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2025 Showcase Poster Reveal
Presenting the poster for this year’s TAIS Animation Showcase! Every year, TAIS commissions an artist to create the Showcase poster based on the Anijam theme. This year, artist Mehrak Tehrani illustrated the dynamic poster based on the theme Small Crush. The 19th Annual TAIS Animation Showcase is on Thursday November 6th, 2025 at The Royal…
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Call for 2025-26 TAIS Digital Artist in Residence
TAIS is excited to announce a call for our Digital Artist in Residence funded by the Government of Canada. To qualify for this call you must: This residency includes 12 weeks access to TAIS Studios & equipment. This is a waged in-person residency. The pay rate is $27.50 per hour to a maximum of 480…
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Artist Talk: Winston Hacking
Please join us on October 9th for an Artist Talk hosted by Winston Hacking, where he’ll screen his new short film Action Bog, along with past works. When: Thursday, October 9th, at 7PMWhere: 1411 Dufferin St. Unit BFree and Open to the public! About the Film A feverish stasis collapses into an infinite distraction, spinning…
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Artist Talk: Victoria Monaco
Please join us on September 18th for an artist talk with Victoria Monaco! Monaco recently completed a 3-month OCADU Career Launcher Residency at TAIS. She will be discussing her latest work, The Presence in the Window. TAIS is thrilled to have presented this residency in partnership with OCADU’s Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers @ocaducead…
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Toon Boom Pipeline Demo
TAIS is partnering with Toon Boom to provide our members with access to their world-class animation software. Toon Boom is fully equipping our production centre with Storyboard Pro and Harmony Premium which TAIS Members can now access through our low-cost studio and equipment rentals. Never used Toon Boom software before? TAIS has you covered: on…
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