Archive for July, 2011

July 27, 2011 About Pixar Canada Pixar Canada is looking for a Rendering Technical Guru for its studio in Vancouver. Pixar Canada is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pixar Animation Studios, the world leader in animated films. The Vancouver studio produces short-form animation focuses on legacy Pixar characters from films such as Toy Story and Cars…. »

At the risk of sounding repetitive, I’m posting another reminder to head on over to Nick Cross’ IndieGogo campaign to support his upcoming feature film, Black Sunrise. Here’s a little piece of video from Mr Cross. nick indiegogo promo from Nick Cross on… »

This was posted to OpenFile today, an article outlining the recent and upcoming moves of Toronto animation houses Chuck Gammage and Pipeline Studios, out of the GTA to Hamilton, Ontario.  Tax credits play a part, as does cheaper overhead and other factors.  I’ve also heard rumours of at least one east coast studio also looking… »

Here’s the highlights from Teleton’s fall schedule.  Ned’s Newt is going to be on Retro.  I remember when Teletoon launched, Ned’s Newt was their really big deal original show.  So I guess that means Untalkative Bunny should be ready for Retro in about 5 years. Also, the new Looney Tunes show is making an appearance,… »

July 21, 2011 Summary of Position Pixar Canada is looking for two Visual Effects TDs for its Vancouver studio for a 6 month contract commencing, August 2011. In Pixar’s production process, the term “TD” means “Technical Artist”.  The Visual Effects TD works with other crew members to create visual effects in an animated film.  Visual… »

There are only 13 days left in the IndieGogo campaign for Nick Cross’ ambitious feature animation project, Black Sunrise.  If you haven’t yet contributed, what are you waiting for!? He’s got 500 bucks to go to hit ten grand, which sounds like a nice round number, wouldn’t you say?  500 dollars is pretty doable, right? … »

I’ve been meaning to post this chat I shared with Kevin Parry.  It’s been a busy year for Kevin, with a lot of well-deserved attention from his first film, the Arctic Circle, and the release of a new film, a music video he directed with the help of a few friends.  I though it would… »

If you’re killing time, watching the clock run out on this beautiful (from my window) Friday, you can always catch up on your reading!  Here’s the latest page of Angora Napkin. Creator Troy Little is posting the whole comic *ahem*, sorry, graphic novel, on the Angora Napkin site as he preps the next book.  There… »

July 15, 2011 Arc Productions (formerly Starz Animation) is hiring an Intermediate Modeler, Lead Modeler and Production Assistant for Story and Editorial. Also hiring a Render Wrangler, Render Administrator and Render Manager/Supervisor. For more information on these and other positions, please visit www.arcproductions.com and check out our Careers section to apply… »

July 15, 2011 Atomic Cartoons is pleased to announce the addition of Bonita Siegel to their development team. Bonita is an experienced Executive Producer and Broadcaster who, in her role as Director of Original Productions at Corus Television, developed, commissioned and supervised production on over 1400 hours of children’s programming for all age groups and… »

Here’s a little something by Sheridan grad, Amir Avni. The Barley Way from Amir Avni on… »

July 13, 2011 Arc Productions is hiring a Render Wrangler. POSITION OVERVIEW The Render Wrangler administers render job queues, checking and validating output of completed jobs and reporting any issues or failed jobs to the original submitter. This role monitors and resolves issues regarding troubled and/or failed render nodes, reports critical issues as necessary, ensures… »

July 13, 2010 Arc Productions is hiring an Editor. POSITION OVERVIEW The editor is responsible for maintaining a production timeline that reflects editorial changes made by the client. On a daily basis the editor will receive material from various departments in order to keep all shows up to date. He/She prepares material for delivery to… »

We’re trying something new here at Canadian Animation Resources.  It’s called the 30 Second Film Challenge. Here’s what it’s all about.  For the last few years, I’ve been informally challenging recent grads to use the time after graduation to make a second film.  These kids, at that point, have just come off the most productive… »

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the TAIS Showcase 2011 and BunnyJam! What’s a TAIS you ask? ( I assume..i can’t actually read your mind) TAIS ( Toronto Animated Image Society ) was founded in 1984 originally as a small group of animators getting together in their living rooms to encourage each other in making… »

iThentic Deals Original Animation Series The World of Bruce McCall to CBC in Canada and My Damn Channel plus Kickstarter Campaign Commissions McCall to Animate You Toronto/New York – July 6, 2011- Online video content production and distribution company iThentic announces the sale of its original animation series The World of Bruce McCall to Canada’s… »

I’m lifting this directly from MediaCaster, since I don’t seem to have received a press release: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has named Roddy McManus as the new Executive Producer of its Oscar-winning English-language Animation Studio. McManus succeeds veteran animation producer David Verrall as head of the Montreal-based Animation Studio starting August 8,… »

July 7, 2011 Guru studio seeks a Character Designer for the second season of their original series Justin Time. Justin Time is a “2d/3d Hybrid” production with a unique look. Visually, it pulls design influences from the likes of Mary Blair, Golden Book Illustrations and Samurai Jack. The Character designs are bright, colourful and highly… »

July 7, 2011 Guru Studio seeks a Senior Location Designer for the second season of their original series Justin Time. Justin Time is a “2d/3d Hybrid” production with a unique look. Visually, it pulls design influences from the likes of Mary Blair, Golden Book Illustrations and Samurai Jack. The Character designs are bright, colourful and… »

A while back, I posted part I of my conversation with indie-director, Nick Cross.  Here’s part two.  Nick’s got less than a month left on his IndieGoGo fundraising campaign to finance his next film, an ambitious attempt at producing an animated feature, Black Sunrise.  We’ve got a link posted to the campaign, and I’d encourage… »

The last time I linked to Curtis and Tara, some of ya’ll weren’t too impressed with their brand of amusement. Tough noogies. Milo in the… »

Not much more to it than that. Neptoon Studios announced via their blog that KatAtomic and GammaRay has been optioned by Radical Sheep. Congrats… »

Here’s the most Canadian of animated films: Sheldon Cohen’s the Sweater, to celebrate our national holiday. Enjoy!… »