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

Toronto Animation Film Festival

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

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

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

Toronto Animation Industry Conference

<h3>Where</h3>Online<h3>When</h3>November 18-22, 2020﻿

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

Toronto Animation / VFX Job Fair

TAAFI News

Ben leads creative initiatives for agencies, brands, media companies, entrepreneurs and educators, providing brand and content strategy, as well as hands-on creative production in animation, live-action, interactive web, apps, VR/AR, game development, events and interactive public activations, on projects throughout Canada, and internationally in the US, India, Singapore and China.&nbsp;As partner / executive producer, Friends &amp; Enemies, Ben works with his team of senior creatives and a broad network of multi-disciplinary production partners creating original and branded content experiences for brands, agencies and media clientele.&nbsp;Notable clients include: Google, VICE Studios, 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, CBC, Doc Channel, Teletoon, YTV, CTV, Discovery Channel, The History Channel, TVO Kids, Shaftesbury, and the National Film Board of Canada.Ben is also co-founder of the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) and a former board member.

Ben leads creative initiatives for agencies, brands, media companies, entrepreneurs and educators, providing brand and content strategy, as well as hands-on creative production in animation, live-action, interactive web, apps, VR/AR, game development, events and interactive public activations, on projects throughout Canada, and internationally in the US, India, Singapore and China.&nbsp;As partner / executive producer, Friends &amp; Enemies, Ben works with his team of senior creatives and a broad network of multi-disciplinary production partners creating original and branded content experiences for brands, agencies and media clientele.&nbsp;Notable clients include: Google, VICE Studios, 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, CBC, Doc Channel, Teletoon, YTV, CTV, Discovery Channel, The History Channel, TVO Kids, Shaftesbury, and the National Film Board of Canada.Ben is also co-founder of the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) and a former board member.

Ben McEvoy

Born and raised in Brazil, Ana Gusson is a director and 2d animator. She has a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and was a production designer and assistant art director in film and advertising in South Brazil. Looking for new opportunities, she came to Canada to attend the classical animation program at Vancouver Film School, where she found, not only a new storytelling tool, but also a long, lost creative voice.&nbsp;At VFS, Ana successfully directed two short films - Serio and Mushrooming. Serio participated in over a dozen festivals around the world, including Fantoche in Switzerland. Since then, she has worked as an animator in productions like My Little Pony: The Movie, the second season of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Netflix’s Archibald’s Next Big Thing. Ana is currently part of the senior animation team at Atomic Cartoons in Vancouver, BC.&nbsp;Aside from her work as an animator, Ana dedicates time to creating her own animation projects and collaborates with other artists in projects that envision long-term social impact.

Born and raised in Brazil, Ana Gusson is a director and 2d animator. She has a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and was a production designer and assistant art director in film and advertising in South Brazil. Looking for new opportunities, she came to Canada to attend the classical animation program at Vancouver Film School, where she found, not only a new storytelling tool, but also a long, lost creative voice.&nbsp;At VFS, Ana successfully directed two short films - Serio and Mushrooming. Serio participated in over a dozen festivals around the world, including Fantoche in Switzerland. Since then, she has worked as an animator in productions like My Little Pony: The Movie, the second season of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Netflix’s Archibald’s Next Big Thing. Ana is currently part of the senior animation team at Atomic Cartoons in Vancouver, BC.&nbsp;Aside from her work as an animator, Ana dedicates time to creating her own animation projects and collaborates with other artists in projects that envision long-term social impact.

Ana Gusson

Back by popular demand, Hanna Daigle is moderating the indie panel. With friends Zach Bellissimo, Tara Billinger and a few other tasty surprises. The gang will talk all things indie in the world. What's new, and where your eyes should be!

Indie Cartoons the Panel

Ashley Nichols is an American animator and director. Some of her animation credits include: TOO LOUD, Hazbin Hotel (Pilot), Ollie &amp; Scoops, and Lackadaisy. Ashley is the creator of the highly anticipated animated horror-comedy series Far-Fetched, as well as the creator of the popular podcast Hunicast.

Ashley Nichols

Dave Capdevielle is an American writer, director, musician &amp; voice actor. He is the co-creator of the highly anticipated animated horror comedy series Far-Fetched, as well as the co-writer of the hugely successful Hazbin Hotel pilot episode. He has lent both his writing &amp; voice to several independent animated productions, produced various live-action film &amp; music projects &amp; is the host of both his own podcast: Terribly Titled Talks &amp; horror VHS show: Creature Cassette.

Dave Capdevielle

Hannah Daigle is an animator, comic artist, and co-member of ScumHouse Studios. She's most notably the creator and showrunner of Satina, a web series about a half-human half-demon hellspawn and her human dad, but she and ScumHouse have a bunch of other cartoons in the works, too!

Hannah Daigle

Lopside AnimationTara Billinger and Zach Bellissimo are the creators of Long Gone Gulch, an independently produced, fully animated 20 minute pilot. Funded through Kickstarter, this was a true passion project that took five years and brought industry professionals and prolific freelancers together. They have since founded Lopside Animation and plan to create more original animated projects (like Dark Dark Dark) while working full time in the animation industry.&nbsp;Tara Billinger is currently the art director for the new Clone High series on HBOmax.&nbsp;She’s also worked as a character designer, writer and storyboard artist for Disney's Mickey Mouse shorts, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse and also did designs for the Disneyworld ride Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway.&nbsp;

Tara Billinger

Lopside AnimationTara Billinger and Zach Bellissimo are the creators of Long Gone Gulch, an independently produced, fully animated 20 minute pilot. Funded through Kickstarter, this was a true passion project that took five years and brought industry professionals and prolific freelancers together. They have since founded Lopside Animation and plan to create more original animated projects (like Dark Dark Dark) while working full time in the animation industry.&nbsp;Zach Bellissimo is currently a director on Victor and Valentino at Cartoon Network.&nbsp;He’s also worked as storyboard artist on Teen Titans Go, did character designs on Rick &amp; Morty and worked as an animator on Motorcity and Superjail.&nbsp;

Zach Bellissimo

Ashley Nichols is an American animator and director. Some of her animation credits include: TOO LOUD, Hazbin Hotel (Pilot), Ollie &amp; Scoops, and Lackadaisy. Ashley is the creator of the highly anticipated animated horror-comedy series Far-Fetched, as well as the creator of the popular podcast Hunicast.