<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>Ben leads creative initiatives for agencies, brands, media companies, entrepreneurs and educators, providing brand and content strategy, as well as hands-on creative production in animation, live-action, interactive web, apps, VR/AR, game development, events and interactive public activations, on projects throughout Canada, and internationally in the US, India, Singapore and China.&nbsp;</p><p><br>As partner / executive producer, Friends &amp; Enemies, Ben works with his team of senior creatives and a broad network of multi-disciplinary production partners creating original and branded content experiences for brands, agencies and media clientele.&nbsp;<br></p><p>Notable clients include: Google, VICE Studios, 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate, CBC, Doc Channel, Teletoon, YTV, CTV, Discovery Channel, The History Channel, TVO Kids, Shaftesbury, and the National Film Board of Canada.</p><p><br>Ben is also co-founder of the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) and a former board member.</p>

Ben McEvoy

<p>Alyson Levy is an Emmy Award-nominated television producer and writer. Levy most recently co-created “Teenage Euthanasia” alongside Alissa Nutting. The critically acclaimed, animated comedy series premiered its second season this summer on Adult Swim and Max. Set in near- future inland Florida at Tender Endings family-run funeral home, “Teenage Euthanasia” explores themes of family, life, death, unplanned parenthood, multi-generational mother- daughter connection, and redemption. The voice cast includes Maria Bamford, Bebe Neuwirth, and Tim Robinson.</p><p></p><p>In 2018, Levy was nominated for an Emmy for her work on “At Home With Amy Sedaris” in the category of Outstanding Variety Sketch Series. Levy served as Executive producer on the show from 2017 through 2020. Previously, Levy served as Executive Producer on “The Shivering Truth,” which ran for two seasons on Adult Swim, and “Jon Glaser Loves Gear,” which ran for two seasons on truTV. Levy co-created and served as EP on Adult Swim’s “The Heart, She Holler” which premiered in 2011 and ran for three seasons. Additional credits include Xavier: Renegade Angel, and Delocated.</p><p></p><p>Levy is a founding member of PFFR production company and art collective based in Brooklyn alongside Vernon Chatman, and John Lee.</p>

Alyson Levy

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Do you have the perfect idea for an animated tv show or web series? Are you wanting to learn the ins and outs of pitching from trained professionals? Are you ready to put your ideas out there-- and in front of experienced industry professionals? Then you're in luck; as our Big Pitch is back for 2023's Industry Conference!</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The competition is open to Canadian residents only and finalists must be able to present their project IN-PERSON!!</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Prizes included for winners of the competition from Pipeline Studios!</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">We look forward to seeing all of your amazing submissions and wish all entrants the best of luck!</span></p><p><br></p>

The Big Pitch presented by Pipeline Studios

Aron Dunn

Hugo Van Essen

Paula Peroff

Wes Bryant

<p><span>Aron is an industry vet with two decades of experience. When he’s not crafting a killer pitch, or delivering his latest script, he is staying in touch with his “inner kid” by reading the latest comic books or playing the hottest video games. Over the course of his career, Aron has worked with Cartoon Network, CTC, Disney XD, Nickelodeon, Teletoon, YTV, Treehouse, KiKA, and CBC Kids. He has also contributed scripts to numerous animated comedy series including Taffy, Lex &amp; Plu: Space Taxi Drivers, Super Wings, Cupcake and Dinosaur: General Services, Chuck Chicken, Rusty Rivets, Pocoyo, Camp Lakebottom, Justin Time, Trucktown and The Insectibles. Prior to joining Lakeside Animation, Aron held senior development roles with some of Canada’s most prolific and acclaimed producers, including Breakthrough Entertainment and Portfolio Entertainment.</span></p>