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Welcome back to The AFA Podcast: Interview Series. This time we got to speak with Trey Toy, who is the co-composer on the recently released Castlevania: Nocturne, now streaming on Netflix. We discussed what makes Nocturne unique, his inspiration and his career so far. It was a pretty wide-ranging, very interesting chat! Have a listen, although beware if you haven't seen Castlevania Nocturne: season 2 yet, there are some spoilers!
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast, and another interview special. This time we spoke with Mike McMahan the creator/show-runner of Star Trek: Lower Decks. The Star Trek animated comedy recently wrapped its fifth and final season, with the finale episode airing on Paramount Plus from December 19. We didn't get a lot of time with Mike but there's some good stuff there: we talk about his career, how Lower Decks came to be and the possible future of the Lower Decks crew.
Well hello there, and welcome to The AFA Podcast: The Official Podcast of animationforadults.com- Interview Edition. This time (thanks to the magic of Zoom) I was able to speak to Torill Kove. Torill is a Norwegian-born, Oscar-winning animator now based in Montreal, Canada. We discussed her new film Maybe Elephants, which has qualified to be nominated at the 2025 Academy Awards, and also discussed her past films and illustrious career. It's a wide ranging and fascinating conversation, well worth half an hour of your time. Don't miss it!
Welcome one and all back to The AFA Podcast: Interview Series. This time we got chance to sit down (virtually) with Elizabeth Cox, the founder and CEO of Should We Studio, a studio with an emphasis on tech-ethics and emerging technologies. The studio will release their first production Ada, which will explore these themes, this autumn. Listen to the interview to hear all about Ada, as well as Elizabeth's interesting path to animation, studying it alongside science, as well as her thoughts about the animation industry. We think you'll find it a fun listen! SHOW NOTES Should We Studio Trailer Exclusive: Ada Ada Trailer
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast interview series. This time we boldly go and spoke to Barry J Kelly, an episode director on the adult animation sci-fi comedy Star Trek Lower Decks. He talks about his career so far, his history with Star Trek and what makes Lower Decks so "Star Trekky". Just as a heads up, we had a slight issue with the sound because for some reason it recorded with my internal mic. So mu audio is a little on the quiet side but hopefully it won't distract from your enjoyment too much! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast. It's another interview special- this time featuring Bryan Lee O'Malley. Bryan is a Canadian cartoonist who created the original Scott Pilgrim Vs The World graphic novel and more recently acted as executive producer and c0-showrunner on the Netflix animated series Scott Pilgrim. It's short and sweet but you'll learn some interesting things about the making of the series! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast and another special interview edition. This time we spoke with Pablo Berger, the director of the Oscar-nominated, Annie, Cesar and European Film Award-winning animated feature Robot Dreams. Pablo comes from a live-action background and with Robot Dreams worked in animation for the first time. We talked about how that came about and how he's become a total convert to the medium of animation. We hope you'll find it a fascinating conversation! Robot Dreams is released in US cinemas via Neon on May 31, and in select cinemas in the UK from Curzon from March 22. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time, we spoke with Hugh Welchman co-director of 2017's Loving Vincent and the new oil-painted movie The Peasants. We discussed the story behind Loving Vincent as well as hearing all about The Peasants, which opens in UK cinemas on December 8. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Well hello there listener, and welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interviews. On this Edition, we spoke with Robert Chandler who is the producer and co-director of the new adaptation of Oscar Wild's The Canterville Ghost, which is coming to US Cinemas for October 20. He spoke about his early career, the film's long journey to the screen and the challenges of adapting the short story for the screen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast and another edition of our Interview series. This time we were lucky enough to speak with Jeremy Purcell of Cartoon Saloon. Jeremy previously worked on The Secret Of Kells, Song of The Sea and The Prophet and is the director of Puffin Rock And The New Friends, the film spin-off from Cartoon Saloon's TV series. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast and another edition of our interview series. It's a bit of a different one this time as we spoke to documentary film maker Leslie Iwerks.Leslie started her career with the film The Hand Behind The Mouse on her grandfather and Disney Legend Ub Iwerks. She also directed The Pixar Story and most recently co-directed Superpowered: The DC Story that is now streaming on Max in the US and Sky and NOW TV in the UK. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Well hello there listener and welcome to another fine edition of The AFA Podcast Interview Series. This time we spoke with Caroline Foley who is an animator, story artist, storyboard artist and story editor whose credits include BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty and Robot Chicken. We spoke about everything from Caroline's early career to what it's like working in kids shows for the first time in her career. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome once again to the AFA Podcast Interview series. This time we spoke with Mark Evitts, who is the composer and songwriter for the Apple Original series Frog and Toad. It was an interesting conversation that covers Mark's earlier career and his road to Frog and Toad, what it was like working on the show and more. We hope you'll find it to be a good listen. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast's Interview series. This time we were lucky enough to chat with Pat Irwin. Pat is a musician and composer whose animated credits include the soundtracks to Rocko's Modern Life, Pepper Ann and Spongebob Square Pants. The soundtrack to Rocko's Modern Life has just been released on Nickelodeon Records. We talked about Pat's career, his memories of working on Rocko, his love of cartoons and more! SHOW NOTES Pat Irwin Website Suss IMDB Rocko's Modern Life Soundtrack --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast. This week in our latest interview special we sat down with filmmakers Sean Godsey and Nic Collins. Sean and Nic's short Thoron The Conqueror is available as part of Adult Swim's Smalls program. We talked about their careers, how Thoron came to be, the best cartoon villains and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast. We're here with another special interview episode. This time Chris spoke with Sam Lanier, the director of two of the shorts in another batch of Adult Swim Smalls shorts coming to Adults Swim's YouTube Channel this April. Sam is a Brooklyn-based animator and comedian, part of the comedy group Simple Town, as well as co-host of the podcast Raisin Man Arena. He speaks about learning to animate in lockdown, how he writes the short, his love for British comedy and more. Show Notes https://youtu.be/Oq51CMzn3sI Adult Swim Smalls Sam Lanier Simple Town Smiling Friends Chris Morris Stewart Lee --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Yvonne Grzenkowicz interviews director Svilen Dimitrov and producer Mila Voinikova of the film “REW DAY” (produced by Miramar Film) featured in Program 76 of our In Competition Films for Season 8 of Animation Nights New York. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Yvonne Grzenkowicz and Kelly Barahona sit down to chat about the FIAF: Animation First Festival 2023. Full show notes at https://www.animationforadults.com/search/label/Podcast?&max-results=10 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast with our first episode of 2023. And for our first show of the new year Chris and Dan talk everything awards season. They take a detailed look at the nominees for this year's Annie Awards as well as the animation categories at The Oscars and The BAFTAs. Then it's time for a look further ahead as they take a look at what exciting animated films are going to be released over the next year. If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. You can also now leave us a voice message on our Anchor page. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here SHOW NOTES Annie Awards Nominees Oscars BAFTAs 2023: The Year Ahead In Animated Film --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/animation-for-adults/message
Evan Vernon interviews Jinkyu Jeon, directors of The House of Loss, featured in Program 72 of our In Competition Films for Season 7 of Animation Nights New York. THE HOUSE OF LOSS The elderly at the nursing home have their heads shaved. The protagonist who works there sees them but can't read their expressions. However, from one instance, he finds himself looking closely at their faces. Jinkyu Jeon Jinkyu Jeon was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1987. In 2008-2015 he studied animation at the “Korea National University of Arts”. In 2015-2017, he worked as a 2D animator at "Studio Shelter" and in 2019, he worked as a 2D animator at "Workroom Yaha". In 2018-2022, he studied animation at the “Tokyo National University of Arts”. SHOW NOTES 00:40.000 Animation Nights New York presented the 2022 ANNY Cannes Short Film Corner Collection (Program #72 | Season 7 | In Competition Films) Program 72 https://www.animationnights.com/screening72/ Social Media Links https://www.instagram.com/jjk_jeon/?hl=en (Instagram) https://www.jkjeon.com/ (Professional Website) Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Excuse the delay but The AFA Podcast is finally back! In this watercooler focussed episode Rachael and Dan catch up and discuss Sonic The Hedgehog 2, Turning Red, Spy X Family and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to the AFA Podcast Interview series. This time, in celebration of the release of the third 'volume' of Netflix's groundbreaking adult animated anthology Love, Death + Robots, AFA's Evan Vernon spoke with series creator Tim Miller, supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson and segment director Alberto Mielgo. We only had a short time to talk to them but still covered some interesting stuff about the show and adult animation as a whole. Show Notes Kung Fu Panda Heavy Metal The Windshield Wiper The Witness If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review or a 5 star rating? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. You can also now leave us a voice message on our Anchor page. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome to the latest edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time Evan Vernon got the chance to sit down (virtually) with Nina Helene Hirten, a multi-hyphenate whose varied career has seen her work as editor, previsualization artist, post-production and more across live-action and animation as well as founding her own studio. Most recently she has been the head editor for the primetime animated series Duncanville. Nina spoke about her love of animation, the story of her career, the difference between animation and live-action and more. If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review or a 5 star rating? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. You can also now leave us a voice message on our Anchor page. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here SHOW NOTES Previsualization/“Previs” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Previsualization) Ridley Scott (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_Scott) David Silverman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Silverman_(animator)) Duncanville (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncanville_(TV_series)) Oh Just Peachy Productions (https://ojpstudios.com/) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Evan Vernon interviews Chani Goodman Winkler & Tali Genshaft, directors of Elephants in Space, featured in Program 69 of our In Competition Films for Season 7 of Animation Nights New York. About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time, AFA US co-editor Evan Vernon spoke with Aiko Fukushima, composer of the original score for the new Netflix series Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles). They chatted about Aiko's career and her work on the series and how she came to work on the series. If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review or a 5 star rating? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. You can also now leave us a voice message on our Anchor page. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here SHOW NOTES Aiko Fukushima Stan Sakai Usagi Yojimbo (comic) Gaumont Animation Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles on Netflix --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Nicole Papadopoulos interviews Rachel Fitzgerald, Director of BUBBLES, featured in Program 70 of our In Competition Films for Season 7 of Animation Nights New York. BUBBLES A puppet grows tormented at the hands of her manipulator. Rachel Fitzgerald Specializing in 2D animation and direction. Rachel is particularly interested in the power of the voice on screen, especially voice-over narration and its relationship with an audience. SHOW NOTES 00:40.000 Animation Nights New York presented “Intertwinings” (Program #70 | Season 7 | In Competition Films) Program 70 https://www.animationnights.com/screening70/ 00:56.000 https://anny.media VOD Platform 01:41.617 IADT National Film School in Dublin https://iadt.ie/ 05:29.296 Cell Block Tango Chicago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly3ccyTI-Js 10:20.776 Winner - IndieCork film festival 2019 - Best Emerging Irish Female Director https://indiecork.com/ 11:07.992 Greta Gerwig https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1950086/ 12:16.217 Aisling O'Mara https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7643330/ 13:25.272 Royal College of Art https://www.rca.ac.uk/ Links https://vimeo.com/rachelmfitzgerald https://rachel-fitzgerald.com/ Interview by Nicole Papadopoulos Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast Interview Series. This time we were lucky enough to get to talk to Mr Richard Linklater, the acclaimed director of the new Netflix film Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood, as well as Waking Life, School Of Rock, Boyhood and numerous other acclaimed films. Linklater is one of those rare filmmakers who is equally comfortable in animation and live action, and Evan Vernon speaks with Richard about how the new film came about. Get the RSS Feed here. Find all our podcasts here, If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review or a 5 star rating? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. You can also now leave us a voice message on our Anchor page. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here Other ways to support the site here. SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES Richard Linklater Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood Waking Life A Scanner Darkly Time's 100 Most Influential People --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series! Today, continuing our interviews with the filmmakers behind this year's Oscar-nominated short animated films, Evan Vernon spoke with UK animation legend Joanna Quinn and her regular writing and producing partner Les Mills, the duo behind the acclaimed Affairs Of The Art. They discuss how their working partnership first began, their earlier work which includes the multiple award-winning short Girls Night Out and the Charmin commercials, as well as their latest film. It's a really fascinating and in-depth interview with discussions about their process and much more. If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review or a 5-star rating? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. You can also now leave us a voice message on our Anchor page. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here SHOW NOTES Afairs Of The Art on New York Times Screening Room ( US and Canada only) Beryl Productions National Film Board Of Canada Shorts TV Presents 2022 Oscar Nominated Shorts Theatrical Screenings British Animation Awards 2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series! Continuing our series of interviews with 2022 Oscar-nominated short filmmakers, Evan Vernon sat down (virtually) with Alberto Mielgo, director of The Windshield Wiper. Before directing this short, Alberto won two Annie Awards and three Primetime Emmy Awards for directing the Love, Death & Robots short The Witness and his work on Tron Uprising. He discusses his very impressive career so far and why he believes that animation is the ultimate art form. If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. You can also now leave us a voice message on our Anchor page. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here SHOW NOTES Alberto Mielgo Love, Death + Robots Tron Uprising Shorts TV Presents 2022 Oscar Nominated Shorts Theatrical Screenings The Windshield Wiper --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Hey there, animation fans and welcome to another brand new instalment of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time we've got a real treat, the first of our interviews with the filmmakers behind this year's Oscar-nominated shorts! First up, we have British animators Dan Ojari and Mikey Please, who created and directed the Netflix holiday special Robin Robin for Aardman animation. Evan Vernon chats with Dan and Mikey about their earlier career and how they came to work with their heroes at Aardman! Also, listen out for some very interesting conversation about perceptions of what 'adult' animation should be. Don't miss it, and don't forget to check out Robin Robin, it's not just for Christmas! SHOW NOTES: Dan Ojari and Mikey Please Parabella Studios 2022 Oscar Nominations Shorts TV Presents 2022 Oscar Nominated Shorts Theatrical Screenings If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other inquiries, feel free to email us here. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here Other ways to support the site here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Bonjour mes amis, and welcome back to Le AFA Podcast! This time we join Evan Vernon, Yvonne Grzenkowicz and Kelly Barahona to discuss this year's Animation First French Animation Festival. Held annually by FIAF- French Institute Alliance Française in New York, the festival has celebrated the best in French animation for the past five years. This year's event was a hybrid event, with both an in-person and an online component. Yvonne is able to talk about her experiences attending FIAF itself, while Evan and Kelly talk about their virtual festival experience. As well as general chat about the festival discussed titled include Last Man Season 2, Summit Of The Gods and The Crossing, the film directed by the festival's guest of honour Florence Miailhe. If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. You can also now leave us a voice message on our Anchor page. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here SHOW NOTES Animation First 2022 FIAF NYC The Summit Of The Gods Calamity Long Way North The Crossing Florence Miailhe Last Man --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Evan Vernon interviews Studio Plonter, directors of HOMESICK. Hila Einy, Yoav Aluf and Noy Bar, graduates of Bezalel 2018, were born and raised in Israel. During their studies, Yoav specialized in Stop-motion and Hila and Noy specialized in 2d animation technique. The film "HOMESICK" is their graduation film they created as part of their animation studies at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. HOMESICK was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. HOMESICK A crisis in a young woman's life forces her to return to her parents' home. Her reappearance shakes the delicate balance in the family nest. Studio Plonter Studio Plonter is a creative collaboration that specializes in animation, motion graphics, and magic tricks! We will take any idea, complex or abstract, and will turn it into an accessible, interesting, and magical story. In our studio, we believe that animation must be fun so we take our job very seriously. We will write, direct and produce your idea into the best and most beautiful story, allowing it to reach anyone around the world and leave an unforgettable impact. https://www.plonteranimation.com/ Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Evan Vernon interviews Daria Kashcheeva, director of DAUGHTER. Daria studies animated film at FAMU in Prague. Her student films were featured at many international festivals. Daria's original To Accept won the Nespresso Talents 2017 film competition in Cannes. Her Bachelor's puppet animation Daughter received a Cristal at Annecy Animation Film Festival 2019. DAUGHTER was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. Social Media Links https://www.instagram.com/dariaka_sh/?hl=en (Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/dariakashcheeva/ (Facebook) Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
The AFA Podcast is back with our first regular episode for 2022. And what a way to kick off another year of episodes than by taking a deep dive into Mamoru Hosoda's newest feature film Belle? Rachael, Dan and Chris briefly discuss their personal perspectives on Hosoda's career before getting stuck into his latest opus. It starts off with spoiler-free thoughts, but if you haven't seen the film yet beware as things get more in-depth and spoiler-filled from 43 minutes in... you have been warned! If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. You can also now leave us a voice message on our Anchor page. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here SHOW NOTES BELLE review Find a screening Find a UK Screening Belle Trailer The Making Of Belle: The Costumes Of Belle --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome back to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time, our man Evan Vernon chats with Stuart Forrest, the co-founder and CEO of Triggerfish, the award-winning animation studio based in Capetown, South Africa. They speak about the story behind the studio's latest feature Seal Team, now streaming on Netflix, as well as Stuart's own career path. They also discuss Triggerfish's own story, including how they came to work on Sesame Street and the burgeoning Pan-African animation industry and their upcoming project Kizazi Moto with Disney. If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here or leave us a voice message on Anchor. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here SHOW NOTES Seal Team Review Triggerfish Animation Kizazi Moto: Generation Of Fire Stuart Forrest: Twitter IMDB LinkedIn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Evan Vernon interviews Noah Mauchly, director of MOUSE. Noah Mauchly is a US-born animator and filmmaker whose work spans a range of human subjects (often represented by odd looking animals) and methods of traditional animation. His first film MOUSE was completed in 2021. MOUSE was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. MOUSE A shy Mouse's simple life is thrown for a loop at the arrival of an unexpected and horrifying visitor. Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Evan Vernon interviews Matisse Gonzalez, director of Gravedad. Matisse Gonzalez Jordán is a Bolivian animator, illustrator and director who graduated in 2019 from the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. Her graduation Film "Gravedad" has been shown in several international Animation Festivals, won multiple awards and was nominated for the Annie Awards 2020. Matisse's shorts explore deep emotions and feelings, expressing them in tangible ways. Coming from Bolivia and living in Germany, she connects the best of both worlds creating chaotic, yet structured; tragic, yet funny; outgoing, yet intimate films. Matisse recently developed a pilot episode for Cartoon Network Latinoamérica as part of the Girl Power program for Pixelatl while also working on her new film as part of ASF (animation sans frontières). Gravedad was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. Social Media Links https://vimeo.com/vendofruta (Vimeo) https://www.matisse-gonzalez.com/ (Personal Website) https://www.linkedin.com/in/matisse-gonzalez-jordan-6ab670189/ (Matisse) Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Welcome to a very special episode of The AFA Podcast Interview series and our first episode of 2022. To celebrate the release of adult black-comedy stop-motion anthology The House arriving on Netflix, Evan Vernon sat down (virtually) with three of the film's directors, Marc Roels, Paloma Baeza and Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Marc's co-director Emma De Swaef was unable to make it) First, Evan spoke with Marc about his career path into animation, how he came to form a working partnership with Emma and the story behind how The House came to be. In The second section, (from 18:45 aprox) Evan spoke with Paloma and Niki, discussing their own animation origin stories and discuss their contributions to the House. If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON or make a donation to help run the site and the show. See all our Episodes here Find full show notes at animationforadults.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Evan Vernon interviews Kilian Vilim, director of OOZE. Kilan was born in Verscio, Switzerland. He received a Bachelor of Animation from Hochschule Luzern - Design & Kunst, Switzerland in 2017. OOZE was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. OOZE In his everyday life, an elevator boy is confronted with the loneliness and the "up and down" of his service. When he tries to attract the attention of his guests, he makes a very different, gloomy encounter with himself. Social Media Links https://vimeo.com/kilianvilim (Vimeo) https://www.instagram.com/kilianvilim/?hl=de (Instagram) Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/animation-for-adults/message
Evan Vernon interviews Jie Weng, director of THE PEONY PAVILION. Jie Weng was born in an artistic family. Influenced by his father, an oil painter, he started to learn drawing from a very young age. He majored in sculpting in college, but he always felt that it was not something he meant to do. During his exchange study in the United States, Jie met Dan Krall, who did the character design for Coraline by Henry Selick, and found his true passion: stop motion. After that, he taught himself animation, produced two stop motion shorts, and founded his own stop motion studio: Realwood Stop Motion Studio. Realwood Stop Motion Studio has grown to be one of the best stop motion studios in China. Directed by Jie, the team have completed several animated shorts and won numerous awards from all over the world. THE PEONY PAVILION was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. THE PEONY PAVILION "A Stroll in the Garden and an Interrupted Dream" is a scene from "The Peony Pavilion", a romantic tragicomedy play written by Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu during the Ming Dynasty. It depicts a love story, which takes place during the dream of Du Liniang, the heroine, and vacillates between the legend and the reality. The unique dream of Du Liniang that has been transmitted over 600 years now comes to you in the form of stop-motion animation with its subtle emotion revealed more vividly in the haunting tune and lingering sentiments of Kunqu Opera. We try to rejuvenate the long-lasting love story with the special charm of stop-motion animation. On the table-sized stage, you will see the joint dancing of Du Liniang and Flower Goddesses, and the lively and joyful performance of the judge from a netherworld and his ghosts. Entering into the dream along with Du Liniang, we, in our turn, question ourselves on the meaning of real life, and pursuit of eternal freedom and romantic love. Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York i
Evan Vernon interviews Jacky de Groen, director of SPERMACETI. Jacky De Groen (1992) is an animation artist based in Ghent, Belgium. His colorfully painted and atmospheric films DIEPERIK (2013) and ECLIPSE (2014) have been shown at film festivals internationally. After graduating from KASK |School of Arts in 2014, he worked at animation studio Film Bilder in Stuttgart for some time. In 2016 he was invited as Animation Artist in Residence in Tokyo by JAPIC. SPERMACETI (2018) is Jacky's first professional film. SPERMACETI was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. SPERMACETI Sailors kill time under a blistering sun, awaiting a sign of their prey. A young mind turns inwards as it traces the wood grain. After bloodshed, a strong arm offers a moment of shelter. A boy gets his first tattoo. Spermaceti evokes the transitional space-time of a young man who finds himself on the threshold of an initiation. As we fluctuate between the underwater and the above, boundaries become slippery. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/297724853 social Media Links https://www.jackydegroen.xyz/ (Personal Website) https://www.instagram.com/jacky.degroen/ (Instagram) Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November.
Evan Vernon interviews Nelly Michenaud, director of ALMOST THERE. Nelly Michenaud is a French animator based in London. After graduating from Central Saint Martin, she went to the NFTS for an MA in Directing Animation. The world of Nelly intends to surprise and question. She finds inspiration in daily life, remarkable or not, to transform them with humour and thus emphasise the absurdity of life, the core of her inspiration. ALMOST THERE was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. ALMOST THERE On a train journey without stops or destination, an observer goes to extreme lengths to avoid other passengers, a giant baby runs away from his parents, a romantic woman starts a relationship with a cuckoo, and a naïve boy discovers that some problems can't be fixed by pictures of unicorns. Film: https://vimeo.com/498951029 Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November.
Evan Vernon interviews Natalia Mirzoyan, director of FIVE MINUTES TO SEA. Natalia Mirzoyan was born in 1982 in Yerevan. She graduated from the Arts school named after H. Danielyan and the Department of Philosophy in Yerevan State University. Natalia attended the faculty of easel graphics in Saint Petersburg Institute of Decorative-Applied Arts. In 2004 she began working in “Petersburg as an animator and director. Her films “My Childhood Mystery Tree” and “Chinti” have participated in many festivals and received prizes from all over the world. FIVE MINUTES TO SEA was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. FIVE MINUTES TO SEA The mother issues her decree: before you get back in the water, you have to take a break and sit quietly for five minutes. For the little girl, these five minutes are an ocean of boredom that stretches on forever and ever. She starts to watch the other bathers and how they spend their five minutes. Film: https://vimeo.com/468976307 Social Media Links https://vimeo.com/nataliamirzoyan (Vimeo) https://www.instagram.com/nataliamir22/?hl=en (Instagram) Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November.
Welcome back to The AFA Podcast for a very important episode of our interview specials. In this episode, AFA's Evan Vernon spoke with writer, actor and comedian Joey Clift from The Animation Guild to talk about their current efforts to negotiate a fairer deal for animation writers, who are currently paid considerably less than their live-action equivalents for doing the same job. They discuss the #PayAnimationWriters and the wider #NewDeal4Animation social media campaigns which are designed to spread awareness for animation professionals' mistreatment by an industry that they profited greatly from and particularly over the past two years, come to rely on. If you would like to help, show your support on social media by sharing the hashtags and resharing posts from animation workers and campaigners. Huge thanks to Joey and TAG for talking to us! If you enjoy the show, why not leave us a review? It can really help others discover the show. If you have any ideas for future shows, questions for us to answer or any other enquiries, feel free to email us here. GET EPISODES EARLY AND AD-FREE BY BECOMING A PATRON SHOW NOTES: The Animation Guild IATSE Joey Clift: Twitter Insta
Evan Vernon interviews Signe Baumane, director of MOTHER'S SONG, a 3 minute clip from My Love Affair With Marriage. Much of the work at Signe Baumane Studio in Brooklyn is practical, meaning non-digital. Signe draws most of the animation herself, pencil on paper, Sturgis builds sets out of wood and their Team of artists covers them in paper-mâché and paint. The sets are lit and photographed, the Team pencil shadows the drawings then scans and organizes them into digital files before passing them on to the Latvian Team. MOTHER'S SONG was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. MOTHER'S SONG On the night of a full moon, Zelma, age 13, discovers blood on her bed sheets. Her mother and three Mythology Sirens rush to educate her about what it means to be a woman. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/329002938 Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November.
Evan Vernon interviews Martina SCARPELLI , director of EGG. Martina is an Italian filmmaker based in Denmark. She works as animation director, creative director and producer pushing provocative stories with sophisticated storytelling that challenges and inspires audiences of today. She has a BA in Fine Art from “Academy of Brera” in Milan, and a BA in Animation from “Experimental Center of Cinematography” in Turin. She is a former alumni of Animation sans frontiers, Anidox:Lab, Anidox:Residency, and former Open Workshop resident. Her short film Egg was awarded with a crystal for first film at Annecy, a Golden Dove at Dok Leipzig, Golden Horseman at Filmfest Dresden, was nominated for best short film at the European Animation Awards 2018 and shortlisted for the 2020 Cesar Award. Her film EGG was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. EGG A woman is locked in her home with an egg, which she is both attracted to and scared of. She eats the egg, she repents. She kills it. She lets the egg die of hunger. Film: https://vimeo.com/373368812 Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November.
Evan Vernon interviews Paola Cubillos, director of Lines of Oblivion. Paola is an Animation student based in Ghent (BE) specializing in the technique of stop-motion through narrations related to time, memory and atemporal spaces of intimacy. Her film Lines of Oblivion was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. Lines of Oblivion Lines of Oblivion touches upon the memories that are vanished only in order to survive. The erasure of feelings related to objects and to a space take the shape of a house as refuge where the silence recalls another melody. The rejected memories knock to the doors without giving nor asking for any explanation, they just demand to be bestowed an existence. Film: https://paolacubillos.myportfolio.com/olvidos You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November.
Animator Interview #27 featuring Independent Animator Julie Rembauville Evan Vernon interviews Julie Rembauville, director of SMALL SPARK. Julie was born in Paris in 1982. Julie studied literature and audiovisuals at La Sorbonne University. In 2003, she published her first book for children, Je ne me laisserai pas faire ! (I won't let them do it !) working with the illustrator Nicolas Bianco-Levrin. Since then, they have worked on films and books. The Machino received the award of the best DVD-book for children in 2006, given by the CIELJ (International Center of Literature for Children) She's now working on an animated series project for TV, KROAK, written with Nicolas Bianco-Levrin and produced by Sacrebleu productions. Her film SMALL SPARK was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. SMALL SPARK A small mouse lives in the middle of books and their epic adventures. When the candle goes out and when the matchbox is empty, it's her turn to live a dangerous adventure throughout the house, in search of a small spark. Film: https://vimeo.com/296414113 SHOW NOTES 00:40.000 Animation Nights New York in partnership with Alamo on Demand presented the “5th ANNY Best of Fest” (Program #66 | Season 5 & 6 | Winners) on Saturday, Nov 13 - Saturday Nov 20, 2021 5th ANNY Best of Fest Film Winners Programs 1 & 2: https://www.animationnights.com/screening66-5th-anny-best-of-fest/ 03:22.022 Disney Films & Animals https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Films_about_animals 06:10.00 https://www.48hourfilm.com/home Social Media Links http://www.nicolasbianco.fr/ (Nicolas' Personal Website) https://www.facebook.com/julie.rembauville (Julie's Facebook) Prototype: http://www.festival-prototype.com/ Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher.
Evan Vernon interviews Yael Reisfeld, director of ALEF B'TAMUZ. Yael graduated from Bezalel animation department in 2018. Born in Jerusalem 1990, she now works as a freelance animator and video editor in Tel Aviv. Her film ALEF B'TAMUZ was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. ALEF B'TAMUZ Three destitute pilgrims experience a strange night in the old Jewish cemetery in Zefat, when they are possessed by souls from the 16th century Trailer: https://vimeo.com/288640149 SHOW NOTES 00:40.000 Animation Nights New York in partnership with Alamo on Demand presented the “5th ANNY Best of Fest” (Program #66 | Season 5 & 6 | Winners) on Saturday, Nov 13 - Saturday Nov 20, 2021 5th ANNY Best of Fest Film Winners Programs 1 & 2: https://www.animationnights.com/screening66-5th-anny-best-of-fest/ 02:01.252 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ren_%26_Stimpy_Show (Ren and Stimpy) 04:17.371 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezalel_Academy_of_Arts_and_Design (Bezalel Academy of Art and Design) 02:01.252 https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safed_Old_Jewish_Cemetery#:~:text=The%20Safed%20Old%20Jewish%20Cemetery%20is%20one%20of%20the%20oldest,Canaan%20near%20the%20Amud%20River. (Safed Cemetery) Social Media Links http://yaelreisfeld.com/ (Personal Website) https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/645727633 (Showreel) Interview by Evan Vernon Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server!
Evan Vernon interviews Mikkel Odehnalu, director of SO FAR, SO CLOSE. Mikkel is an animator and artist originally from Czech Republic residing in Reykjavík, Iceland. His film SO FAR, SO CLOSE was recently selected as a Winner in the Animation Nights New York 5th ANNY Best of Fest in 2021. Far to the north, the first snowstorm is approaching. The heavy sky is being reflected in the water puddles and the wind scatters around the first snowflakes. A white wolf appears in the watery reflection. It seems that his lonesome journey through the northern wasteland cannot even have a good ending. He is plagued by hunger and fatigue. However, fate blows his way, something that is worth fighting for. Trailer: https://vimeo.com/250336331 Social Media Links https://mikkelodehnalu.wixsite.com/-mikkelodehnalu (Personal Website) https://vimeo.com/mikkelodu (Vimeo) https://www.instagram.com/mikkelodu/ (Instagram) Interview by Evan Vernon. Theme music by Joe Lazenby You can subscribe to The AFA Podcast on iTunes, Acast, and Stitcher. Join ANNY on our Discord Server! About ANNY: Animation Nights New York is a curated monthly screening event and annual festival first established in NYC in 2015. The event showcases animated short films and virtual reality animation experiences from all around the world and both project submission and admission to monthly screenings of in-competition films are free to the general public. If you would like to submit a VR/AR/Game or short film project, you can find Animation Nights New York on Film Freeway. ANNY Exchange is our talent connect initiative. We connect animation talent to opportunity using our festival as a vehicle. ANNY Best of Fest is our annual festival held in mid November.
Welcome to another edition of The AFA Podcast Interview series. This time Evan Vernon got to speak to the animation historian and author Mindy Johnson, writer of the book Pencils, Pens and Brushes: A Great Girl's Guide To Disney Animation. Mindy will speak at the Film Forum New York about the contributions of women animators to early Disney Animation. Evan spoke with Mindy about her career and work uncovering these mostly unsung figures. This episode is brought to you in association with the Animation Is Film Festival. The Animation Is Film Festival is a major animation festival produced by GKIDS in collaboration with Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Variety. It returns this year to bring the best animated films from around the world on October 22-24! Experience exclusive screenings, behind-the-scenes presentations, filmmaker Q&As, and more at the historic TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood. Get your tickets at animationisfilm.com. Save 25% off your tickets using the promo code ANIMATIONFORADULTS" SHOW NOTES “PENCILS, PENS AND BRUSHES” Presented by Mindy Johnson: SUNDAY OCTOBER 17 FORUM NYC Mindy Johnson