Episode Details

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