Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast

Evan Vernon interviews Natalia Mirzoyan , director of FIVE MINUTES TO SEA. Natalia Mirzoyan was born in 1982 in Yerevan. She graduated from the Arts school named after H. Danielyan and the Department of Philosophy in Yerevan State University. Natalia attended the faculty of easel graphics in Saint Petersburg Institute of Decorative-Applied Arts. In 2004 she began working in “Petersburg as an anima...

Welcome back to The AFA Podcast for a very important episode of our interview specials. In this episode, AFA's Evan Vernon spoke with writer, actor and comedian Joey Clift from The Animation Guild to talk about their current efforts to negotiate a fairer deal for animation writers, who are currently paid considerably less than their live-action equivalents for doing the same job. They discuss the...

Evan Vernon interviews Signe Baumane , director of MOTHER'S SONG , a 3 minute clip from My Love Affair With Marriage . Much of the work at Signe Baumane Studio in Brooklyn is practical, meaning non-digital. Signe draws most of the animation herself, pencil on paper, Sturgis builds sets out of wood and their Team of artists covers them in paper-mâché and paint. The sets are lit and photographed, th...

Evan Vernon interviews Martina SCARPELLI , director of EGG. Martina is an Italian filmmaker based in Denmark. She works as animation director, creative director and producer pushing provocative stories with sophisticated storytelling that challenges and inspires audiences of today. She has a BA in Fine Art from “Academy of Brera” in Milan, and a BA in Animation from “Experimental Center of Cinemat...

Evan Vernon interviews Paola Cubillos , director of Lines of Oblivion . Paola is an Animation student based in Ghent (BE) specializing in the technique of stop-motion through narrations related to time, memory and atemporal spaces of intimacy. Her film Lines of Oblivion was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021 . Lines of Oblivion Lines of Obl...

Animator Interview #27 featuring Independent Animator Julie Rembauville Evan Vernon interviews Julie Rembauville, director of SMALL SPARK . Julie was born in Paris in 1982. Julie studied literature and audiovisuals at La Sorbonne University. In 2003, she published her first book for children, Je ne me laisserai pas faire ! (I won’t let them do it !) working with the illustrator Nicolas Bianco-Levr...

Evan Vernon interviews Yael Reisfeld , director of ALEF B'TAMUZ . Yael graduated from Bezalel animation department in 2018. Born in Jerusalem 1990, she now works as a freelance animator and video editor in Tel Aviv. Her film ALEF B'TAMUZ was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021 . ALEF B'TAMUZ Three destitute pilgrims experience a strange nigh...

Evan Vernon interviews Mikkel Odehnalu , director of SO FAR, SO CLOSE . Mikkel is an animator and artist originally from Czech Republic residing in Reykjavík,  Iceland. His film SO FAR, SO CLOSE was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021 . Far to the north, the first snowstorm is approaching. The heavy sky is being reflected in the water p...

Welcome to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time Evan Vernon got to speak to the animation historian and author Mindy Johnson, writer of the book Pencils, Pens and Brushes: A Great Girl's Guide To Disney Animation. Mindy will speak at the Film Forum New York about the contributions of women animators to early Disney Animation. Evan spoke with Mindy about her career and wor...

Evan Vernon  recently sat down with Zuzana Cupova & Krystof Ulbert. Zuzana and Krystof directed OLD GRAMOPHONE'S GHOSTLY TONES with Martina Tomkova. OLD GRAMOPHONE'S GHOSTLY TONES screens as part of the Animation Nights New York  September Program  #64 "Mysteries & Misadventures", on the  ANNY Virtual Events platform  ONLINE.  

The AFA Podcast returns! After a crazy summer, Rachael and Dan have a watercooler discussion about the stuff they've been watching. Dan talks about Fantasia Festival's virtual screenings of Filipino comedy Hayop Ka and documentary Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist, the second season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, Jellystone and anime series Odd Taxi. Rachael talks about Pixar's Luca, Chinese features Nhe Z...

This week we are back with another brand new episode of the AFA Podcast Interview specials. To mark the premiere of Season 12 of FXX's spy-comedy Archer on September 25 AFA's Evan Vernon spoke with Justin Wagner and Chi Sato, Art Directors on the series. They discuss their path to animation and how they worked their way up to their current positions. Show notes at animationforadults.com

Animation For Adults Presents Animation Nights New York's (ANNY) Animator Interviews. AFA and ANNY's Evan Vernon talks with animator Mathilde Cotillon whose short Quoi qu'il arrive will screen as part of the ANNY July online event.      ANNY Animator Interview #22 with Mathilde Cotillon Interview by Evan Vernon   Director’s Statement: The world of illustration and animation, in addition to a desir...

Welcome once again to The AFA Podcast! This time Rachael, Dan and Evan talk about the Disney Classic The Hunchback Of Notre Dame as it celebrates 25 years since its release. We've returned to our commentary format- so join us and watch along as we take a deep dive and discuss personal memories of the film and observations plus stories from the production. Get your stream cued up or your disc ready...

In the latest instalment of The AFA Podcast Interview Series, Evan Vernon spoke with Ron Myrick of Seven Point Harness, Emmy Nominated Director, Producer and animator. Evan spoke with Ron about his latest project, directing animation for the Netflix documentary series How To Become A Tyrant. He also discusses his long career in animation, over which he has worked on dozens of series including Batm...

Animation For Adults Presents Animation Nights New York's (ANNY) Animator Interviews. AFA and ANNY's Evan Vernon talks with animator Kilian Vilim whose short Ooze will screen as part of the ANNY June online event.    https://youtu.be/oa1cW2KkFIQ

Are we spoiling you or what? In another edition of The AFA Podcast's Interview Series, Evan Vernon was lucky enough to chat with Spencer Grammer, voice of Summer Smith in Rick and Morty. Spencer discussed her journey into voice acting (with a little help from one Sideshow Bob) as well as discussing her time on Rick and Morty, and teases her part in the brand new series- which starts airing this Gl...

Welcome back to another instalment of The AFA Podcast's Interview series. This time in celebration of Pride Month, Evan Vernon spoke with Steven Clay Hunter, the director of the Pixar Sparkshorts short, Out. Steven is a veteran at Pixar and has also previously worked for Disney and LucasFilm/ Industrial Light and Magic. In this fascinating conversation, he spoke with us about his career journey an...

Buckle your seatbelts and grab the nearest pug dog animation fans cause the AFA Podcast is hitting the road with a deep dive of Netflix's latest family hit, Mitchells vs. the Machines. This discussion will have spoilers for plot turns and insights into the many, many jokes in this film, so be warned. 

Animation For Adults Presents Animation Nights New York's (ANNY) Animator Interviews. AFA and ANNY's Evan Vernon talks with animator Amanda Bonaiuto, whose music video Annihilation Song will screen as part of the ANNY May online event.   SHOW NOTES   ANNY Animator Interview #20:  Amanda Bonaiuto, Interview by Evan Vernon Instagram: @amandabonaiuto Twitter: @Amandabonbon Professional Website:  www....

A little bird told us that Shrek is celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2021. So Rachael and Evan are here to look back on the film that truly made DreamWorks Animation a real force in the industry. We look back ad DWA's first films and dive into the Studio's origins and how it's connected to the short-lived animation studio Amblimation. Besides Shrek, we also talk The Prince Of Egypt, We're Back:...

Animation For Adults Presents Animation Nights New York's (ANNY) Animator Interviews. AFA and ANNY's Evan Vernon talks with animator Yunus Yildiz, whose short The Hands will screen as part of the ANNY April online event. Yunus Yildiz Interview by Evan Vernon   https://www.instagram.com/yunusyildiz_._/ https://www.artstation.com/yunusyildiz   https://gumroad.com/yunusyildiz     Director of “THE HAN...

Animation For Adults Presents Animation Nights New York's (ANNY) Animator Interviews. AFA and ANNY's Evan Vernon talks with Israeli animator Anya Gannot, whose short Studies will screen as part of the ANNY April online event.  Aya Gannot Director of “STUDIES” Based on a short story by Franz Kafka, a man living in an industrial city sketches his thoughts, and is led to a series of surreal events wi...

Hey there animation fans and welcome back to another fine episode of The AFA Podcast! It's about one year into the pesky pandemic and so Rachael, Dan and Evan came together to talk about the shows, movies and video games they have been using to get through these strange and scary times and have a good old catch up around the ol' virtual watercooler! Those titles include The Mandalorian. City Of Gh...

Animation For Adults Presents Animation Nights New York's (ANNY) Animator Interviews. AFA and ANNY's Evan Vernon talks with American animator John Morena, whose short The Creator will screen as part of the ANNY March online event.     SHOW NOTES John is a filmmaker and a New York City native; born in The Bronx, migrated to Brooklyn.  His films have played worldwide including several official selec...