<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>Natasha Sasic is a multi talented artist whose passion for art and creativity has always been at the forefront of her career. Getting her start in architecture, she became curious about the world of animation and through practical application, realized her love of creating new characters and the worlds they live in. After graduating from the animation program at Sheridan College, Natasha had an epiphany; <em>"Why design just the building, when the characters that live inside the building are the heart?". </em>Her combined passion for architecture, animation and design opened many doors, and in turn, also led her to the world of toy design.&nbsp;Throughout her seasoned 30-year career, Natasha has lent her extraordinary talents to many branches of animation production, toy and packaging design, as well as computer and game design. She has designed and directed numerous projects for iconic companies such as Sullivan-Bluth, Warner Bros, Disney Interactive, Disney TV,&nbsp;Fox, Disney Consumer Products, Playschool, and many more! As Art Director, she has applied her strong knowledge of colour theory and impeccable artistic vision to bring many projects to life. Some of her accomplished works include but are not limited to “Nina’s World”, “Jardwellers”, “Color Bloomz”, “Yummi-Land”, “Jimmy Neutron”, “Simpson’s”, as well as numerous Disney Interactive titles such as “Beauty and the Beast”, “Disney's Animated Storybook: Mulan”, “Disney's Tigger Activity Center” to name a few.</p>

Natasha Sasic

<p>The son of steampunk magicians, Nathaniel Larouche is an Emmy &amp; Visual Effects Society nominated VFX Supervisor at Pixomondo Toronto. Nathaniel was born and raised near Montreal where he enjoyed being the weird kid, filming everything in sight, and experimenting with editing and stop motion animation. Later on in life, he found himself in Toronto, where he studied animation and realized VFX was a medium that combined everything he enjoyed. </p><p>During the day, Nathaniel devotes his time on-set and in-house at Pixomondo Supervising the creation of real-time content. During the night, he experiments and collaborates with other creatives around the world. These collaborations result in unique content like Necronomicon, Baby Deer, and his fourth short film Soft Rain. </p><p>Most recently he completed three virtual production shoots on Pixomondos LED volumes including Star Trek Discovery, Strange New Worlds and Beacon 23.</p>

<p>The son of steampunk magicians, Nathaniel Larouche is an Emmy &amp; Visual Effects Society nominated VFX Supervisor at Pixomondo Toronto. Nathaniel was born and raised near Montreal where he enjoyed being the weird kid, filming everything in sight, and experimenting with editing and stop motion animation. Later on in life, he found himself in Toronto, where he studied animation and realized VFX was a medium that combined everything he enjoyed.</p><p>Most recently he completed three virtual production shoots on Pixomondos LED volumes including Star Trek Discovery, Strange New Worlds and Beacon 23.</p>

Nathaniel Larouche

<p><span>Brown Bag Films Toronto is known for producing evergreen kids favourites like Daniel Tiger’s Neighbourhood, Wild Kratts and Blue’s Clues and You! along with exciting new series like Sago Mini Friends and Rosie’s Rules, just to name a few. Talented staff, dynamic partnerships and a commitment to quality are key pillars for the studio which produces a mix of service shows along with its own IP. At this panel, meet Nora Keely, SVP Production – Canada, Natasha Sasic, Head of Art &amp; Design, and Natali Topalovska, Line Producer, as they talk about their own unique career paths and how Brown Bag Films focuses on nurturing internal talent.</span></p>

Career Paths at Brown Bag Films: Nurturing Internal Talent

Cory Bobiak

Nora Keely

Natali Topalovska

Brown Bag Films 2022

<p>Natali Topalovska is&nbsp;a Line Producer for Brown Bag Films, with 10+ years of industry experience in the world of animation. Natali started her career as a Production Intern at Brown Bag Films&nbsp;(formerly 9 Story Entertainment) and steadily moved up the ranks before doing stints at Pipeline Studios, Yowza!&nbsp;Animation Corp, and House of Cool Inc., with roles in both scene planning and production management. Brown Bag was thrilled when she rejoined the studio as a Line Producer close to a year ago. She has been involved in many amazing series, including titles like <em>Let’s Go Luna</em> (PBS), <em>Welcome to the Wayne </em>(Nickelodeon),<span style="color: rgb(30, 83, 163)"> </span><em>Pretzel and the Puppies</em> (Apple TV), <em>What If...? </em>(Marvel), and <em>Rosie’s Rules </em>(PBS). She is currently based in Toronto, where she teaches as a Professor at Sheridan College.</p>