<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

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Eva Pekárová is a Vancouver based music composer, filmmaker, and artist. She originates from Piešťany, Slovakia and her art is often informed by her heritage. As a young immigrant, writing music became her universal language. In grade 11 she won the Youth Composers Showcase and flew to New York to perform her original piano piece at the Lincoln Centre of Performing Arts. Eva holds a bachelors of fine art from Emily Carr University with a concentration on film and media. This gives her the unique insight of being a composer with practical and academic film experience. When she is not scoring or working on her own artistic endeavors Eva works as a book cover illustrator, fabricator for stop-motion films, as well as working and training dogs.&nbsp;

Eva Pekárová

Dave Padbury joined the Guru development team seven years ago to help guide development on the Netflix Original series True and the Rainbow Kingdom. Since then, he has worked across several of Guru’s properties, including its newest preschool series Pikwik Pack which airs on Disney Junior US, Hulu and Treehouse in Canada, and the upcoming comedy adventure Big Blue. In his role as development executive, Dave focuses on finding and fostering new voices and perspectives to bring strong creator-driven stories to life.

Dave Padbury joined the Guru development team seven years ago to help guide development on the Netflix Original series True and the Rainbow Kingdom. Since then, he has worked across several of Guru’s properties, including its newest preschool series Pikwik Pack which airs on Disney Junior US, Hulu and Treehouse in Canada, and the upcoming comedy adventure Big Blue. In his role as development executive, Dave focuses on finding and fostering new voices and perspectives to bring strong creator-driven stories to life.

Dave Padbury

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

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.