TAF at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2025!

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 FestivalSarah Schmidt's websiteSarah Schmidt's InstagramMalt Adult's websiteMalt Adult's InstagramAdult Swim SmallsDePaul University - ChicagoMalt Adult #33 - 11/16/25Camp Snap CameraRea Christie's LinkTreeRIT MFA Film and AnimationThe Animator's FavoritesBathroom Girls by Rea ChristieThe Animator's AnimationsColumbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) - OhioSublo and Tangy MustardThe Animator's PlaylistAaron Long's LinkTreeJesse Patiences/MallBat's LinkTree24 memes per secondSurviving Animation podcastSVA MFA Visual Narrative - NYCSVA MFA Computer Arts - NYCEmmett Goodman's websitePilar Newton-Katz on InstagramPilar Newton-Katz's webisteSaintlo Ottawa Jail Hostel - OttawaThe Animator's Friend on InstagramSam Gurry's websiteLids.comTAF with Signe Baumane and Debra SolomonTAF with Nayon ChoJumbo's Clown Room - LASmear Frame PodcastJames ThatcherAnnapurna KumarShapeshifters Cinema - OaklandAnimation BrutLA FilmForumVictoria Vincent aka vewnSpencer Moreland's websiteBarnaby Catterall on TAFCynthia Chu on TAFTabitha Fischer on InstagramJHS PedalsBeyond the Bastards podcastAnimation Show n Tell on InstagramHellavisionSilverlake [e-mail] 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-BelloCo-host Sarah SchmidtTravel support provided by Ottawa International Animation Festival and SVADigital Marketing Intern: Arnesh KunduMusic by CloutmeyerDesign by Sawyer RipponSpecial thanks to Ian Ballentine, Chris Robinson...