The Animator’s Friend

TAF at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2025!


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The Animator's Friend is live-to-tape at the The Animator's Picnic!  As part of the 2025 Ottawa International Animation Festival (aka my favorite festival)!  After meeting her for the first time at the last OIAF, I asked my fellow media pass girlie Sarah Schmidt of Malt Adult to join me to talk to the good people at The Animator's Picnic!  In true TAF-fashion, we talked a little shit, swooned over our favorite festival picks, and absolutely refused to talk about AI.

 

Links to points of discussion:

  • Ottawa International Animation Festival
  • Sarah Schmidt's website
  • Sarah Schmidt's Instagram
  • Malt Adult's website
  • Malt Adult's Instagram
  • Adult Swim Smalls
  • DePaul University - Chicago
  • Malt Adult #33 - 11/16/25
  • Camp Snap Camera
  • Rea Christie's LinkTree
  • RIT MFA Film and Animation
  • The Animator's Favorites
  • Bathroom Girls by Rea Christie
  • The Animator's Animations
  • Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) - Ohio
  • Sublo and Tangy Mustard
  • The Animator's Playlist
  • Aaron Long's LinkTree
  • Jesse Patiences/MallBat's LinkTree
  • 24 memes per second
  • Surviving Animation podcast
  • SVA MFA Visual Narrative - NYC
  • SVA MFA Computer Arts - NYC
  • Emmett Goodman's website
  • Pilar Newton-Katz on Instagram
  • Pilar Newton-Katz's webiste
  • Saintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel - Ottawa
  • The Animator's Friend on Instagram
  • Sam Gurry's website
  • Lids.com
  • TAF with Signe Baumane and Debra Solomon
  • TAF with Nayon Cho
  • Jumbo's Clown Room - LA
  • Smear Frame Podcast
  • James Thatcher
  • Annapurna Kumar
  • Shapeshifters Cinema - Oakland
  • Animation Brut
  • LA FilmForum
  • Victoria Vincent aka vewn
  • Spencer Moreland's website
  • Barnaby Catterall on TAF
  • Cynthia Chu on TAF
  • Tabitha Fischer on Instagram
  • JHS Pedals
  • Beyond the Bastards podcast
  • Animation Show n Tell on Instagram
  • Hellavision
  • Silverlake Shorts
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    The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation educator in New York City. In this new series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation.

     

    Credits:

    • Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello
    • Co-host Sarah Schmidt
    • Travel support provided by Ottawa International Animation Festival and SVA
    • Digital Marketing Intern: Arnesh Kundu
    • Music by Cloutmeyer
    • Design by Sawyer Rippon
    • Special thanks to Ian Ballentine, Chris Robinson...
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      The Animator’s FriendBy India Lombardi-Bello