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Where: Toronto Reference Library & Online

When: November 2-4, 2023

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Toronto Animation / VFX Job Fair

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Deborah A. Anderson

Animation Journalist/3d Modeler, Skybound Entertainment

Deborah Anderson has extensive experience in the animation industry as a 3D modeler. She started her career in Seoul, South Korea at Digital eMation modeling props, vehicles, and backgrounds on television shows such as Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, Batman: The Brave and The Bold, Scooby-Doo, and The LeBrons. She's currently working as an Assistant Editor on Amazon Prime's Invincible. Deborah also is an animation journalist and has a YouTube channel, BlkWmnAnimator where she interviews animation professionals about their careers.

2:15PM - 3:15PM

Epic Hall
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Trailblazing Women in Animation presented by Pipeline Studios

Since the dawn of the animation industry, women have always played an integral role in helping to shape the creative vision and execution of various projects– and even more recently, many have become leaders in their field, paving the way for even more talented women! 


Join trailblazing female leads Deborah A. Anderson (BlkWmnAnimator), Marge Dean (Head of Studio at Skybound Animation, Women in Animation), Mindy Johnson (Animation Historian & Author), Sumira Dhawan (Head of CG, Redefine) and Shaleen Sangha (Vice President of Kids and Family Content at Boat Rocker Media) on Friday November 3rd for a roundtable discussion about the challenges women have historically faced throughout the industry, the successes of women rising to positions of leadership within animation, and the work still yet to be done to help create opportunities for women entering the workforce (and become trailblazers themselves!)


We’re ecstatic to have such a wide and wonderful array of talented and awe-inspiring panelists and can’t wait to learn more!


With Deborah A. Anderson Animation Journalist/3d Modeler, Skybound Entertainment Karen Jackson Chair, TAAFI Marge Dean Head of Studio, Skybound President, Women in Animation Mindy Johnson Author/Scholar/Filmmaker Marissa Collyer Director of Production, Pipeline Studios Sumira Dhawan Head of CG, Redefine - Dneg Shaleen Sangha Vice President - Kids and Family Content, Boat Rocker Media
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