Listen to my chat with my two favorite Annecy Achievers Michael Dondero and Shengnan Dong, whose film Nostril has been programmed into Annecy International Animation Festivals 2025's WTF Block! If you are going to Annecy, book your ticket for one of the WTF blocks ASAP or rush day of!

Links to points of discussion:

• Nostril's website
• Michael Dondero's website
• Michael Dondero's Instagram
• Shengnan Dong's website
• Shengnan Dong's Instagram
• Annecy International Animation Festival
• The Animator's Animations
• The Animator's Favorites
• The Animator's Playlist
• Walla Walla Movie Crush
• Lost Signal Society (Michael's podcast)
• Woodstock Film Festival
• Blender
• The Animator's Friend on Instagram

The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an animation educator at the School of Visual Arts 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 lighthearted and unexpected conversation.

Credits:

• Recorded and edited by India Lombardi-Bello
• Produced in part with facilities provided by SVA MFA Computer Arts
• Music by Cloutmeyer
• Design by Sawyer Rippon
• Special thanks to my mom and dad Lisa Lombardi-Bello and Mick Bello; Malt Adult and Sarah Schmidt; Darren Santa Maria