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!...
Mar 13, 2025•28 min
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....
Dec 20, 2024•13 min
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 wort...
Dec 09, 2024•33 min
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...
Sep 30, 2024•20 min
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 ...
Jun 12, 2024•20 min
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!
May 20, 2024•12 min
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 relea...
Feb 22, 2024•19 min
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.
Dec 01, 2023•22 min
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.
Oct 18, 2023•22 min
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.
Aug 08, 2023•17 min
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....
Aug 05, 2023•12 min
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.
Jul 07, 2023•29 min
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.
May 22, 2023•23 min
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...
Apr 21, 2023•20 min
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.
Apr 15, 2023•27 min
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 mor...
Apr 08, 2023•13 min
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.
Mar 12, 2023•38 min
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
Mar 04, 2023•2 hr 12 min
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 di...
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 42 min
Well, hello there! Can you believe The AFA Podcast is five years old this summer? We decided we needed to do something pretty special to mark this occasion. And what better way than by talking about one of our favourite films released in this podcast's lifetime (but somehow didn't managed to do a full episode on yet)? We were able to get the full original crew (as heard on the first episode) for the first time in a while- Rachael, Chris, Dan and Yvonne are all here! The film in question is none ...
Feb 01, 2023•2 hr 11 min
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 “Ko...
Jun 22, 2022•21 min
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.
Jun 01, 2022•57 min
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 Windshi...
May 24, 2022•15 min
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 d...
May 13, 2022•46 min
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...
May 02, 2022•20 min
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 f...
Apr 28, 2022•23 min
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 “Inter...
Apr 24, 2022•20 min
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 po...
Apr 05, 2022•19 min
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 s poke 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 co...
Mar 19, 2022•36 min
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 animati...
Mar 15, 2022•22 min
