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 Zha and Jiang Ziya, Beaststars and the new Shaman King.

Show notes at animationforadults.com

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 desire to tell stories and put my ideas on paper, have been main motivations for me to develop a real authentic, poetic and sensitive universe. My work is a true passion, based on my desire to create, draw, and constantly improve myself.

Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mathcotillon/

Website: https://mathildecotillon.wixsite.com/website

Director of Quoi qu'il arrive

Always stand strong despite the ravage, and no matter the events, I'll strengthen my foundations, grow up, and rise above the sky.

SHOW NOTES

Animation Nights New York presents “NOT ALONE” (Program #62 | Season 6 | In Competition Films)

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Films are available 11am - 11pm Eastern Time for ONE DAY ONLY. Join us for mixer events in the ANNY Virtual Event Space on webXR. (No headset is required. Platform is accessible via PC/Mac/Mobile.)

Mixer Events 3pm - 5pm & 8pm- 11pm ET

RSVP:

https://www.animationnights.com/screening62 

ECV School

https://www.ecv.fr/en/ 

Lou !

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou! 

Miyazaki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki

Christian Dior

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Dior 

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 and watch the movie with us!

SHOW NOTES

Josh Spiegel's Oral History Of The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Slash Film)

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame IMDB 

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 Batman The Animated Series, Sonic The Hedgehog, Avengers Assemble, DuckTales, Darkwing Duck and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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 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 Global Rick and Morty Day (June 20/21 depending on where you are) on Adult Swim or your local network!

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 and how he came to direct the first Disney Pixar film with an LGBTQ+ lead.

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.