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Toronto Animation Industry Conference

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Where: Corus Quay, Toronto, Canada, 25 Dockside Dr.

When: Saturday to Sunday, November 2-3, 2019

Previous Events:

Toronto Animation / VFX Job Fair

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Marie McCann

Senior Director, Children's Content, CBC Kids

Marie McCann is the senior director of children’s content for CBC. She began her career as an actress before earning a degree in English and Cinema Studies at the University of Toronto. She has written, directed and produced award winning children’s content for over 20 years. At CBC Kids she heads up the teams responsible for in-house television and digital content and oversees acquisitions and programming created with independent producers for Canada's national public broadcaster. 

4:00PM - 5:00PM

The Spin Master Atrium Stage
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Pitching Success Stories

Pitching! We all do it, even when we are not doing it. Our esteemed panel has both pitched and receive pitches and are well-versed in how a great pitch looks, sounds and feels. If you want to hear some good pitching stories as well as tips and tricks you can use, this is the panel for you.

With John Rooney Program Director, TAAFI Consultant, Johnromedia Mike Geiger Creative Director, Industrial Brothers Marie McCann Senior Director, Children's Content, CBC Kids

5:30PM - 6:30PM

The Spin Master Atrium Stage
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The Big Pitch

It’s time for our annual Big Pitch contest!

Most competitions usually only offer critiques by industry execs. 

The Big Pitch will feature a panel of judges representing departments throughout the animation pipeline. You’ll learn not only what makes a pitch sell but how to make it work from every angle!  

With Aaron Long Director - Bojack Horseman, Netflix & Shadow Machine Mark Thornton Co-founder, Neptoon Marie McCann Senior Director, Children's Content, CBC Kids
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