For the 1st time ever, I was fortunate enough to attend the annual TAAFI Industry Animation Conference in Toronto, Canada. Normally it is held at the Corus Studios building right near the edge of Lake Ontario. Normally TAAFI Industry brings speakers to the conference who have worked in the animation industry. I thought it would be a great opportunity to hear and learn from some of the people as I learn about about the crafting of my character design skills. Unless you’re really deep into the animation business, you’d know some of the guests by their name. I only know these people for what they worked on, in terms of productions. Here’s just a list of people I got to hear from and meet during the 2 day event:

• Fred Seibert CCO & CEO, Frederator Studios
• Dan Haskett Animator & Designer / Disney
• Jessica Borutski Supervising Director / Loud House
•  Stephanie Betts SVP of Development and Current Series, DHX Media
• Morghan Fortier Co-Owner / CEO Skyship Entertainment
• Mike Valiquette Owner / Go Lucky + Cartoon North
•  Joel MacKenzie Creator / Animator
•  Hector Herrera Creative Director / Together Pictures + Words

Below are some pictures from the event that I took. I look forward to possibly attending future TAAFI Industry events.