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...
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....
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...
Montreal-based Mochi Lin is a recent graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Film and Animation. Her undergraduate film, Swallow Flying to the South, toured the global festival circuit, ultimately earning a spot on the 2023 BAFTA animation shortlist.
Noncedo Khumalo is an animator and filmmaker based in Montreal and raised in Swaziland and South Africa. She is largely interested in making Black queer art that humanizes our future and blends storytelling with the abstract.
Tarun Padmakumar is a Toronto-based animator who hails from the state of Kerala in South India. Before attending Sheridan College, he completed the Film and Video program at the National Institute of Design in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Though he’s worked with many mediums, he enjoys creating with animation above all.