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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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Signup to Generate a PitchBefriending 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.
The Animator’s Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello. The show has published 44 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "TAF at Woodstock Film Festival 2026!" (23 October 2026, 116 minutes), "TAF at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2026!" (27 September 2026, 63 minutes), and "The Largest Collection of Little Guys with Luca Depardon" (17 September 2026, 99 minutes).
The Animator’s Friend publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 73 minutes across 44 episodes.
Booking probability for The Animator’s Friend is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Animator’s Friend requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Animator’s Friend's contact route on record: public web form.
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India Lombardi-Bello hosts The Animator’s Friend, an arts podcast with 44 episodes published.
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Episode #44
In between leaf peeping sessions, I attended the Woodstock Film Festival as a filmmaker and podcaster. I spoke with some of the many talented filmmakers selected this year including Marcy Page, Astrid McGraw , Alexandra...
Ash Suh, animator, songwriter, and jewelry maker joins me, podcaster and 5D animator in making new friends at Ottawa International Animation Festival's annual Animator's Picnic! We Americans are coming around to the...
Luca Ogawa Depardon is an animator and illustrator from NYC. His animations are playful fusions of traditional and experimental animation techniques, daydreams, inventive editing, and funky characters. His films have...
Jessica Rizk's film Cracked has us clutching our t*tties for dear life! You can see her film on Thursday, August 20th at the Hudson Valley Film Festival in Warwick, NY; a stone's throw from NYC! Watch on YouTube and...
Sofía preserves important family history in her film Ingrato Sureño Invasor. You can see their film on Wednesday, August 19th at the Hudson Valley Film Festival in Warwick, NY; a stone's throw from NYC! Watch on YouTube...
We had so much fun talking to Alex Greenblatt that we barely got to ask him about his film Four Days of Exams! You can see his film on Thursday, August 20th at the Hudson Valley Film Festival in Warwick, NY; a stone's...
All week, Kristie Kish and I are speaking with Hudson Valley Film Fest (HVFF) award winners, starting with Mira Seeba ! Kristie and I present the Out of this World Award to Mira's film HEAVEN'S ESCAPE for deeply...
Episode #37
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...
My many attempts to discuss the Real Housewives on this podcast finally pay off with expert David De La Fuente! David De La Fuente is an animation artist with interests in the moving image, semiotics, and graphic...
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 scouerge on our society. See Bouchra at Metrograph through to July...
Pilar and I contemplate Minnie Mouse's wikiFeet rating. Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma (She/They) is a Spanish-American animator, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist from New York City. They received a BFA in...
Episode #33
In true TAF fashion, me and Marcelese Cooper talk about bugs. <p>Marcelese Cooper is an artist and educator originally from Santa Clarita, California, and has practiced throughout the Midwest and the South for nearly a...
Episode #32
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...
Episode #31
<p>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...
Episode #30
<p>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...
<p>Continue your friend-of-the-pod/avatar/oink-oink drinking game with the final portion of my chat with filmmakers Santi MacLean and Joe Zuppulla! Don't sleep on Doomscrolling and the whole Fun pet namez series!</p>...
<p>We may be in Month 2 of 2026, but Santi MacLean, Joe Zappulla, and I are still feeling the new year's energy in TAF's first ever two-part episode! Relive the feelings of optimism that January 2nd gifted as your...
<p>Me and the homies have been geeking over the animated feature Boys Go to Jupiter for months and months so it was a thrill to get to talk with Julian Glander about it, but mostly we tried to drum up some...
<p>Episode 22 is a lucky one with director Natalia Poteryakhin, sharing anecdotes of endurance, logging off, and blind faith, all bolstering her animation career. Further blessing this episode is the appearance of...
<p>Conducted my interview with Arco creators Ugo Bienvenu and Félix de Givry ~on twos~ to learn about their penchant for sandwiches as well as gain more insight into the driving forces of their beautiful film...
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