<h3>Where</h3><p>Online</p><h3>When</h3><p>March 24-26, 2022</p>

Toronto Animation Film Festival

<h3>Where</h3><p>Online</p><h3>When</h3><p>March 24-27, 2021</p>

<h3>Where</h3><p>Hot Docs Cinema | Toronto, Canada | 506 Bloor Street West</p><h3>When</h3><p>Monday April 25th</p>

<h3>Where</h3><p>Online</p><h3>When</h3><p>November 11-13, 2021</p>

Toronto Animation Industry Conference

<h3>Where</h3><p>Online</p><h3>When</h3><p>November 18-22, 2020<span class="ql-cursor">﻿</span></p>

<h3>Where</h3><p>Corus Quay, Toronto, Canada, 25 Dockside Dr.</p><h3>When</h3><p>Saturday to Sunday, November 2-3, 2019</p>

Toronto Animation / VFX Job Fair

TAAFI News

<p>Drew Mullin is an international award winning writer, director and producer who joined CBC Kids team as an executive in charge of production in 2015. At CBC, Drew has overseen several broadcast and digital series including: season 1 &amp; 2 of Dot, Kingdom Force, Big Blue, Snapshots (2018 International Emmy winner), Season 2 of Addison and Season 3 of Napkin Man. </p><p>He also works closely with the digital team to help executive produce the CBC Kids “Digital Originals” shorts including Canadoodaday (2018 Prix Jeunesse winner).</p>

Drew Mullin

<p>Cort Lane has taken on a newly-created position at Marvel as senior vice president, Animation &amp; Family Entertainment. As a life-long Marvel fan, Lane is thrilled to develop and produce shows within the rich Marvel Universe. Drawing on a wealth of experience in entertainment, interactive media and marketing for children, Lane is well positioned to lead Marvel's expanding slate of kid and family-targeted productions and co-productions in both animation and live-action. Additionally, he provides story consultation and guidance for programs and products in consumer products, interactive, live events and Disney parks. </p><p>Most recently he has developed and co-exec produced ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, MARVEL'S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, HULK AND THE AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H. and the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY animated series and shorts. He has also co-executive produced the animated specials LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES: MAXIMUM OVERLOAD and LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES: AVENGERS REASSEMBLED. Lane also collaborated with partners on MARVEL DISK WARS: THE AVENGERS (from Toei &amp; Bandai) and the live-action LOS VENGADORES EN ACCION (from Disney Channel Spain). In 2014 he received the Cynopsis Kids Animation Innovator award. </p><p>Previously, Lane served as vice president, Animation Development &amp; Partnerships (and before that as director of animation development) working on co-productions of IRON MAN: ARMORED ADVENTURES and MARVEL ANIME: IRON MAN, WOLVERINE, X-MEN &amp; BLADE, as well as developing and supervising production on THE SUPER HERO SQUAD SHOW. Prior to joining Marvel in 2008, Lane spent seven years at Mattel producing animated, live-action and interactive entertainment across brands like Barbie, Hot Wheels and Fisher-Price. His period at Mattel includes several productions, including supervising Universal Home Entertainment's BARBIE IN A CHRISTMAS CAROL and developing MONSTER HIGH.</p>

<p>Cort Lane has taken on a newly-created position at Marvel as senior vice president, Animation &amp; Family Entertainment. Most recently he has developed and co-exec produced ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, MARVEL'S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE, HULK AND THE AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H. and the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY animated series and shorts.</p>

Cort Lane

<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">The merging of animation and live action has been around since the start of movies, but we are seeing animation used in feature films and TV series more prominently and seamlessly than ever before. In this discussion, Marc-Andre Baron (Detective Pikachu) </span>Cesar Dacol Jr (Happy Feet 2), Jeff Robinson, and Lon Molnar (HBO's Watchmen)<em style="background-color: transparent;"> </em><span style="background-color: transparent;">will talk about the use of animation in live action, and how to achieve seamless interaction between animated characters and their live action counterparts.</span></p>

VFX Character Animation

Cesar Dacol Jr

Jeff Robinson

Lon Molnar

Marc-Andre Baron

<p>Cesar Dacol Jr joined SpinVFX in 2016 as a concept supervisor. Dacol has been bringing creatures and characters to life for 20 years. He started his career in the makeup effects industry and transitioned to CG in the mid 90s. From designing the hero dinosaur, Giganotosaurus, in Journey to the Center of the Earth to the Werewolves in The Mortal Instruments, this talented artist has carved a path in animated features such as The Wild (Disney), Happy Feet 2 (Warner Bros.), and live action features that include, Fantastic Four (20th Century Fox), 300 (Warner Bros.), and The Incredible Hulk (Universal Pictures).</p>