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The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast
Release Date: 05/15/2026
The Independent Life with Chris Sonnenburg
The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast
The Independent Life with Chris Sonnenburg
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Character Supervisor at Skydance Animation, Sarah Macdonald
The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast
Tom and Tony interview the amazing Sarah Macdonald a Character Supervisor at Skydance Animation, but living abroad in Madrid. We discuss the job of being a character supervisor on the new Netflix hit film “Swapped”.
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Arslan Elver- VFX supervisor for Project Hail Mary
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Did you see “Project Hail Mary” and hear that the adorable character “Rocky” was a puppet? Well, that’s only half right, as more than half the shots were created in 3d animation! In this podcast, Tom and Tony interview Arslan Elver- VFX supervisor at Framestore for Project Hail Mary. Learn how both the CG and puppeteer teams worked together to create an amazingly unique performance on a character with no face!
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Co-Creative director and Founder, Nic Cabana “Claynosaurz”
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Tom and Tony interview Co-Creative director and Founder, Nic Cabana about his companies fast rise to profitability with their IP “Claynosaurz”. Without a storyline, they were able to innovatively get their IP out into the world through social media clips and build their characters into revenue generating digital collectibles before launching into an animated series.
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Disney’s Dragon Striker with Co-creators, Sylvain Dos Santos and Charles Lefebvr
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Tom and Tony dive into the new anime-inspired series coming to Disney+ and Hulu TODAY, "Dragon Striker," with Co-creator/ Executive Producer Sylvain Dos Santos and Co-creator/Director Charles Lefebvre! Hear how these two brought their vision to life for this exciting new show!
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Flashback Friday: “Interview w/ Brenda Chapman"
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The Bancroft Brothers go way back to 2014 for this Flashback Friday episode with the legendary director Brenda Chapman. She discusses her early story years and Tony gushes about working with her for 3 months on The Lion King. Many references are made to the late great Roger Allers too, as he was a huge influence on Chapman. Oh, and has anyone heard about her directing of Dreamworks’ Prince of Egypt and Pixar’s Brave? Well, you will here! Check out this episode on iTunes, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Bancroft Bros answer your questions
The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast
The BBros want to hear from you! What are some of your questions for us? For this episode, Tom and Tony went to our Instagram pages and asked fans for their questions. And, boy, did we get them! We reveal a favorite easter egg we put in a Disney film, lessons learned as a director, what it was like working at Disney Florida, and yes, what our favorite colors are! There are some doozies here, folks! Check out this episode available on iTunes, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
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Indy Creator Spotlight: Emily Brundige
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In this episode, we interview the prolific writer/creator Emily Brundige. After a strong career writing for some of the biggest animated series out there, developing and selling her own series, creating an original series, “Goldie”, with Apple, Emily has broken away from the studio system to create her own Indy series: “Strawberry Vampire”. Two successful Kickstarters later, hear what Emily has in store for your new favorite vampire family.
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Artist Tabling at an Expo with Aria Joy Prichard
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Days after a successful second Animation Y’all Expo, Tom and Tony decompress about how great the weekend went and bring on artist exhibitor Aria Joy Pritchard (@ariajoy.art) to discuss the do’s and don’ts of having a successful table experience at an expo/con.
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Can Indie Animation Studios Survive?
The Bancroft Brothers Animation Podcast
What happens when two independent animation studio heads discuss the future of their studios? Hopefully some wisdom, definitely some laughs, and a side of frustration. In this episode, Tom Bancroft (CEO/Founder of Pencilish Animation Studios) and Dominic Carola (Founder/Director of Premise Entertainment) discuss the current needs and future direction of the industry.
info_outlineThe BBros want to hear from you! What are some of your questions for us? For this episode, Tom and Tony went to our Instagram pages and asked fans for their questions. And, boy, did we get them! We reveal a favorite easter egg we put in a Disney film, lessons learned as a director, what it was like working at Disney Florida, and yes, what our favorite colors are! There are some doozies here, folks! Check out this episode available on iTunes, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.