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OCADU Career Launcher Residency: Liz Adler
TAIS is delighted to present Liz Adler’s Artist talk Please join us for Liz’s artist talk! WHEN: July 24thTIME: 7pmWHERE: 1411 Dufferin Street Unit BFree and open to the public. Liz Adler is a Toronto based stop-motion animator and documentary filmmaker. She studied Experimental Animation at OCAD University, exploring video production, sound design and illustration…
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18th Annual TAIS Showcase call for submissions
Entries are now open for the 2024 TAIS Animation Showcase! Now up on FilmFreeway! Members in good standing submit free – email info@tais.ca for the code! Submit HEREThe TAIS Animation Showcase celebrates the best independent animation shorts from Canada and around the world. Our Showcase is a snapshot of contemporary animation today, featuring a diverse…
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2024 Call for Anijams
Each year, TAIS’ Anijam features 10 second long animated films submitted under a theme, which are compiled and screened at the TAIS Annual Animation Showcase. This year’s Anijam theme is Gripping Whisper! TAIS is looking for 10 second long eye-catching gems, enthralling oeuvres, absorbing undertones carried in on a captivating wind! This year, we’re doing…
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TAIS 2024-25 MicroResidency
TAIS is delighted to announce Rowan Campbell as the selected artist for the 2024-25 TAIS MicroResidency. Rowan will be at TAIS Studios from May 1st-21st 2024. Selected artists are given 3 weeks at TAIS studios with equipment support, valued at $1500.00 and are paid $1000.00 to create a new short animated work, and conduct an…
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Madi Piller Anijam Award Residency 2024
TAIS is thrilled to announce the winners for the 2023 Madi Piller Anijam Award. Charlotte Rose and Yasmine Karaman are coming to TAIS for 3 weeks from May 6th-27th 2024 for their residency! Stay tuned for their artist talk! Charlotte Rose is an artist based in Montreal, now living in Toronto. Her passion is fuelled…
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Oshini Wanigasekera – Artist talk
Join us for Oshini Wanigasekera’s artist talk! And check out this compelling trailer! Oshi will be discussing her work and her time at TAIS as the Artist in Residence in our Antiracism Project. Following the talk, we will be hosting a discussion about her work and the experiences of racialized animators broadly. WHEN: 7PM –…
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