<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>As VP, development and creative director, Laura is responsible for the execution of Spin Master Entertainment’s creative strategy, shepherding original IP and acquisitions for long form and theatrical content.&nbsp;She is the executive producer on <em>Paw Patrol, Rusty Rivets, Abby Hatcher and Super Dinosaur.</em> Prior to joining Spin Master, Laura served as VP of creative affairs at eOne Family, where she was executive producer and oversaw creative content initiatives for global hit properties such as Peppa Pig, Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom and PJ Masks. Before then, she was a producer for Chorion LTD (now Silvergate Media) where she produced content for the <em>Noddy</em> franchise and developed properties such as <em>Olivia </em>and <em>Mr Men and Little Miss.&nbsp;</em></p>

Laura Clunie

<p>As senior vice president of content for Portfolio Entertainment, Liliana leads the company’s development of television and digital media content across all platforms. Liliana has a successful track record as an executive producer and development executive with wide-ranging experience from creative development to television production and distribution. Previously, she served as vice president of development for 9 Story Media Group where for six years she spearheaded development of the company’s original animated and live-action productions. Prior to that, she was VP of acquisitions and co-productions at Salter Street Films, Canada’s leading producer of comedy content. As one of the earliest development executives to recognize and advance digital content, Liliana served as co-executive producer of the ground-breaking animated series Chilly Beach, the first web-to-TV series in Canada. Most recently, Liliana co-created and spearheaded development for Doomsday Brothers, which in partnership with N12 Productions, is Portfolio’s first adult animated comedy series. Commissioned by Corus Entertainment, the series is scheduled to air in 2020.</p>

Liliana Reyes

<p>The art of storytelling has become a big focus with emerging technologies. Dan Fill (Dark Slope), Steve Miller (Secret Location) and Leslie Klassen (Flipside) discuss how virtual reality (VR) opens up a world of storytelling possibilities that turn viewers into active participants of an experience. Analyzing narratives - our panel discusses the challenges of immersive storytelling.&nbsp;</p>

Immersive Storytelling

Ana Serrano

Dan Fill

Lesley Klassen

Steve Miller

<p>Lesley is the CEO and co-founder of Flipside XR, a real-time animation and XR broadcast company that is shaping the future of immersive live broadcast. Their mission is to build the tools artists need today to make the content of tomorrow. While at Flipside, Lesley has directed over a dozen VR applications and experiences, presented at Oculus Connect about the best practices in VR design, and helped build out the vision behind the future of immersive broadcast. Today they work with customers like SuperRTL, co-owned by Disney Television and Caffeine Studios, a joint venture with 21st Century Fox. In a prior life, Lesley was an improviser, video director, interactive designer and a synth player.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>