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Showcase: Lost Daughter & Interview with Dylan Glynn
Showcase: Lost Daughter & Interview with Dylan Glynn
By Kyu-bum Lee
Note from Mike: I've been reviewing older posts and can't help but reshare a few of them. Some content goes stale, sure. Dylan Glynn, featured...
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YMA and TAAFI Launch the John Rooney Creator Fund
YMA and TAAFI Launch the John Rooney Creator Fund
By Mike Valiquette
From the YMA newsletter. Launch of the John Rooney Creator Fund Recently John Rooney, the Executive Director at Toronto Animation Arts Festival International and a tireless supporter of...
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Farewell to 2020, part 1
Farewell to 2020, part 1
By Mike Valiquette
We're all very glad to see this year fade away. It was fiery pile of trash. No one will argue that. It's also not going...
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from the vaults: A conversation with Nick Cross, part I
from the vaults: A conversation with Nick Cross, part I
By Mike Valiquette
In anticipation of tonight's premiere for the Clockwork Elves, I'm digging up some old interviews with Nick Cross and resharing. Here's one from way back...
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Exclusive Live Event: Nick Cross Returns With The CLOCKWORK ELVES. Screening and Discussion this Thursday, December 17th at 9PM EST
Exclusive Live Event: Nick Cross Returns With The CLOCKWORK ELVES. Screening and Discussion this Thursday, December 17th at 9PM EST
By Mike Valiquette
https://taafi.com/news Live! This Thursday night! TAAFI EXCLUSIVE!!!! Award-winning animation weirdo Nick Cross unveils his first short film in 7 years: The Clockwork Elves!!! Join the...
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RIP John Rooney (updated with link to funeral service)
RIP John Rooney (updated with link to funeral service)
By Mike Valiquette
It's been a few days since the news broke, and it's still settling in, but a kind and caring member of our community passed away...
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showcase: Jam Filled’s Tom Pajdlhauser, “Get Off Your Computer”
showcase: Jam Filled’s Tom Pajdlhauser, “Get Off Your Computer”
By Mike Valiquette
Update: Another great vid that could always use a rewatch. Great little video on Art Director Tom Pajdlhauser, who works out of Ottawa studio Jam...
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showcase: How Does Animation Work? by Tyler Pacana
showcase: How Does Animation Work? by Tyler Pacana
By Mike Valiquette
Bringing this one back, I came across it again last night and it deserves a repost. Tyler really made something perfect here. So over the...
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Cartoon North on Discord!
Cartoon North on Discord!
By Mike Valiquette
Ok! Things are happening! Stripped down design for the site? That's a thing now. I'm still working at adding some features. Discord server? Why the...
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Resource Repost: Boring Freelance Tax Preparation Part 2
Resource Repost: Boring Freelance Tax Preparation Part 2
By Mark C.
Mark C, Creative Producer at Jam Filled in Halifax Here's Part 2 of Mark Cappello's classic post on taxes, read it and use it. Thanks...
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Resource Repost: Boring Freelance Tax Preparation, Part 1
Resource Repost: Boring Freelance Tax Preparation, Part 1
By Mark C.
Mark C, Creative Producer at Jam Filled in Halifax TAX TIME!!! Mark C contributed this helpful pair of posts quite a few years ago. The...
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Resource Repost: Employment Status
Resource Repost: Employment Status
By Mark C.
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,...
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A Message From Mike
A Message From Mike
By Mike Valiquette
Hi everybody. I hope you're all managing ok right now. It's crazy. Unprecedented. I've never lived through anything like it, and I'm old as rocks....
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from the internets: LA Times On Point Analysis of Bravest Warriors Via Nelvana
from the internets: LA Times On Point Analysis of Bravest Warriors Via Nelvana
By Mike Valiquette
I've been throwing around a lot of big talk lately about creative risk-taking in Canada and how...
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The Future of Canadian Animation Resources, and maybe the future of animation in Canada too!
The Future of Canadian Animation Resources, and maybe the future of animation in Canada too!
By Mike Valiquette
We got a little chatty on Twitter this week, with a bit of a rant about creator-driven content and creative control in the Canadian industry....
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STARTOON CARTOON PODCAST: Behind the Scenes of Running a Studio in Canada
STARTOON CARTOON PODCAST: Behind the Scenes of Running a Studio in Canada
By Mike Valiquette
Over on the Startoon Cartoon Podcast (something else we do that's pretty much the exact same content we'd like to be producing for CAR), we...
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OIAF 2016 in Review, by Noam Sussman
OIAF 2016 in Review, by Noam Sussman
By Mike Valiquette
This year was the Ottawa International Animation Festival’s 40th anniversary, which meant that I had to find a way to get up to Ottawa from...
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Countdown to OIAF 2016: MORE Festival Memories from Rob Anderson
Countdown to OIAF 2016: MORE Festival Memories from Rob Anderson
By Mike Valiquette
OIAF 2016 is right around the corner. It's a big year, the festival is celebrating 40 years. I've been going since 1992, and from this...
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SUPER SCIENCE FRIENDS KICKSTARTER: 6 Days to Go!
SUPER SCIENCE FRIENDS KICKSTARTER: 6 Days to Go!
By Mike Valiquette
There's just so much to share in the world of the SUPER SCIENCE FRIENDS, how can it not be pulling in the big dough? There's...
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from the internets: Animation Pimp On Our Golden Age of Animation
from the internets: Animation Pimp On Our Golden Age of Animation
By Mike Valiquette
From Chris Robinson, via AWN. If you want to see a true Golden Age of Animation, just take a look around you right now. Never...
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Cartoon Conrad is seeking a highly skilled Production Manager (Animation) to work on several new and exciting productions. Position: Production Manager Type:…

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