<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><span style="color: black;">Janice Walker is an award winning producer that has been</span> placed within the animation film and TV business for over 25 years. She is currently in the role of studio producer at Yowza! Animation. She is working on several animated series including <em>Green Eggs and Ham</em> and <em>Angry Birds</em>. In addition to producing &amp; executive roles she has acted as post production VFX supervisor, head of animation production, studio manager, supervising producer, production manager for series &amp; VP of production for feature and commercials. She brings a vast Experience with kids and family content working directly with domestic &amp; International broadcasters, co-producers, satellite studios, International companies and talent world wide. </p>

Janice Walker

<p>JoAnn Purcell&nbsp;holds a PhD in Critical Disability Studies from York University where she combined her background as a visual artist and registered nurse and drew her dissertation in&nbsp;comics form alongside her daughter, born with a genetic difference. She is the current and founding Program Coordinator of Illustration at Seneca College and occasional contract faculty at York University.&nbsp;She was instrumental in the creation of the award winning Animation Arts Centre and coordinator in the early years. She held the interim position of Chair of the School of Creative Arts and Animation in 2019. &nbsp;As Faculty she teaches drawing, painting, colour theory, art and illustration history and a seminar class in Comics and Social Justice.&nbsp;She has years of hands on experience as a visual artist, animator and visual effects artist and previously, psychiatric nursing.&nbsp;</p><p>JoAnn was also one of the founding board members of TAAFI back in the day, and helped define it’s vision in those early years. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>In her spare time or whenever she needs to think, she runs the streets and paths of Toronto.&nbsp;She misses travel and the real company of friends. She believes comics will save the world.&nbsp;</p>

JoAnn Purcell

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;">In these Co-vid times, two sitcoms (One Day At A TIme, black-ish) chose the animation route in order to deliver powerful episodes about voting and the upcoming US Election. Join our panelists from Big Jump Entertainment, Smiley Guy as well as director Mathias Horager and Producer of black-ish, Tom Ragazzo as they talk about going the animated route and the future of animation in primetime.</span></p>

The Sitcom Gets Animated

Jennifer Griffiths

Jonas Diamond

Joel Gregorio

Mike Valiquette

Mathias Richard Horhager 

Tom Ragazzo

<p>Joel Gregorio is a Filipino-Canadian Producer who approaches projects not just as a storyteller but also as a technician. Utilizing his extensive production background in VFX, editing and post production. Aside from the creative and techincal, his emphasis is on recognizing and fostering talent as well as mobilizing resources for unique and challenging projects.</p><p>Having worked in a variety of creative and technical roles throughout different stages of production he has supervised and produced award winning digital series (live action), commercials, and various animated series.</p><p>More recently, he has served as Animation Producer on the <em>One Day At A Time Animated Special</em> and as Animation Producer on the <em>Black-ish Election Special</em>. Currently he serves as a Producer on the CSA award winning <em>Corner Gas</em> Animated series, now in production on its 4th season. He was also involved in the series' development from live action to animation.</p>