The AFA Podcast Interview: Torill Kove

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Oscar-winning animator Torill Kove discussing her new film and career.

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 worth half an hour of your time. Don't miss it!

People in this episode

Guest: Torill Kove

Topics covered

• animation
• film
• interview
• Oscar-winning
• career

Keywords

• Maybe Elephants
• Academy Awards
• Norwegian-born
• Montreal
• animation career

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Zoom

Books & works: The AFA Podcast:, Oscar, Maybe Elephants, Academy Awards

Places: Montreal, Canada

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