TAAFI | Toronto's Animation Industry Conference, Nov 10-12, 2022!

Darin Bristow

Executive Creative Director, Pipeline Studios

Darin Bristow is a 28-year veteran of the animation industry and has lent his creative, technical and production skills to over 25 TV series and feature films. Darin has held such notable positions as design supervisor, art director, CG supervisor, VFX artist, and currently currently serves as Pipeline Studios' supervising producer and executive creative director, focusing on developing the studio's top brands, such as Nina's World, Sunny Day, the Emmy-nominated Elinor Wonders Why! and the recently released Fred Rogers Productions/PBS series, Alma's Way.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

Online: Crowdcast

The Big Pitch presented by WildBrain

Watch the two finalists of TAAFI's Big Pitch go head to head in front of three Industry judges. The winner takes it all in this exciting live pitching event (plus a cash prize!). If you want to have a shot, submit your pitch in the link on our Industry home page. Or email bigpitch@taafi.com

The Big Pitch is brought to you by WildBrain.

With Athena Georgaklis Head of Development, Nelvana Darin Bristow Executive Creative Director, Pipeline Studios James R. Backshall Animation Writer/Story Editor/IP Development Lorna Withrington Vice President, Development–Animation, WildBrain Rajan Kapila Location Designer, Copernicus Studios

Moderator: Ben McEvoy Producer, Friends & Enemies

9:30AM - 11:30AM

Reference Library: Novella Room

TAAFI Meet & Greet

The TAAFI Industry Meet & Greet is a special chance to have a 10-minute one-on-one meeting with various industry experts from around the world from such studios as Guru, Headspinner, Epic Story Media, CBC, Industrial Brothers and more!

NOTE: PRE-REGISTRATION FOR MEET & GREET IS REQUIRED - REGISTRATION CLOSES NOVEMBER 5TH

With Andrew Strimaitis Studio Animation Director, Guru Studio Cara Bleskie Senior Development Manager, Nelvana Christine Thompson Head of Animation, Dark Slope D'Arcy Cooney Director of Marketing, Pipeline Studios Darin Bristow Executive Creative Director, Pipeline Studios Holly Nichols Development Manager, WildBrain Josh Bowen Managing Director/Executive Producer, Look Mom! Productions Phil Moorhead Development Manager, 9 Story Media Group Sally Walker Business Development Manager, Yowza! Animation Tanya Green Head of Preschool, Mainframe Studios

4:15PM - 5:15PM

Reference Library: Epic Hall

“THAT'S SO INTERESTING!”: AN ELINOR WONDERS WHY Case Study

A Pipeline Studios and Shoe-Ink original production. Join the teams behind the beloved, Emmy-nominated PBS Kids series Elinor Wonders Why, the preschool series that encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions, and find answers using science inquiry skills. Created by Jorge Cham, a former Caltech researcher, and Daniel Whiteson, a Physics Professor at UC Irvine, and brought to life by the talented artists and storytellers from Pipeline Studios, come learn about the series’ unique development process as the creators share their unique experiences making the hit preschool series.

With Bobby Ulcar Senior Technical Director, Pipeline Studios Darin Bristow Executive Creative Director, Pipeline Studios Daniel Whiteson High-Energy Particle Physicist, University of California, Irvine Jorge Cham Cartoonist, PhD Comics Katherine Sandford Executive Story Editor, Pipeline Studios

Moderator: D'Arcy Cooney Director of Marketing, Pipeline Studios

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Darin Bristow

The Big Pitch presented by WildBrain

TAAFI Meet & Greet

“THAT'S SO INTERESTING!”: AN ELINOR WONDERS WHY Case Study