Animation For Adults: The AFA Podcast

Welcome to another edition of the AFA Podcast's Interview series. In this edition Evan Vernon chats with indie Croatian animator Dalibor Barić. You may not be familiar with the name but Dalibor is a genuine independent: he animated, wrote, edited, scored and directed the feature Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus single handedly. Watery Rebus was nominated for multiple awards an...

In the latest edition of the AFA Podcast's Interview series, we spoke with Doug Goldstein, head-writer of Robot Chicken and creator of new adult comedy Devil May Care, now airing on SyFy's adult animation block TZGZ. AFA's Evan Vernon talks with Doug about how he got into writing comedy, the genesis of Robot Chicken and the inspiration behind Devil May Care.  Watch Devil May Care on Saturdays at m...

In the latest episode of the AFA Podcast join Evan, Yvonne and Kelly as they discuss their experiences at the 2021 Animation First French Animation Festival which took place online this February. They talk French animation and focus on titles including feature films Calamity Jane and Josep which had their US premieres at this year's festival. Also discussed are special guest Wes Anderson's animate...

Animation For Adults Presents Animation Nights New York's (ANNY) Animator Interviews. AFA and ANNY's Evan Vernon talks with British animator Chris Plimmer, whose short Man's Best Friend Forever is screening at the upcoming Februray virtual screening of Animation Nights New York and French animation Julie Rembauville and Nicolas Bianco-Levrin  whose short Small Sparks is also screening. ANNY's Febr...

Hey there animation fans, it's time for another episode of the AFA Podcast. It's been a little while since we've done one of our deep-dive episodes, but what would be more deserving of that treatment than a new Pixar film? Rachael, Dan and Chris discuss Pete Docter's latest film Soul. It's an in depth discussion of what make the film so special and how it compares to Docter's previous work, as wel...

Welcome to another exciting instalment of The AFA Podcast's Interview series.  We've got a double bill for you this time, as Evan Vernon spoke with the people behind two of the shorts that are eligible to be nominated for this year's Best Animated Short category at The Oscars, as well as the Annies and other major awards. First Evan spoke with Amanda Miller of Psyop Studios, executive producer of...

  Welcome back to another edition of the AFA Podcast interview series. This time Evan Vernon speaks with Will Carsola and Dave Stewart creators and voice actors on adult comedy Momma Named Me Sherriff. The series is a spin-off of Will and Dave's previous series Mr Pickles, and the second season starts on Adult Swim at Midnight Eastern Time on Februray 14. Will and Dave talk about their path to ani...

We're back with another edition of The AFA Podcast (twice in one week?-We're spoiling you!) This time Evan Vernon got to speak with French filmmaker Remi Chayé (assiatant director on The Secret Of Kells , director Long Way North) ahead of the (online) US premiere of his new film Calamity (aka Calmity Jane) as part of the Animation First festival. Animation First will host the United States premier...

In the latest episode of The AFA Podcast interview series, Evan Vernon spoke with animation directors Igor + Valentine of Psyop alias Matt Smithson and David Stanfield, about their new short film Together. Made in support of  The National YoungArts Foundation, an organisation that supports the development of young artists in the visual, litearary and performing arts. Commissioned by YoungArts, Tog...

Happy new year animation fans- the AFA Podcast is back with our first brand new podcast of 2021! To start off the year right, we have a cosy fireside winter-warmer edition of The Watercooler. Rachael, Chris, Dan and Evan discuss the animation they've been watching over our festive break. Featured titles:  Demon Slayer,  Lupin III: The First, Spies In Disguise, Everybody Rides The Carousel, The Sim...

Animation For Adults presents the Animator Interview series from Animation Nights New York (ANNY). AFA and ANNY's Evan Vernon spoke with American animator Sam Lane, whose film SPELL OF THE WEST will screen at the January Virtual screening of Animation Nights New York. Sam Lane   Website https://www.samlaneart.com/ Portfolio https://vimeo.com/flotsamlane Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sam_lane...

Welcome one and all to a very special episode of the AFA Podcast. Yes, it's the annual Christmas episode of  the show. Join Rachael and Evan as they discuss Sergio Pablos's 2019 film which is surely destined to be a Christmas classic- the wonderful Klaus! They talk about what makes the film so special and how the film's animation makes it stand out. And how the film's message is more important now...

Hey there animation fans, and welcome to a very special episode of The AFA Podcast. Today we start a brand new series on the podcast- The Art Of Animation, where we look in-depth at different parts of the animation project. And seeing as we have a working animation professional on our regular team, where better to start than with Storyboarding? Rachael is joined by regular co-host and professional...

Well, hello there animation fans, and welcome back to The AFA Podcast.  Could this be the nerdiest epsiode of the AFA Podcast ever? Could be, as Rachael, Dan and - making his first appearance on the podcast- Rachael's brother, Mike discuss the new animated comedy Star Trek series, Lower Decks, streaming on CBS All Access in the US. They  talk about how they got into Star Trek, how Lower Decks fits...

Welcome back to The AFA Podcast, where this week Rachael and Yvonne are joined by writer/director Kirby Atkins to discuss his feature directorial debut Mosley. Kirby talks about his history in animation and the long road (nearly 25 years!) to bringing Mosley (aka Beasts Of Burden) to screen. It's a fun conversation, encompassing cannibalistic M&Ms, the unintended symbolism of the film and the (ado...

Well, hello there animation fans and welcome back to another episode of The AFA Podcast. This week we go on one of our patented deep dive episodes, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Walt Disney's 1940 classic Fantasia. Join your master of ceremonies Rachael, Dan and Evan as they take a look at the film's origins and their first encounters with the film, before getting in depth sequence by seque...

We're back with another AFA Podcast Interview! Evan Vernon returns with his conversation with Neil Garguilo, co-creator and show-runner of Hell Den, which returns for a second season on SyFy's adult animation block TZGZ this November. Neil talks about his past in improv comedy and as part of a comedy troupe and how they came together to create the show, and shares his comedy influences. TZGZ airs...

Welcome animation fans to a very special episode of The AFA Podcast, which is the latest instalment of our interview series. This time we have our biggest guest so far, as Rachael chats with animation legend Glen Keane- veteran of Disney animation, ( he was designer of the main charcters in The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin) Oscar winning  short director (for Dear Basketball) an...

Welcome back to the AFA Podcast, where this week we have a real treat with another Podcast Interview. Evan Vernon talks to voice acting legend Jeff Bergman who has provided the voices of iconic chracters such as Bugs Bunny (including in Tiny Toon Adventures and Space Jam), Fred Flinstone and George Jetson as well as providing the voices of both Trump and Biden in satirical adult comedy Our Cartoon...

Beware gentle listener because The AFA Podcast is here with our annual TERRIFYING Halloween Episode. OK, so actually it's only really tenuously linked to Halloween and an excuse to talk about one of our favourite filmmakers- as we discuss the career of the late great Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue and possibly Paranoia Agent count as horror right?). It also brings to a close our season of articles, rev...

Welcome back to The AFA Podcast. For the frst time in quite a while, Rachael, Dan and Chris were able to assemble to have one of our Watercooler discussions, in which we discuss the animated films or series that we've been able to watch recently. Fresh from the LFF Virtual screening, Chris and Dan share their thoughts on Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart's eargely anticpated Wolfwakers, before Rachael a...

Welcome back to The AFA Podcast, where in this special bonus episode Rachael and Yvonne are here to talk some festival chat. First up Yvonne has some news to share about the Animation Nights New York Best Of Fest. After that, they share their thoughts on the films of A Night Of Animation, that took place as part of this year's Festival Of Cinema New York, Drive-In Event this October. Although they...

Continuing our series of AFA Podcast Interviews, this week we bring you a special episode in which we got to talk with the people behind two brand new series coming to TZGZ, the adult animation block on SYFY. AFA's Evan Vernon spoke with Kelsey Stephanides, creator of magical girl comedy Magical Girl Friendship Squad, where she discusses how she came to create the show and how the series stands ou...

Welcome to the latest AFA Podcast interview special. As fantasy-themed adult comedy Tigtone returns to Adult Swim for a second season, AFA's Evan Vernon talks to co-creator Andrew Koehler and voice actor, writer and producer Blake Anderson (best known for his role in live-action series Workaholics and Woke).  They discuss how Tigtone evolved from plans to create a live-action fantasy comedy movie...

This week on The AFA Podcast, we bring you another interview! AFA Contributor Evan Vernon (making his podcast debut) spoke with Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis,  director, animator, editor, producer and writer on the one-man feature film Away (opening in UK and Ireland cinemas on August 28). During the fascinating conversation, Gints discusses his path to animation and how he came to embark on...