secret Life Of Pets Good Dinosaur and Mutafukaz01050142 What Weve Watched01430153 Ghibli talk and Shorts