The Animator’s Friend

About The Animator’s Friend

Befriending animators, 24 questions at a time. The Animator’s Friend 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.

Publisher

India Lombardi-Bello

Category

arts · leisure · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Nov 2024

Latest episode

27 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Sept 2026

   TAF at the Ottawa International Animation Festival 2026!

   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 Canadian way of life and find taxes to be very sexy.  Hear what gets our fellow animators engines revving within. Links to points of discussion: Ottawa International Animation Festival Ash Suh's website Ash Suh's Instagram Ori Peer's website Ori Peer's Instagram The Animator's Friend on Instagram BIRTH Screenings - Montreal This Film Was Made Without AI Constant Yen's website Constant Yen's Instagram Camp Snap Camera Chris Sullivan on Instagram The Animator's Favorites Gina Kamentsky's website Peter Millard's website Not Enough Whom for the Two of Us Fantagraphics Frog Farm - NYC Jesse Moynihan on Instagram swagbski on Instagram swagbski on YouTube swagbski on Letterboxd College Ville Marie - Montreal Aaron Salter on Instagram Erin on Instagram Jordan Minkoff's website The Animator's Animations Kat Ball's website Loose Frames' website The Animator's Playlist 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 Ash Suh Travel support provided by Ottawa International Animation Festival Digital Marketing Intern: Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks to Angelica Vergel and OIAF.

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   The Largest Collection of Little Guys with Luca Depardon

   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 been featured internationally at places such as the Centré Pompidou, the Annecy International Animation Festival, The Ottawa International Film Festival, The Bucheon International Animation Festival, La Guarimba, and the Animation Block Party at BAM. Luca has also done work for such clients as VICE, The Children’s Museum of the Arts in NYC and Adult Swim. He earned his BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design. Links to points of discussion (will update shortly!): The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Animations The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify The Animator's Favorites Nayon Cho'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 my mom and dad and Nayon Cho All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity

3. 

   15 Aug 2026

   Hudson Valley Film Festival Rising Student Award-Winner Jessica Rizk!

   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 Spotify, listen everywhere else! Links to points of discussion (will update soon!): Hudson Valley Film Festival's website Hudson Valley Film Festival on Instagram Kristie Kish's website Kristie Kish on Instagram The Animator's Friend on Instagram Eisenstein on Disney 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 & Kristie Kish Opening animation by Michael Dondero and Shengnan Dong Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity

Who has been a guest on The Animator’s Friend

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ugo Bienvenu
• Félix de Givry
• Tess Martin
• Danielle Goldwert
• Simeon Kondev

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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