Howie Shia is a Saskatoon-born illustrator, animator and writer. His work has received several nominations and awards, including the 2007 Tokyo Anime Fair Grand Prix for Flutter and Canadian Screen Award nominations for his 2015 short BAM and his 2021 short 4 North A (written and co-directed by Jordan Canning). In addition to creating, writing...
Jenny is a practising visual artist, community arts worker and BFA holder in Painting and Printmaking from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design who’s just beginning to explore animation as an avenue of self-expression. Born in Beijing, Jenny moved to Halifax in 2009 after a development project razed their family’s neighbourhood, and her...
Johanne Ste-Marie is a filmmaker, illustrator and producer. She co-founded Fluorescent Hill in 2002 and has directed various award-winning films, music videos and advertisements. She has been featured in many print publications, including IdN Magazine, Digital Arts UK, 3×3 and Res, where she was named a top ten creator/innovator to watch. Her work has been...
karla monterrosa (she/her) is a queer animation filmmaker, illustrator and comedian who was born and raised in San Salvador, El Salvador. In 2009, she relocated to Vancouver. She’s obsessed with the awkwardness of the human body (especially her own). karla works from personal yet universal experiences with embarrassment and everyday misfortunes. She hopes her work...
Katie is an animator who lives and works in Tiohtià:ke // Montréal. She uses 2D hand drawn animation to pursue distinctive aesthetic frameworks in order to portray the subjects and themes she finds unique and meaningful.
Louis Bodart received his bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts with a major in Film Animation at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in 2019. He graduated with his thesis film Teddy Bear Rescue, which was selected to screen at several festivals and won “Meilleur court Gaspésien” at Les Percéides in 2020. Louis directed two micro...
Lukas Conway is an animator currently living and working in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, and a recent graduate of Concordia University’s animation program. Situated between experimental and narrative film, Lukas’s work emphasizes stripped-down narratives that allow the audience to fill the space between frames with their own personal experience. Lukas is interested in animation as an experimental form...
Maral Mohammadian is a producer at the renowned National Film Board of Canada’s Animation Studio in Montreal. Her award-winning films include Shannon Amen by Chris Dainty, Deyzangeroo by Ehsan Gharib and The Weatherman and the Shadowboxer by Randall Okita. She has recently worked with international talents Daniel Gray (Hide) and Marta Pajek (Impossible Figures and Other Stories I) as part of international co-productions....
Max Ma (born Shixiao Yuan, 1992) is a Canadian artist, who originally trained as an industrial designer before discovering his interest in art and film. His industrial design training lends itself to an approach that emphasizes sculptural forms and novel narrative structures. He has previously worked as a graphic designer at Concrete and the Canadian...
Megan Dupont is a Quebec-based filmmaker with a bachelor’s degree in Art and Animation Science from Laval University. Her work blends poetic visuals with thoughtful storytelling, exploring diverse themes, styles, and techniques. She aims to create art that sparks meaningful conversations and explores the human experience. Megan approaches each project with creativity, curiosity, and a...
Michelle is a painter and animator living in Calgary who has done character animation and design for Cartoon Network, FX and Blink Ink. Playing with colours and cute characters to balance out more serious subject matter, Michelle has exhibited her paintings in the US and Japan. Her visual art practice largely explores her personal journey...
Mitchell Keys is a multi-disciplinary artist practicing in the realms of illustration, animation, drawing, and collage. Though he explores a variety of mediums and styles, the themes of his work consistently center around the joy, hope, and optimism found in the natural world.