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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It’s that time again. Quickdraw’s Annual General Meeting will take place on Tuesday, June 27 at 6:30pm at Quickdraw’s new studios (2011 10 Ave SW). […]
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We are giving some stuff away or selling it for super cheap! Check it out!
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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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Zenkora, an entrepreneurial arts initiative based on an original fantasy multiverse, is calling for an animator to create a 2-3min project, “Everendgame”. The animation will be showcased at a live multi-media concert in August as part of Zenkora’s day-long convention event in Calgary, “Zenkora: The Seven Eras”, which features artists and collaborators from various mediums.
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It’s the long weekend! We’ll be closed on Saturday, Feb. 18 for the Family Day weekend, and we’ll be back open next Tuesday for all […]
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After much deliberation, the jury for the Quickdraw Animation Society’s annual GIRAF festival of independent animation has selected this year’s award-winning short films. Culled from […]
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Well, the good news is, our new location at 2011 10 Ave SW is nearly ready. We’ve got most of our equipment moved in, an […]
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Quickdraw Animation Society is now accepting applications for our Chris J Melnychuk Memorial Scholarship for Emerging Animators! We want you to learn how to animate and make your first animated film with us! Applications are due September 10 2016 at 12:00pm (noon).
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Laura Leif is heading off to other exciting adventures – but not without first passing off the torch to somebody amazing! We are delighted to […]
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Keywords: new location, Quickdraw move
Hello Quickdraw members, friends and partners, As you probably know, our current building and longtime home at 351 11 Ave SW has been slated for redevelopment […]
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The Toronto Urban Film Festival (TUFF) is North America’s largest and longest-running commuter film festival, reaching over one million daily commuters on subway platform screens across the Toronto transit system every September, now seeking 60-second silent animations for their 2016 festival.
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Keywords: AGM, artist-run-centre, board members, meeting, Quickdraw move
Hey! This is a really exciting time to be involved at Quickdraw! We’re about to move to a new space, and a lot of important […]
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It’s summer job time again! Quickdraw is looking for a graphic designer/administrator to keep us looking sharp, and a production assistant to make sure our […]
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