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The Animator’s Friend

India Lombardi-Bello

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.

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  • #25
    January 12 · 1 hr 9 min

    21: Human Timings with Ugo Bienvenu & Félix de Givry

    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. Experience the podcast with video for a change! I prefer you watch on YouTube B) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHBrnoduxTs A magical and beautifully animated journey through time, Arco is a dazzling adventure about a 10-year-old boy from a peaceful, distant future who accidentally travels back to the year 2075 and discovers a world in peril. As Arco develops a charming and touching friendship with young girl named Iris, they band together and along with her trusted robot caretaker Mikki, set out on a quest to get Arco home, while the two children may also be the only ones who can save our planet. A wondrous odyssey filled with hope and optimism for our future, Arco is an enchanting fable from breakout filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu, produced by Remembers’ Bienvenu and Felix de Givry, and mountainA’s Natalie Portman and Sophie Mas. Oscar voting opens today, so if you are a member of the Academy, I hope you will consider Arco as you cast your ballot. Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion: Arco Ugo Bienvenu on Instagram Félix de Givry on IMDB "Voyage Cromatique" at Metrograph - NYC The Animator's Animations TAF at Annecy 2025 Remembers Studio Barnaby Catterall's website The Animator's Favorites CalArts The Animator's Playlist The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation 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 Booking assistance from Cori Futrovsky and Kaila Hier Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks: my mom and dad; Nikolas Fortune Hagen; Michael Dondero; Ash Suh All opinions expressed by host and guests are their own and do not represent the opinions of anyone else or any entity

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  • #24
    January 8 · 1 hr 42 min

    20: Anarchistic & Anti-Capitalistic with Andres Salazar

    The Animator's Friend podcast has been turning into The Animator's Italian-American Friend for some time now, and 3D artist/designer Andres Salazar has made matters worse by getting your host's spaghetti in a knot with some hot takes on Italian cuisine. Andres is a Colombian-American designer and 3D artist based in Astoria, New York. His work explores the magic in the mundane, blending photorealistic 3D creations with surrealist visuals to spotlight the beauty of quotidian spaces. He is drawn to procedural software like Houdini and inspired by 20th-century design movements. He lives at the junction of visual effects and design. Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion: Andres Salazar's website Andres Salazar's Instagram Josh Pilch's RHCP parody song Josh Pilch on TAF DCOY Studios Camp Snap website Michael Dondero on TAF The Animator's Playlist The Animator's Favorites Beacon's Closet Crossroads Trading Massawa - NYC Spicy Village - NYC TikTok of guys trying out new cuisines in NYC Chris Rutledge's website Ehsan Parizi on Instagram Joseph Toreki's website XK Studio Future Deluxe Studio Papel de Punto Jasper Lin on TAF Wenyi Zhang's website The Animator's Animations Ars Electronica - Austria Brand New School Jimena Martinez's website The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation 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 Josh Pilch (the song is parody and should be enjoyed as such) and Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks: Andres & Jimena for hosting me; my mom & dad; Darren Santa Maria; Malt Adult

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  • #23
    Dec 20, 2025 · 1 hr 30 min

    19: Zero Stars for Patriarchy with Tess Martin

    I enjoyed chatting with fellow Beatles freak Tess Martin about our other shared fixation: The Netherlands. What business does their coffee have being so good? How easy is it to be a working artist there? Is the countryside really like those old Dutch paintings? Find out within. Tess Martin is a film and visual artist based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She brings her perspective as someone who was raised between cultures to exploring themes of belonging, identity and connection. Her short films, videos and installations address our vulnerability: in relation to nature, the onslaught of time and the precariousness of memory. Tess has both a classical fine art and an animation background and these come together in her work: she pushes the conceptual potential of hand-made animation and the narrative potential of site-specific pieces. How Now, House? investigates our yearning to leave traces behind through the prism of one house in Rotterdam. Using archives, personal memories and the philosophy of time, the film questions whether a space can ever really belong to one person, or time period, at all. How Now, House? will be screened at the upcoming London Short Film Festival, Jan 23-Feb 1, 2026. Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion: Tess Martin's website Tess Martin's Instagram The Holidays at Metrograph The Animator's Friend on Instagram Camp Snap website Animator's Picnic - NYC How Now, House? 1976: Search for Life The Animator's Animations Science New Wave Festival - NYC Alice Saey's website Nienke Deutz's website Kaboom Animation Festival The Animator's Playlist Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald The Animator's Favorites Leon & Cocina's website Anifilm - Czech Republic Animafest Zagreb - Croatia Annecy International Animation Festival - France Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam - Netherlands International Film Fest Rotterdam - Netherlands Turku Animated Film Festival - Finland Animateka - Slovenia Kristie Kish's website Brooklyn Public Library St. Joost School of Art & Design - Netherlands Dok Leipzig - Germany London Short Film Festival - UK The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation 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 Booking assistance from Beth Quittman Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon I thanked an overwhelming amount of people in the recording, so here I'll just thank these linkable entities: Mother's Milk, Commodore II, and Malt Adult.

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  • #22
    Dec 3, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min

    18: Another Hobby with Danielle Goldwert

    I learned all about Danielle Goldwert's numorous hobbies and have a feeling I barely scratched the surface! Stop-motion animation is just one of her many interests, which she executes perfectly in her film waterlogged. Hear about how Danielle's creative interests and doctorate research converge. In waterlogged, a climate scholar confronts the haunting reality of his research as surreal environmental catastrophes unfold around him, blurring the line between his personal despair and the global human experience. The story explores the psychological toll of inaction, asking whether hope can be found amid the rising tides of collective negligence. Danielle is a Ph.D. student in social psychology at NYU, and a member of the Center for Conflict and Cooperation at NYU and the Climate Cognition Lab at Stanford. Her research program integrates social psychological theory with large-scale behavioral science methods to identify, test, and translate effective strategies for motivating collective action on climate change. She addresses a core challenge in social psychology: how to change beliefs and behaviors in politically polarized, emotionally charged, and globally diverse contexts. In her work as an artist, she primarily use portraiture to explore the human condition and my own experiences, while also extending her artistic pursuits into filmmaking. Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion: Danielle Goldwert's website waterlogged's website dgoldwert on Instagram Hudson Valley Film Fest's website Hudson Valley Film Fest on Instagram Hudson Valley Film Fest on FilmFreeway TAF at the Hudson Valley Film Fest TAF Interview with Kristie Kish The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Animator's Playlist Creative Spaces/Contested Spaces: Reinterpreting Italian-American Public Art in New York City Akaine Kramarik The Animator's Favorites RiverRun International Film Festival Tribeca Film Festival TIFF Indie Shorts Awards The People's Union Economic Blackouts The Animator's Animations The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation 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 Microphones provided by SVA MFA Computer arts Special thanks to Darren Santa Maria; my mom and dad; Michael Dondero; Kristie Kish; Nayon Cho; Hudson Valley Film Fest

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  • #21
    Nov 19, 2025 · 1 hr 10 min

    17: The Mastermind Mosquito with Simeon Kondev

    Between moments of being outsmarted by a mosquito, hear Simeon Kondev expose the metal-head within. Simeon is a Bulgarian-American animator whose latest cartoon Society Animals deserves your follow on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion: The Animator's Friend on Instagram University of Kentucky The Animator's Playlist Emily Curran at Buzzfeed Kate Costello's website Emily Zullo's website The Animator's Favorites NPR Morning Edition Ichthus Music Festival - KY Brent Sievers on The Animator's Friend Gooeyduck on YouTube skincrawlies on YouTube Fruit Suit Critters on YouTube The Animator's Animations The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation 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 Microphones provided by SVA MFA Computer arts Special thanks to Darren Santa Maria; my mom and dad; Miyu Distribution

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  • #20
    Nov 12, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min

    16: Croissant Cafe Club with Loick Du Plessis D'Argentre & Simin He

    Preempting their Student Academy Award win for their student film The Shyness of Trees, listen to Loick Du Plessis D'Argentre, Simin He, and me giggle over unexpected animation crushes, rats, and French cliches. In the film, Hélène, 40 years old, comes to visit her aging mother in the french countryside. But her mother isn't being her usual self. She seems to have formed a strange bond with the plants, insects, and the old oak tree at the end of her garden... Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $10 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion: The Animator's Friend on Instagram The Shyness of Trees on Youtube The Animator's Animations Loick Du Plessis D'Argentre's website Loick Du Plessis D'Argentre's Instagram Simin He on Instagram Gobelins The Animator's Playlist Routard Guide Sables - NYC The Animator's Favorites The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation 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 Booking assistance from Luce Grosjean at Miyu Distribution Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Microphones provided by SVA MFA Computer arts Special thanks to my mom and dad; Darren Santa Maria; Sarah Shmidt; Luce Grosjean & Emma Berebbi at Miyu; Lena Greene; Michael Dondero; Kristie Kish

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