Toronto Gets Ready For First Animation Festival

BY: 

Dave Forde
June 5, 2012

Toronto has long been the home for some great annual events, and often the place where the world comes to enjoy the best of the best.  Next month the first ever Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI) comes to Toronto and celebrates the best of animation arts from around the world.  The three-day festival features screenings of shorts and full-length features, plus intimate and exclusive workshops and master classes. The exciting new festival that showcases the local and international animation industry comes to the TIFF Bell Lightbox, July 6-8, 2012.

Other highlights this year will include talks and lessons from trailblazing cartoonist John Kricfalusi, creator of The Ren and Stimpy Show, a special screening and workshop for kids at the National Film Board of Canada’s Mediatheque, plus over a 100 local and international short films.

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Dave “The Connector” Forde has been involved in the marketing, public relations and technology industry across Canada for over 20 years in various sales and marketing roles, he launched The Connected One network of business sites which connects buyers to the right sellers. Profectio and PR In Canada covers news about the marketing and public relations industry each day helping professionals advance their career and businesses. He also serves as an advisor to a number of businesses across the country. Find Dave on LinkedIn and Twitter.


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