<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>For over 20 years Joe Raasch has been the coordinator of Seneca College's visual effects program and a visual effects artist.&nbsp;He has made training for Foundry, organized several Nuke user group meetings, served on the board for TAAFI and the Toronto chapter of the Visual Effects Society and most recently completed the Unreal Fellowship for Virtual Production.</p>

Joe Raasch

<p>Jubilanté Joanna Cutting is a Youth Leader in Guyana and the Commonwealth who is championing ICT, technology, animation and digital media skills-training and employment opportunities. As founder of the Guyana Animation Network (GAN) Inc, Jubilanté pioneers, facilitates and manages cross-cultural, skills-training and service delivery opportunities for children, youth and young adults. She consults experts, professionals and stakeholders within the Digital and Creative Technology Industries in Guyana, the Caribbean and international markets to remain relevant. Her organization's work has appeared before Her Majesty the Queen of England, Graça Machel, Kofi Annan and Mary Robinson.</p><p>She is a trained lawyer with corporate, civil, commercial and criminal law experience. She uses research strategy to develop and create ecosystems through a cross sectional approach of the law, business and technology initiatives that empower youths and prepare them for the future ICT, technology, STEAM and creative economy. As an award-winning innovator and the CEO of a budding studio venture, GAN Studios, Jubilanté is committed to developing animation and digital arts solutions that will transform youths into innovators and entrepreneurs in their world.</p>

Jubilanté Cutting

<p>With new streamers popping up everywhere competing for new content and animation thriving during lockdowns – how is Canada primed to succeed in the rapidly evolving world of Prime Time animation?</p>

The Changing Landscape of Canadian Prime Time Animation

<p>Jennifer Griffiths is an executive director at Big Jump Entertainment. Her scope of work encompasses production and development as well as studio operations. Her passions include marketing and most importantly, employee wellness. She plays an integral role in Big Jump’s Artists First Initiatives and is also thrilled to welcome hundreds of burgeoning new Artists to Big Jump Entertainments Co-op Program every year! Jen would like to recognize her magnificent creative teammates Allecia Robb (who’s tireless enthusiasm aids in improving the Co-op program at every turn!), and All the Artists and Leadership Team at Big Jump Entertainment, without whom, Jennifer would not be having such a wonderful time; and to whom she owes all her thanks and respect! Jennifer is an internationally recognized marketer. She was recently thrilled to project manage the animated special of One Day at a Time and produced the animated special of Black-ish, with Big jump Entertainment and Smiley Guy Studios.&nbsp;</p>

Jennifer Griffiths 

<p>Jennilee Murray is the producer on Netflix’s new adult animation, <em>Inside Job.</em></p><p>Before joining Jam Filled Entertainment, she wore many hats: illustrator, self-published author, actor, scriptwriter, dog collector and squirrel enthusiast.&nbsp;</p><p>Jennilee is known for her work on DC's <em>Superhero Girls</em> shorts, CBC’s <em>Kingdom Force</em>, Mattel’s <em>WellieWishers </em>and most recently, Netflix’s <em>Inside Job</em>.</p>

Jennilee Murray

<p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">Mike Valiquette: he/him, settler, middle-aged man-honky, optimist, director, producer, creative development exec, and designer who has won some awards, worked for many big fancy clients and teaches at Seneca College in Toronto. He maintains a small boutique studio, Go Lucky, and the long-running Canadian animation resource site, Cartoon North. Mike believes in raising up our fellow humans, evening the playing field, and that stories are important.</span></p>

Mike Valiquette

<p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">Mike Barth has been part of the animation industry for over 15 years and is best known for directing Donald Sutherland’s </span><em style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">Pirate’s Passage.</em><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);"> In addition, he has&nbsp;animation directed many animated series such as </span><em style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">Pinky Malinky</em><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">, DC’s </span><em style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">Superhero Girls</em><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);"> (reboot), </span><em style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">Final Space </em><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">and Netflix’s newly released </span><em style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">Inside Job</em><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);">.</span></p>