<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><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">JP Welsh is a Senior Character Animator at Sony Pictures Imageworks most recently completing work on the visually innovative SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE.&nbsp;</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Previously, Welsh served as an animator on the award-winning feature THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES and HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">He has worked on two episodes of the Netflix anthology LOVE, DEATH &amp; ROBOTS, STRANGER THINGS SEASON 3, and on numerous video games including: NEW TALES FROM THE BORDERLANDS, BORDERLANDS 3, SEA OF THIEVES, ASSASSIN’S CREED: SYNDICATE, ASSASSIN’S CREED: ROGUE, and ASSASSIN’S CREED: UNITY.</span></p>

Jean-Philippe (JP) Welsh 

<p>Jane Harrison brings over 35 years of broadcast and production industry experience</p><p>to her role as VP for Pipeline Studios where she manages legal and business affairs</p><p>for Pipeline in Canada and its subsidiaries around the world.</p><p>Before joining Pipeline, Jane was Vice President and Associate General Counsel for</p><p>Corus Entertainment. Her responsibilities included managing the privacy issues as</p><p>Chief Privacy Officer and overseeing the legal affairs of all revenue generating</p><p>activities including sales and marketing and technology, as it related to the</p><p>company’s next generation advertising initiatives. Previously she managed legal</p><p>affairs related to rights acquisition for Corus’ programming content, across all</p><p>platforms, as well as facilitating contracts with affiliated service providers for the</p><p>content distribution group. Prior to this role, Jane worked for the Corus’ animation</p><p>studio Nelvana, where she was responsible for providing legal counsel on</p><p>production, broadcast, interactive, distribution and merchandise licensing activities.</p><p>Before joining Corus, Jane was Director of Legal and Business Affairs in the</p><p>broadcast division of Alliance Atlantis Communications (formerly Atlantis</p><p>Communications). There, she served as a senior legal advisor responsible for</p><p>corporate, regulatory, programming, production and affiliate legal matters. Prior to</p><p>that role, she served as the Director of Programming for the company’s collection of</p><p>specialty channels.</p><p>Jane is the principal of Harrison Law Firm PC, a Media, Entertainment, Intellectual</p><p>Property and Privacy Law practice. She is a member of the Canadian Bar</p><p>Association and The Law Society of Ontario. She graduated with a JD degree from</p><p>Osgoode Hall Law School and attended the Harvard Business School for the</p><p>Executive Education Program.</p>

Jane Harrison

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