<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><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.crowdcast.io/c/taafi2023/lobby"><strong>JOIN THE VIRTUAL SESSION HERE!</strong></a><br><br><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33)">METAL!&nbsp; Our good friends at DNEG Animation brought you this years’ TAAFI Summer Screening of Netflix's Nimona, and now they’re back with a very special behind-the-scenes look at the film! Bamboo Wang (Effects Lead), Johan Dekker (Motion Graphics Supervisor) and Anthony Kemp (Digital Producer) will reveal some of the magic that was cast to bring this one-of-a-kind best-selling graphic novel to life.&nbsp;</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33)">If you missed out on our summer screening, you can go catch Nimona right now, exclusively on Netflix!</span></p><p><br></p>

<p>Sonika Bagwe (she/they), is a freelance Illustrator, aspiring Storyboard Artist and your local work in progress! She graduated from OCAD University from their Integrated Media; DPXA program with a specialization on 2D animation back in 2022, and has been building their portfolio since. She has been a TAAFI volunteer since 2018 and has loved every second of it! On their free time, she’s either writing, watching movies, thinking about cartoons, or knitting up a storm!</p>

Sonika Bagwe

Let's Get Metal - Nimona Behind the Scenes

<p><span style="color: rgb(62, 62, 62)">Anthony Kemp is the Digital Producer for 'Nimona'. He started his career over 12 years ago at Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, California. During Anthony's 8 years with Pixar, he contributed to two shorts and five features, including 'Inside Out' and 'Toy Story 4'. In 2019, Anthony moved to London to join DNEG Animation where he managed Animation on 'Ron's Gone Wrong'. His experience as a strategic problem-solver and dedication to bringing out the best in his teams made him the ideal captain for the 'Nimona' family.</span></p>

Anthony Kemp

<p><strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Johan Dekker </span></strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">(he/him) is a London based Motion Graphics Supervisor with 14 years experience in motion design for Feature Animation, Feature Film and Advertising. He was the Motion Graphics Supervisor at DNEG Animation for Netflix's ‘Nimona’. With a background in 3D motion graphics, Johan brings passion and eclectic experience to creating stunning 2D and 3D designed graphics and integrates them into a larger film canvas to aid in visual storytelling and world building. Other key credits include ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ for DNEG Animation, ‘Foundation’, ’Ready Player One’, ’Pacific Rim Uprising’ and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’.</span></p>

Johan Dekker

<p><span style="color: rgb(30, 27, 28)">Zhujun Bamboo Wang has loved animation since she was a kid. She carried her passion through college and graduate school, receiving a bachelor's degree in 2D Animation and a Master's in VFX. Bamboo has worked in LA, Beijing, and Montreal. She has worked as an FX Artist on 'Suicide Squad', the 'Fantastic Beasts' franchise, 'Alien: Covenant', 'Ad Astra', 'Narcos', 'Scoob', and more. In the spring of 2021 Bamboo joined DNEG Animation where she feels fortunate to have worked on 'Nimona' as a first time lead.</span></p>

Zhujun "Bamboo" Wang

<p>Join us at 7:00PM Eastern Time on November 1st right before the event starts to get REAL COZY. This is networking gone nuts with a board game twist. Make real connections with your peers and fellow attendees! This event DOES NOT require a ticket and is open to everyone. Follow us on social for the link!</p>

Virtual Networking Event: Let's Get Cozy!

<p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.crowdcast.io/c/taafi2023/lobby"><strong>JOIN THE VIRTUAL SESSION HERE!</strong></a><br><br><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34)">Learn how Performit Live is transforming the motion capture industry through remote capture. Learn how our groundbreaking technology is not only democratizing access to high-quality skilled performers but also slashing costs, saving time, and reducing our carbon footprint. This cool convergence of innovation and sustainability is reshaping the future of digital media creation - if you've seen the film Ready Player One, then you won't want to miss it.&nbsp;</span></p>

Performit Live: Directing the Future

<p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34)">Award-winning innovator with over 17 years of distinguished experience at Nikon, specializing in robotics and mixed reality. As a co-founder and an AI entrepreneur, I have a passion for human-led technologies. My expertise spans capturing the intricate movements of the body to indexing the dynamic spaces it navigates. Blessed and humbled, I'm always in pursuit of learning.&nbsp;</span></p>

TAAFI News

Toronto Animation Film Festival

Toronto Animation Industry Conference

Toronto Animation / VFX Job Fair

Performit Live: Directing the Future

James Banfield, Co-Founder, Performit Live