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Nick Cross announces production of The Pig Farmer

By Mike Valiquette

Award-winning Canadian animator, Nick Cross showed off a few drawings from his latest independent short, The Pig Farmer, over on his blog Friday.  Nick is familiar to regular readers of this site as the director of a long list of animated shorts, most recently, 2009’s Yellowcake.  These films take a long time to produce, as… »

weekly rex bunyan

By Mike Valiquette

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Portfolio launches content contest

By Mike Valiquette

PORTFOLIO ENTERTAINMENT LAUNCHES WORLDWIDE  “IN TOON WITH TWEENS” ANIMATION CONTEST
Option & Development Deal Prizes Totaling $10,000 CDN Awarded To Top Two Winning Entries
Toronto, Canada (February 8, 2010) – Portfolio Entertainment Inc. unveils
its inaugural “In Toon With Tweens” animation contest, an initiative
designed to encourage creativity, and… »


Zen and the art of cartoon making

By Rob Anderson
me

Or: Wrong, do it again.
I have three daughters. They are all aspiring artists with different levels of talent, as you would expect from kids of different ages and mentalities. This… »

8 year old movie reviews

By Mike Valiquette

We’re introducing a new feature here at Canadian Animation Resources, along with a new contributor, Rohan Connolly. For the purposes of full disclosure, Rohan is my daughter, so this… »

from the internets

By Mike Valiquette

Cameron Archer discusses Teletoon’s handling of the upcoming 6teen finale and debuting the Dating Guy in Canada over at URBMN
Congrats to JC Little at Carpediem on My Life Me.
BC… »

technical diffficulties

By Mike Valiquette

Apologies to anyone who popped by yesterday for their daily dose of Canadian-skewed animation goodness,  only to find themselves looking at Chinese television programming or being offered an online education… »

jobby: VFX Producer, Intelligent Creatures, Toronto

By Mike Valiquette
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SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Executive Producer, you have working knowledge of the digital animation/vfx production process, including breakdowns, scheduling, budgets, and bidding, and are comfortable interacting with both clients and… »

Showcase: Marching Through Your Head, by Alan Poon and Adam Makarenko

By Mike Valiquette
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Great bit of stop motion from Adam Poon and Adam Makarenko for the band “Zeus”. There’s even a making of clip as well.
Very nice work guys!

Zeus “Marching Through Your… »

jobby: Flash Animators, Ganz/Webkinz, Toronto

By Mike Valiquette
webkinz

February 3, 2010
There are currently openings for Flash Animators in the Interactive Art Department of Ganz (makers of Webkinz and Webkinz Jr), based just outside of Toronto.
The job will entail… »

Global Game Jam experience. By Rob Anderson

By Rob Anderson
me

Or: there is such a thing as too much coffee.
This past weekend I decided to get involved in the Global Game Jam. It isn’t a competition or a contest… »

Weekly Rex Bunyan

By Mike Valiquette
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jobby: 3dsmax Generalist, Matte Painter, Hatch Studios, Toronto

By Mike Valiquette

3dsmax Generalist Wanted:
Hatch Studios Ltd. is looking for an experienced 3dsmax generalist available for contractual and/or full-time position. The applicant should posses experience in most aspects of 3D computer graphics… »

Employment Status

By Mark C.
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In the fluid nature of the animation industry, most workers can encounter a number of different relationships with a prospective employer. Small jobs, relief work, contract, sub contract, volunteer, employee,… »

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