We here at TAAFI HQ want to help make sure your TAAFI Pitch-A-Palooza experience is as successful as possible which is why we’ve created the optional TAAFI PitchLabs and StoryLabs at Corus Quay starting May 28, 2013.
Preparation Meets Opportunity
by Aron Dunn
Over the course of my career I’ve worked with Disney XD, Teletoon, YTV, and CBC Kids just to name a few. I’ve pitched under countless circumstances; to a boardroom full of executives in Burbank, over pints in a dim basement pub...
College Animation Challenge 2013
by Barnabas Wornoff
Already underway, TAAFI plays host to the first ever College Animation Challenge where teams of students push themselves to produce the best animation they can over the month of May. The resulting showcase will be screened at special TAAFI 2013 screenings July 26-28 at TIFF Bell Lightbox.
TAIS Independent Animation SHOWCASE 2013 - Saturday May 11
by Rich Duhaney
Join TAIS (Toronto Animated Image Society) for it's annual Animation Showcase, May 11 2013 7pm Cinecycle, 129 Spadina Avenue (In the old coach house down the alley)
INplay 2013 May 15 & 16 - Toronto Convention Centre
by Julie Nguyen
Use "inplay2013taafi" to save 15% off INplay 2013 access. INplay is a unique, international event that connects kids' creative industries with insights and opportunities in the interactive space.
TAAFI Party Drew Student Attendees from Sudbury & Waterloo!
by Julie Nguyen
Animation art students and graduates gathered to celebrate their efforts and were welcomed to the animation industry at the Berkeley Church on April 19th.
A New TAAFI Award - Toronto Youth Shorts Film Fest
by Rich Duhaney
Submit your film to Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival by May 3rd, 2013. "Best animated film" recieves an all access pass to TAAFI 2013!
CEL Meetup - Those Shorts Were Not Pants
by Heather Gilroy
It was the first event of the Toronto meet up group, Cartoon Enjoyment League's calendar. Up and running since January 2012, Shorts that are Not Pants is a festival, with quarterly screenings, that helps to fill the hole in Toronto left by the hiatus of the World Wide Short Film Festival.
TAAFI 2013 Poster: Welcome to Imagine Nation
by Rich Duhaney
TAAFI is proud to present the TAAFI 2013 poster and welcomes you to the world of “Imagine Nation”! This year's poster is a collaboration between our returning creative partner TINMAN Creative (tinman.tv) and new 2013 marketing partner HOORAY! (hoorayforyou.ca).
TAAFI's FIrst "Iron Pencil"
by Lauri Lewis
Learn about TAAFI's first "Iron Pencil", hosted by Toons on Tap and featuring burlesque hero Charlie Quinn. Taking place at the "Welcome to the Industry" Party, Friday April 19, 2013 @ Berkley Church Toronto...