<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>Jeremy is a veteran of the animation industry. Over the past 30 years, he’s helped countless movies, television shows, and video games as an animator, animation director, art director, production manager, and strategist. Recently, Jeremy has launched Trickfilm, a platform to help independent animators distribute and monetize their work by translating the direct-to-consumer virtual goods model from video games to animation.</span></p>

Jeremy McCarron

<p><span style="color: rgb(96, 96, 96)">Jonas Diamond is the Executive Producer of Smiley Guy Studios. For over 15 years, Jonas has been instrumental in growing the company’s production business and arranging financing for its many original properties. Jonas joined up with the Guys in 1999 and successfully arranged financing for and produced the award-winning animated series “Odd Job Jack.” The series received a Gemini, CFTPA Indie, Banff Rockie and Canada New Media Award for Best Cross Platform Project. Additional accolades for “Odd Job Jack” include a nomination for Best Interactive Program and Best Animated Show at the Banff Rockie Awards, Best Convergent Project by the Banff Institute as well as multiple Canadian Comedy Award and Gemini nominations (including 2 for Best Comedy). Jonas’ Producer credits include: “Odd Job Jack,” “Space Riders,” </span><strong>Corner Gas: The Movie</strong><span style="color: rgb(96, 96, 96)"> – Digital for Bell Media; “Pillars of Freedom” and “Finding Stuff Out” – Online for TVO; “Turbo Dogs,” “Chirp,” and “The Curse of Clara” for CBC; “The Dating Guy,” “Skatoony,” and “GeoFreakZ” for Teletoon; “Dad Drives” and “Operation Unplugged” – Digital for Blue Ant; “Überdude” and “Teleporting Fat Guy” for Smosh; Baby Cow co-productions “Warren United,” “SOS: Save Our Skins” and “Wussywat;” and the Emmy/Rockie/Digi/Canadian Screen Award winning “Guidestones.” Jonas is also a board member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema &amp; TV.</span></p>

Jonas Diamond

<p>Not every project fits in the same box. These producers know that better than most, as their studios take on an eclectic array of work that requires them to be flexible and adaptable in how they get it done.</p><p></p><p>Josh Bowen (Look Mom! Productions) is joined by Tysen Potter (Little Blackstone Studios) and Dale Hayward (See Creature Productions) for a discussion about the challenges and benefits of approaching each project as a unique opportunity to do things differently.</p>

Creative Adaptability: Unique Solutions for Every Project 

Dale Hayward

Josh Bowen

Tysen Potter

<p><span style="color: rgb(55, 65, 81)">Josh started Look Mom! Productions in 2016. The studio specializes in adult animated comedy for teens and adults. Some of the studio's notable productions include Gary and His Demons (Amazon) and Doomlands (Roku).</span></p>