Loyalist College

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🌴 Storyboard Artists🌴 Storyboard Supervisor🌴 2D Animators

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Sphere Animation

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Seneca College

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💾3D Animators💾Storyboard Artists💾3D FX

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Mainframe Studios

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☄️ Animator☄️ Senior CG Generalist☄️ Virtual Technical Artist

Cosa VFX

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💼Producers/Senior Producer💼2D Harmony Animators💼Storyboard Artists

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9 Story Entertainment

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🍰3D Animators🍰3D Artists (lighting, FX, layout, assets)🍰Storyboard Artists/Revisionists

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Jam Filled Entertainment

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🌊 CG Riggers🌊 Storyboard Artists🌊 3D Modelers

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Pipeline Studios

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Switch Animation

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🚀 All CG Roles🚀 2D Harmony Animators🚀 &nbsp;2D Harmony Compositors

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Atomic Cartoons

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❗ Location Designer❗ BG Painter/Colour Stylist❗ 2D Rigger

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Yowza Animation

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🎨Animators🎨Layout Artists🎨Previs Artists

Guru Studio

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⭐ 2D Harmony Rigger⭐ 2D Harmony Animation Supervisor⭐ 2D Location/Layout Designer

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Nelvana Corus

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🦘Animators🦘Creators🦘All positions!

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Big Jump Entertainment

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<h3>Where</h3>Online<h3>When</h3>March 24-26, 2022

Toronto Animation Film Festival

<h3>Where</h3>Online<h3>When</h3>March 24-27, 2021

<h3>Where</h3>Hot Docs Cinema | Toronto, Canada | 506 Bloor Street West<h3>When</h3>Monday April 25th

<h3>Where</h3>Online<h3>When</h3>November 11-13, 2021

Toronto Animation Industry Conference

<h3>Where</h3>Online<h3>When</h3>November 18-22, 2020﻿

<h3>Where</h3>Corus Quay, Toronto, Canada, 25 Dockside Dr.<h3>When</h3>Saturday to Sunday, November 2-3, 2019

Toronto Animation / VFX Job Fair

TAAFI News

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REGISTER NOW! 🎓 Are you graduating soon from an animation based college? 🖌 Are you an industry professional looking to see what else is out there? 👩‍🎨 Are you currently in college looking to have your portfolio reviewed by industry professionals? 🏢 Are you a studio looking to grab the latest and greatest worker-bees? Back in person for the first time since 2019, one of the world's largest Animation/VFX/Gaming Industry Job Fairs, it's the TAAFIxCASO Animation/VFX Job Fair! There's a special sticker waiting for you! Registration is MANDATORY. ONE TIME SLOT PER PERSON ONLY. Do you have questions or concerns? Email us at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:jobfair@taafi.com">jobfair@taafi.com</a>

Animation | VFX | Gaming Job Fair Coming Sunday April 23rd, 2023 10am - 5pm

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Get your booth now!

Are you a leader in animation production here in Canada? Working on some amazing projects you'd like to recruit for? Get your chance to be face to face with over a thousand animation students and professionals looking for jobs! Lots of perks, braggin' rights and have your logo on a bunch of promotional material. Contact jobfair@taafi.com 👈

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Want to volunteer at this year’s Job Fair as a STAAFI? Well, things are back to normal and we'll need a boatload of punctual in person volunteers to help out. Got some spare time on Sunday, April 23rd? Fill out this exciting amazing <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://forms.gle/CumQkJFMqzeaNobNA">FORM</a>! Thanks a bunch friend😍!

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STAAFI needs you! 

TAAFI’s Artist Alley offers students, professionals, small collectives and independent freelancers the chance to showcase and sell your work to the general public and animation arts industry! TAAFI offers specially priced tables of 6’ or half tables of 3’ to individuals and collectives who would like to showcase and sell their work in the Alley.&nbsp;Introduce your fans to the smiling face behind that work. Click <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WEPVaR8vbeIGbjdmtmnf34xS04FW0_NQ/view?usp=sharing">HERE for the PDF. </a> Click<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://forms.gle/UczrBLmRBFJu46Qp8"> HERE to APPLY!</a>

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Join the Artist Alley!

Hey do you have a big warm talented industry heart 💖? Ryan and Adriana would love you forever if you could spare an hour of your time during the Job Fair Sunday April 23rd to take a peek at peoples portfolios! Whether your specialty is 2D Animation, 3D Animation, Design, Storyboard, VFX, or Gaming, we need YOU to give back to the community you were born from. Sign up to this amazing <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://forms.gle/kiDRAz3DutfCZN2n6">FORM to help out</a>! Super thanks!

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Be my hero! Volunteer to review portfolios! 

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Press Kit

Helen Park is a Korean character and prop designer based in the GTA. She graduated from Sheridan College's Honours Bachelor of Animation in 2022 and is currently working as a designer on Lyla in the Loop for Pipeline Studios.

Helen Park

David Booth-Reddick is an experienced CG Supervisor and Creative Project Lead that has worked with studios including Snowball Studios, Pipeline Studios, Epic Story, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, Disney, Lego, Ferrari and Nike.

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Karen Jackson

Rebecca (she/her) graduated in the spring of 2022 from Mohawk College's 3D Animation program. Shortly after graduation, Rebecca started working at Pipeline Studios as a CG Rigger for an unannounced high profile feature film, and is currently working as a CG Generalist on the same film. She is very excited to help guide future artists to find their way into the industry!

Becca Fett

Lucas lives in Toronto working in storyboarding for TV. He spends his free time remixing playstation2 game soundtracks and trying to crack the code on the most efficient process for his animated music videos. He has yet to find it. You can follow his work anywhere under the username @Chucklebone.

Lucas Higgins

Motzie Dapul is a queer Pinay writer, artist, and animator who's bringing Filipino and LGBTQ+ themed stories to global audiences, primarily through genre stories such as fantasy/mythology, sci- fi, horror, and romance (often all at once). She's best known as the creator of supernatural horror audio drama The Hi Nay Podcast. She's currently working as a 2D Animator at Jam Filled Entertainment. She previously worked at Sphere Animation (Formerly Oasis Animation), Portfolio Entertainment and Guru Studio as a 2D Animator in Toronto, attended Sheridan College's Advanced TV and Film program, and previously worked at Top Draw Animation in the Philippines.

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Christine Huot

Bio: Joshua Pinker is a 2D Animation artist originally from New Jersey. He has been working in the animation industry professionally for 9 years. In that time, Josh has worked on 15+ animated series. Currently he is a supervisor at Nevana studios working on a brand new show for Nickelodeon. In 2022 Josh became an ambassador for Toon Boom Harmony. He also self published and wrote a book titled, “Your Animated Journey” which is a self-help guide for any artist looking to work in the animation industry. When he is not hunched over his wacom cintiq you can find him playing sports, traveling the world or playing with his two cats. About the linkedin talk Join 2D Animation superstar, Joshua Pinker as he pulls back the red curtain and shows you all of his tips and tricks for mastering Linkedin. It’s everything you need to help grow your career as an artist. Topics include building your profile, doing research, Networking, Job searching, and Posting. It’s been years of hard work that Josh has easily condensed down into this fun and very informative visual presentation that you don't want to miss.

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Bree Tagorda is a skilled layout artist and background designer at Nelvana, known for
her exceptional ability in creating layouts and painting backgrounds for various
animation projects. She has contributed to popular children's show "Nature Cat" on PBS
and is currently working on an unannounced Nickelodeon show for kids. Bree is not only
an accomplished artist, but also a mentor who helps aspiring artists and students
improve their portfolios to get into art colleges. Originally from the Philippines, she
moved to Canada at the age of 16 and studied at Seneca College. Her work can be
seen in the short film 'Sik Fan,' which showcases her talent in background design and
layouts. Additionally, Bree is a strong advocate for art education and mentorship, aiming
to inspire and empower artists from all backgrounds to pursue their dreams and
succeed in the industry.

Bree Tagorda

Hello, I'm Kristen Rogers, an outgoing and passionate 2D rigging/builds artist and recent grad from Seneca's Animation program! I love bringing characters to life and being surrounded by fellow creative people! In my spare time I love working on personal projects and playing dungeons and dragons with friends!

Kristen Rogers

My name is Mihir Wadhvana. I was born and raised in Mumbai, India. My interest in animation started when I was a child watching cartoons on TV. I still vividly remember the very first animation I ever saw. The 1940's Tom and Jerry show. I fell in love immediately and just knew that this was something that I had to be a part of in my future endeavors. My goal as a professional animator is to apply the knowledge and skills that I have acquired in the industry to create high quality animations that inspire others and hopefully spark excitement and emotion in the heart of any child sitting in front of their TV. The same excitement and emotion that I had felt many years ago that turned into a burning passion and desire to become who I am today.

Midhir Wadhvana

My name is Em Kessler, I’m a recent graduate of Sheridan College that’s now working as a designer on Paw Patrol with Guru Studios in Toronto! Some of my previous credits include Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again, Curious George: Cape Ahoy!, as well as several other short film and unannounced projects. Outside of my professional work, I love playing Dungeons and Dragons, enjoying classical music, studying mythology, and hanging out with my two dumb cats.

Em Kessler

Tale Linh Do is a Feature Story Artist at Netflix Animation. 

Born in Germany but raised in the Czech Republic, she moved to Canada to study animation at Sheridan College in 2014 and has remained in Toronto ever since. She has contributed storyboards to shows such as Kipo &amp; the Age of Wonderbeasts and, most recently, the Netflix musical-comedy fairytale Steps. A believer in community, she now connects with aspiring filmmakers through organizations such as Rise Up Animation.

Storyboard artists take a stab at everyone’s jobs before they do it, to paraphrase Pixar Director Valerie de la Pointe. As creatively fulfilling as this can be, it’s common for storyboard artists to burn out in attempts to keep up with the increasing demands of the position. 

Tale will share strategies to maintain a sustainable yet effective practice mindset - and maybe even find some fun and meaning along the way!

The workshop will test these concepts on the Reverse Thumbnailing and Next 5 storyboarding exercises.

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