Author: Myfanwy Ashmore

Rocks in My Pockets Signe Baumane, USA/Latvia, 2014, 88 min, English, Toronto Premiere Rated: 14A Official Selection: Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Vancouver International Film Festival Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival Venue: TIFF Bell Lightbox, Reitman Square, 350 King Street West, Toronto Showtimes: Monday, Nov 10 at 7:00pm (Opening Night Gala) and Saturday, Nov 15 at 10:00 am “Imagine Maurice Sendak’s ‘Where the Wild Things…

TORONTO ANIMATED IMAGE SOCIETY (TAIS) 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE +++++++ All current TAIS members are invited to join us for the Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) Annual General Meeting (AGM). When: Thursday, October 30, 2014 Where: TAIS Studio, 1411 Dufferin St, Unit B Time: 6:30 pm Come support your independent animation community! This is…

The Toronto Animated Image Society presents WEIRD TALES: A selection of new animated horror shorts Various Directors | 2012-2014 | Approx 60mins. Thursday Oct 30 – 8:00pm TAIS Studio – 1411 Dufferin St, Unit B $5 suggested donation / free for TAIS members Join us after the TAIS Annual General Meeting for a truly psychedelic…

The Toronto Animated Image Society is proud to co-present the World Premiere of Terril Calder\’s THE LODGE on Thursday, October 23 at 5:15 pm at TIFF Bell Lightbox, presented by the ImagineNative Film Festival. THE LODGE Canada • 73 minutes • 2014 In her feature-length debut, acclaimed filmmaker and animator Terril Calder (Metis) presents a…

As part of a partnership between The Toronto Animated Image Society and The Petman Foundation, a new residency program set to begin this fall will enable one jury-selected artist to receive $7,000 in TAIS studio resources as well as $8,000 in cash funding to complete a new animated work. Out of many excellent applications, the…

The Île Courts Short Film Festival on the island of Mauritius will be hosting work by TAIS members and a rare animation workshop for its 7th edition, which takes place Oct 7-11, 2014. The festival will present works by animators Evan DeRushie, Jonathan Amitay, Sharon Katz, Elizabeth Lewis, Janice Schullman, Patrick Jenkins, Stephanie Dudley, Lynn…

The Toronto Animated Image Society has partnered with 8Fest to host a September to December residency for five animation artists who will be creating a new commissioned work to premiere at the 8Fest in January 2015. Lisa Myers, Amy Lockhart, Mark Connery, Ben Edelberg and Leslie Supnet have been selected to take a September 27th…

The Ottawa International Animation Festival, which runs from September 17-21 2014,  is the largest festival in North America devoted exclusively the art of animation in all its forms, and one of the major animation festivals in the world. For fans and makers of animation art who want to see the latest in cutting edge features,…

The Toronto Animated Image Society is proud to participate in the Canadian National Exhibition\’s \’Exploring Animation\’ program this year from August 15th- Sept 1, 2014, which includes a survey of animation equipment from throughout the medium\’s colourful history, as well as daily animation workshops where you can learn about character development, layout, storyboarding, voice work/sound…

Thursday August 28th – 6:30pm–8:30pm (or later!) TAIS Studio – 1411 Dufferin, Unit B www.tais.ca Join the Facebook event HERE: https://www.facebook.com/events/703910902978202/ Join us in celebrating the work of two very talented Montreal-based artists – Martine Chartrand and Pascale Ferland – who have been working at TAIS as part of a three-week residency this summer, welcoming…