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by India Lombardi-Bello
Befriending animators, 24 questions at a time. The Animator’s Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation educator at the School of Visual Arts 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 lighthearted and unexpected conversation.
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- 1 weeks ago1h 23m
101 Dalmatians with Josh Pilch!
The Animator's Friend's Friend Josh Pilch and I revisit 101 Dalmatians, which is screening on 35mm at Metrograph now! We're talkin Ub, Xerox, and somehow, as usual with Josh, Anthony Kiedis. Get your ticket for the final screening of 101 Dalmatians Sunday, July 26th at 11:10am Enjoy Josh's work on City Island U.S.A. and Beach Buggy Adventures! Links to points of discussion (will update soon!): Josh Pilch's Instagram The Animator's Animations Josh's TAF episode Josh's Dani California parody for TAF Bouchra (also screening at Metrograph) Metrograph's It Started with a Mouse: Hand-Drawn Classics on 35mm - NYC The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this 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 Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks: Josh Pilch and Kaila Hier All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
- 1 weeks ago1h 28m
29: Put the Rotton Tomatoes Down with David De La Fuente
My many attempts to discuss the Real Housewives on this podcast finally pay off with fellow expert David De La Fuente! David De La Fuente is an animation artist with interests in the moving image, semiotics, and graphic design. His work has explored themes of queerness, the aesthetic experience, and romanticism. His films have shown in the Annecy International Animation Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival and others. In 2019, he was the recipient of the GLAS Animation Grant. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. Currently, David is based in New York where he continues his process of experimental storytelling and image making. Links to points of discussion (will update shortly!): Metrograph's It Started with a Mouse: Hand-Drawn Classics on 35mm - NYC Hudson Valley Film Fest - NY Ottawa International Animation Festival - Canada The Animator's Friend on Instagram David's website The Animator's Animations GLAS Animation Festival - LA The London Dungeon - UK The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify Alyssa Edwards' website Latrice Royale's website The Morgan Library & Museum - NYC The Animator's Favorites New York Public Library Amy Kravitz's website Rockaway Film Festival - NYC Nayon Cho's website Jack Gray's website The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this 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 Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks to Motörhead the dog, Nayon Cho for suggesting/introducing me to David, my parents, and Josh Pilch All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
- Jun 27, 20261h 23m
28: Good Egg with John Michael Boling & Jason Coombs
While Bouchra's on its world tour, I got to meet creative producers John Michael Boling and Jason Coombs who enlightened me as to why Funko Pops are a scourge on our society. See Bouchra at Metrograph through to July 2nd or catch it in a city near you soon! Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist in the United States, the rift in her identity between her two homes and an array of friendships and romantic interests, Bouchra’s emotional reckoning with her mother and herself becomes her path to expression. Links to points of discussion (will update shortly!): Bouchra screening at Metrograph - NYC Bouchra's website John Michael Boling's Instagram Jason Coombs' Instagram 2 Lizards Instagram The Animator's Animations The Animator's Favorites Telfar Fondazione Prada - Italy The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify Cynthia Chu on The Animator's Friend Twin Peaks LogPosting on Facebook The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this 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 Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
- Jun 16, 20261h 43m
27: Beauty Marks with Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma
Pilar and I contemplate Minnie Mouse's wikiFeet rating. Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma is a Spanish-American animator, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist from New York City. They received a BFA in Film/Animation/Video from the Rhode Island School of Design and are currently based in Brooklyn. Her practice encompasses both digital and traditional techniques, typically using an interplay of the two to give a mixed-media feel to her work. Pilar's storytelling often draws inspiration from ecological systems and their symbolic qualities, and uses folk horror, magical realism, and nature to examine the emotional and psychological self through a poetic and metaphorical lens. Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion (will update shortly!): Pilar's website Pilar's Instagram Rhode Island School of Design - RI The Animator's Friend on Instagram Frog Farm - NYC Bouchra screening - NYC Adolescence of Utena screening - NYC The Animator's Animations The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify The Animator's Favorites Amy Kravitz's website LaGuardia Arts - NYC Peter Millard's website Donald Daffy by Peter Millard School of Visual Arts (SVA) MFA Visual Narrative - low residency NYC Chris Sullivan on Instagram Consuming Spirits by Chris Sullivan Paper Trail by Don Hertzfeldt Steven Subotnick's website Pilar on NewGrounds The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this 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 Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks to Lisa LaBracio, Jose Vargas, Angelica Vergel, Pilar and John Moraskie All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
- May 19, 20261h 12m
26: Bring Back Pangea with Marcelese Cooper
In true TAF fashion, me and Marcelese Cooper talk about bugs. Marcelese Cooper is an artist and educator originally from Santa Clarita, California, and has practiced throughout the Midwest and the South for nearly a decade. Influenced by their experiences as a young, black, queer individual, Cooper explores themes of identity, community, and the black/brown narrative through mediums like animation, performance art, and experimental video. They blend the DNA of dreams, science-fiction, and surreal art-house cinema in their work. Currently a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Film and Media Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh, Cooper merges storytelling with time-based media to nurture the next generation of storytellers. Their recent artistic endeavors extend into 2D animation, video art, and sound experimentation, with a focus on community-centered projects that emphasize group storytelling and self-mythos. Learn more and contribute to Story Drive here - an ongoing video series focused on community storytelling. We interpret anonymous voicemails — dreams, memories, secrets, and more — into video art. Whether you're sharing a laugh, a personal truth, or a somber moment, your story will be heard. Donate to Marcelese's upcoming project On Good Days here - On Good Days is a short experimental documentary about what it means to live with chronic and autoimmune conditions on a daily basis. These conditions are often shown only during emergencies or flare ups, but most of life happens between those moments or potentially in spite of them. It happens in the pacing of energy, in care routines, in the small decisions that shape a day, and in the adaptations that allow people to keep moving through the world on their own terms. This film is focused on that living part, which is often the part that is least understood. Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Get 10% off your submission to the Hudson Valley Film Festival with TAFnHVFFrCOOL Links to points of discussion: Marcelese Cooper's website Marcelese's Instagram Story Drive's website No More Than Anyone Else Film Diary NYC On Good Days on GoFundMe The Animator's Friend on Instagram Hellavision on June 2nd - Troy NY No Fun - Troy NY Ground Zero Basement - Troy NY The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify Smith's Hot Dogs Nathan's Hot Dogs American Museum of Natural History - NYC The Animator's Favorites The Animator's Animations The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this 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 Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks to Benton Bainbridge for connecting me to Marcelese! All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other indi
- Apr 16, 20261h 41m
25: Earthwalking with Andy & Carolyn London
From oatmeal to the occult, the London's give equal attention to their pastimes. They even begrudgingly give equal attention to their dislikes as well which include Long Island and the discomfort of growing up. These are featured predominently in their most recent film 1981, where the mullets are long, the metal is heavy, and 14-year-old Douglas gets a birthday surprise that will change his life forever. Andy and Carolyn are writers, directors, animators and co-founders of London Squared Productions. Since 1999, they’ve been creating films, music videos and animated content. Get 10% off your submission to the Hudson Valley Film Festival with TAFnHVFFrCOOL Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Host your podcast on Podbean, one month free trial! https://www.podbean.com/theanimatorsfriend Do businessy things on Podbean, one month free trial! https://www.podbean.com/pro/theanimatorsfriend Advertise on Podbean! https://sponsorship.podbean.com/theanimatorsfriend Links to points of discussion: Sundance Film Festival NBC Page Program Animation Speak/Easy - NYC Lisa LaBracio's website Anna Samo Bergmann's website The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify Library180 - NYC East Village Shoe Repair - BK Cinanima - Portugal The Animator's Animations The Animator's Favorites The Metropolitan Museum of Art - NYC Fantagraphics Woodstock Film Festival - NYS Sonoma International Film Festival - CA Stuttgart International Festival of Animation Film - Germany Joy + Noelle's website The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this 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 Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks: my mom and dad All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity We are not doctors or mental health professionals, so consult a doctor before enacting on any of our opinions
- Mar 27, 202630 min
TAF at the Marvels of Media Festival 2026!
Last night, I transcended my human form and turned into a rd carpet correspondent for the Museum of Moving Image's Marvels of Media Festival! We spoke with festival participants and organizers Dani Bowman, Jackson Tucker-Meyer, Josh Sapan, Susanna Hunt, Steven Fraser, Steph Prizhitomsky, Bob Clark, Miranda Lee, and Maxwell Scheller. The festival runs all weekend long, see details here: https://movingimage.org/series/marvels-of-media-festival-2026/ Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Host your podcast on Podbean, one month free trial! https://www.podbean.com/theanimatorsfriend Do businessy things on Podbean, one month free trial! https://www.podbean.com/pro/theanimatorsfriend Advertise on Podbean! https://sponsorship.podbean.com/theanimatorsfriend The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this 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. https://linktr.ee/theanimatorsfriend Credits: Recorded and produced by India Lombardi-Bello & Arnesh Kundu Edited by India Lombardi-Bello Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks: Renata Luczak, Justin Solar, and Arnesh All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
- Mar 25, 20261h 21m
Festival Strategy with Warren Etheredge!
I know I said we were on a break, but I just couldn't wait to share this bonus episode on Festival Strategy! Festival programmer Warren Etheredge shares how to get the most out of your film's festival run including insights into timeline, assessment, contact, assets, and budget. This episode will be here for you whenever you have a film ready to take out on the road! Listen, take notes, and get 75% off your submission to the Walla Walla Movie Crush this year with the code indiaisawesome! Submission deadline through to May 15th. As for your regularly scheduled TAF programming, expect to hear from me by mid-April B) Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Host your podcast on Podbean, one month free trial! https://www.podbean.com/theanimatorsfriend Do businessy things on Podbean, one month free trial! https://www.podbean.com/pro/theanimatorsfriend Advertise on Podbean! https://sponsorship.podbean.com/theanimatorsfriend Links to points of discussion: Warren Etheredge's website The University of Washington - WA Cornish College of the Arts - WA The Red Badge Project Walla Walla Movie Crush - WA Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) - WA Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival - WA The 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World, MovieMaker Magazine Sundance Film Festival - UT SXSW - TX Indy Shorts Film Festival - IN Summer Shorts Film Fest - NY Le Court International Short Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand - France Annecy Festival - France Ottawa International Animation Festival - Canada Animafest Zagreb - Croatia Kristie Kish's website Michael Dondero's website "How to Network without Networking" by Warren Etheredge Tennis, Oranges trailer Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) - CA The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this 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 Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks: Warren Etheredge and my mom and dad All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity
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Befriending animators, 24 questions at a time. The Animator’s Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation educator at the School of Visual Arts 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 lighthearted and unexpected conversation.
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