<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>Originally from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Denver Jackson is a self-taught animator and visual effects artist who got his start making films in high school before emigrating to Canada with his parents. As a filmmaker, he leans heavily on the fantastical while still being grounded by real world characters and situations. He works in both live action and animated films, blending the conventions of both mediums to create his own unique style, and is known to write, direct, film, edit and animate almost entirely on his own. THE WISHING JAR (2016) has screened around the world, including at three Academy Award-qualifying festivals and won Best Animated Film at both San Diego Comic Con International Film Festival and Heartland Film Festival, while his first animated short film CLOUDRISE (2013) cut through the 400 hours of content uploaded every minute on Vimeo to become a prestigious Vimeo Staff Pick. He wrote, directed and animated three feature length projects from a web series (Esluna: The First Monolith) to two feature films (Esluna: The Crown of Babylon and Esluna: The Worlds Divide).</p>

Denver Jackson

<p><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34)">Christine is the Head of Animation Production at Dark Slope. She has over 18 years of hands-on experience overseeing high profile award-winning animated television series and digital media projects. With her unwavering dedication to crafting top-tier entertainment experiences, Christine stands as a cornerstone in Dark Slope's ongoing journey to advance its boundary breaking entertainment experiences.</span></p>

Christine Thompson

<p>Canada enters the Spider-Verse!</p><p></p><p>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse blew audiences away with its boundary pushing imagery and animation, blending an eclectic array of styles seamlessly with dazzling results. The sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, pushes the boundaries even further, thanks to a team of talented artists, including home-grown talent from right here in Canada! Now, TAAFI enters the Spider-Verse with JP Welsh, (Senior Character Animator) Sheldon Lisoy, (Compositing Lead), and Dani Devereux (Matte Painting Supervisor) as they trace the threads they spun into the multi-dimensional web of this groundbreaking animated blockbuster.</p><p></p>

Karen Jackson

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Behind-the-scenes

Dani Devereux

Jane Harrison

Jean-Philippe (JP) Welsh 

Sheldon Lisoy

Sony Pictures Animation

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Dani Devereux is a Matte Painting Supervisor at Sony Pictures Imageworks, most recently completing work on the critically acclaimed SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE.&nbsp;</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Previously, she worked as a Matte Painting Supervisor on the Academy Award ®-winning GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">She also worked at Mr. X as a Lead Matte Painter, Senior Matte Painter, Concept Artist, and Background Artist on projects including: SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY, VIKINGS, THE SHAPE OF WATER, and PENNY DREADFUL.</span></p>