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 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 [email protected]   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...