Hello friends! This coming Labour Day long weekend, Quickdraw will be celebrating the hard-fought victories of the labour movement by taking two days off. That’s […]
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The Quickdraw Animation Society is a Calgary-based charitable organization dedicated to promoting the art of animation. We do this through screenings, events, and production resources, […]
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Hey members, QAS will be CLOSED to the public on Saturday August 3 2019 for the Heritage Day long weekend. Key-holding members can access the […]
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Keywords: administration, volunteer awards
If you missed Quickdraw’s AGM, that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on our updates on the past year. Our report from executive director […]
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Hey members, we’ll be closed on Saturday June 29 2019 for the Canada Day long weekend. Back to regular hours on Tuesday July 2 2019.
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A Quickdraw Animation Society (QAS) member is seeking a Métis animation artist to join their short film project team: If you’re proficient at hand-painting cels […]
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Hey Members, QAS will be closed to the public Thursday June 6 – Saturday June 8 2019 as we will be at the AMAAS Conference […]
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Summer is rapidly approaching and that means we’re looking for some talented folks to help keep Quickdraw in tip-top shape! Before we talk about the […]
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We just finished inventory and we have a lot of used equipment looking for new homes! Hot deals on iMacs, lenses, printers, lights, monitors, routers, etc.
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Hey QAS Members, It’s that time of year again! The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Film and Video grant is due March 1 2019, and […]
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Calgary artist John Gerrard is seeking an animator to collaborate on a new studio-based VR project.
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Heads up! QAS will be closed for the season December 23 2018 – January 14 2019, back open Tuesday January 15 2019. Keyholding members can access the space as normal, but otherwise we will be closed to the public and generally offline until after the break. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
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The Quickdraw Animation Society’s 14th annual Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival wrapped up on Sunday, November 25, and now, after a week and a half […]
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Keywords: animation festival, film festival, GIRAF, yycart
TL:DR Version: GIRAF14 runs November 22-25 at the Globe Cinema in Calgary Our featured visiting artist is award-winning Indigenous filmmaker, media artist and stop […]
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The Quickdraw Animation Society has been Calgary’s home for all things animated for nearly 35 years. In that time, we’ve built a community of animation […]
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HeckYa My Buds is a Calgary/Lethbridge based production company currently at work on a Telus Storyhive funded documentary, as well as a 360 immersive video experience. We are looking for help to wrap up our 360 animation, and would love to hire talented artists who are familiar in 3D animation and programs such as Maya or Unity.
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For those of you who missed the AGM, here is a copy of the notes towards the Executive Director’s report, along with a copy of […]
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“Moja Mama Film – Looking for Traditional Animation Artist” Technical Skills Required: Hand Drawn Traditional Animation Deadline to Apply: May 20th Production Timeline: June 1st […]
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We’re hoping to hire three summer students this year: a graphic designer, production assistant and library coordinator. All three positions will be 16-week contracts, at $15/hr […]
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We’re a bit late on this one, but Calgary animators (and current Chris J. Melnychuk Scholarship mentors) Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby will be receiving […]
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QAS will be closed to the public from December 17 2017 to January 16 2018 for the holiday break. Producing Members with keys can access our facilities as normal.
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Keywords: animation, awards, GIRAF, short film
The Quickdraw Animation Society’s Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Jury and Audience awards for short animated […]
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Quickdraw will be closed to the public from noon on Friday, September 15 through Thursday, September 21 due to HVAC work in our main classroom […]
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The Calgary Municipal Space Station is counting down to launch, and they’re in need of some helping hands. If you have any interest in being […]
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CALL FOR ANIMATORS Calgary Municipal Space Station @ Beakerhead Festival September 2017 With Humble Wonder and Quickdraw Animation Society Hey Quickdraw animators! Our Production […]
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