CASO News Items

Happy Hour

Come and celebrate the beginning of summer with an evening of casual cocktails and food. In conjunction with DELL, Nexenta and Autodesk, 3vis is hosting this event geared towards a relaxing atmosphere where key individuals within our digital media community can get together, network and share plans for the summer. No sales pitch here, just an opportunity for us to get together and have some fun.

Please RSVP to John Annis at john@3vis.com

From The DMIO Team Thank You!

To every studio, volunteer, and artist that showed their support for our first ever Digital Marketplace Meetup on Friday, a huge Thank You! Your positive energy and eagerness to share is what made this event successful. Make sure you are ready to do it all again next year.

Check out some photos from the event on our FCBK page and keep working hard it always pays off.

Building Digital Media Leaders (BDML): Free Courses at TIFF Bell Lightbox

Producers, Production Managers, Assistant Production Managers and Department Supervisors who are looking to advance in their careers in digital media are invited to attend a pilot program being offered by Sheridan College and Digital Media Industry of Ontario (DMIO, formerly known as Computer Animation Studios of Ontario) to be held at the TIFF Bell Lightbox this fall. The program is being generously supported by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

Building Digital Media Leaders – BDML – is a two day event that will cover three essential courses aimed at enhancing leadership capabilities: dynamic communications, leading teams, and proactive pipeline management. Registration details will be announced in July, for a September intake. For a limited time only, this program is being offered free of charge.

“Rapid advances in technology are creating exciting opportunities in film and television, game design, and interaction design,” says Sylvia Lowndes, Dean of the Faculty of Continuing and Professional Studies at Sheridan College. “Sheridan is in a unique position to respond. As one of Canada’s leading digital media postsecondary institutions, we have a deep-seeded appreciation for creative industries. We also have significant expertise in delivering professional education courses that can help people gain the skills and knowledge they need to stay current and advance in their life goals and careers.”

“Our industry has grown organically over the past two decades and more dramatically over the past five years,” says Neishaw Ali, President of Digital Media Industry Ontario (DMIO, formerly known as Computer Animation Studios Ontario, CASO). “It is very encouraging to see that our post-secondary education institutions have recognized this and are enhancing their curriculum. Even more importantly collaborating with the Industry to establish best practices, as they will be producing the future leaders of our community. We are extremely supportive of this initiative by Sheridan and look forward to our members’ participation.”

“By investing in programs like Building Digital Media Leaders, OMDC aims to encourage collaboration and foster new business partnerships that encourage growth across Ontario’s creative media industries,” says Karen Thorne-Stone, OMDC President and CEO. “It is our belief that this initiative will lead to innovative developments in content and technology, which in turn, will help to ensure that Ontario remains competitive on the world stage.”—

As one of Canada’s leading postsecondary institutions, Sheridan offers over 100 diploma, certificate, and bachelor degree programs. This September, Sheridan is launching two new Bachelor Degree programs – one in Interaction Design and another in Game Design. Sheridan’s aim is to become Ontario’s first university exclusively dedicated to undergraduate professional education – a model that will be based on applied learning and Sheridan’s renown for creativity and innovation. The model also focuses on meeting university accreditation requirements so that Sheridan graduates have more pathways to the continued learning that will underscore their personal, career, and industry success.

Digital Media Industry Ontario (DMIO, formerly known as the Computer Animation Studios of Ontario, CASO) is a non-profit association representing Computer Animation and Digital Visual Effects companies located in Ontario, Canada. DMIO’s mandate is to promote the interests of its members and to enlist the support of government and private sector partners with an interest in the growth of the computer animation and visual effects industry in Ontario.

For more information on the BDML program, please contact:

Charlene Pineda-Fischer, Manager, Special Projects

Faculty of Continuing and Professional Studies

Sheridan College

Email: charlene.pineda@sheridancollege.ca

Filed Under: Academic News By: Susan Atkinson

Student & Artists Digital Marketplace Meetup

INDUSTRY PRIZE RAFFLE AT DMIO'S MARKET PLACE MEET UP!

DMIO is proud to announce a raffle with prizes sponsored by DELL, the OTTAWA ANIMATION INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL & the City of Toronto for industry participants who attend the Market Place on May 31st. Stay tuned for the list of prizes.

INTERNSHIP JOB PRIZES FOR BEST STUDENT REEL

Three internship jobs will go to the lucky students whose reels win the most votes! Don't miss out on having your reel screened by the top Ontario studios & winning one of the most amazing internships ever. Upload your reels now HERE!

Job Fair

FORMERLY CASO

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

THE CITY OF TORONTO FILM, TELEVISION AND DIGITAL MEDIA OFFICE

INVITES YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN

THE FIRST ANNUAL

DIGITAL MARKETPLACE “MEET UP”

MAY 31st, 2013

NATHAN PHILIPS SQUARE

This carnival type marketplace is designed to create opportunities for the Film and Television community graduating students, freelance creative artists and studios to meet and mingle from across Ontario.

We are inviting you to participate in this inaugural event

There is NO COST to attend this all day event filled with panel discussions, screenings and live music. Companies can sit in the VIP lounge and review student’s work and students can sit in Toronto “Council Chambers” and view companies demo reels.

*Information regarding both studio and student uploading of reels will be published soon.

This is your opportunity for your studio to meet the community of artistic and technical talents that can help augment your team.

If you would like to purchase a booth to showcase your company, please fill in the attached form or visit our website at www@casont.ca.

For further information you may also contact Shirlyn Antonio at shirlyn@casont.ca.

MIFA (International Animation Film Market show), June 12-14, 2013, Annecy, France **Special offer to Ontario Companies.

MIFA is a key event for the world’s animation industry. The 2012 edition of the show attracted participation by 2,500 delegates, 470 exhibitors and 290 international buyers from 63 countries. Among the international buyers / distributors were: France Télévisions, M6, cartoon Network and Canal + (France); ZDF (Germany); The Walt Disney Company (US); BBC (UK); RAI and MTV Italia (Italy), EBS (South Korea), RTBF (Belgium); NHK Enterprises (Japan); and Turner Broadcasting Systems Europe. The show is of interest to computer animation companies and companies along the computer animation value chain (animation software, digital media marketing, video gaming, visual effects).

CASO members/Ontario Companies will receive a private booth with logo and exhibition passes to the entire Film Festival and Market. FOR FREE!!!

For further information, please contact: victor.miranda@ontario.ca OR wes@houseofcool.com, jlopez@pipelinestudios.com

Informal Discussion

As you are aware from the past and recent news, it seems as if there is much confusion and tension surrounding visual effects globally, our contribution, compensation and recognition leading to a viable and stable companies.

As a result, we are planning a community meeting to discuss this topic on Friday, March 8th at 9:45 am. Venue is being verified based on attendees. Please email Shirlyn@casont.ca your attendance and next week she will send you the location details. I wanted you to save the date as this is an important topic for our industry worldwide.

It will be an informal discussion amongst peers to share ideas and information and formulate a strategy if possible to help us all through these strange and interesting times.

As a start I would like to share some information that Colin Davies and Pete Denomme shared with us..

http://www.fxguide.com/featured/blood-chrome-a-possible-vfx-future/

This is the basic problem with the industry... http://www.animationmagazine.net/vfx/vfx-community-reacts-to-ang-lees-oscar-speech/

Neishaw Ali

CASO President

Visionary Lunch V.16

Join us March 4th, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm for our next Visionary Lunch "Portrait of a Film Maker - Stories, Anecdotes and a Challenge for the Future" with Robert Munroe.

Get your tickets soon seating is limited

Members: $25 + hst

Non-Members: $40 +hst

Students: $15 +hst

(prices above are advanced ticket purchase)

RSVP - rsvp@casont.ca

What Have You Been Up To?

CASO is always reaching out to international market places. From LA, NYC, Europe and Asia, we can help promote your studio... at no cost! Just send us any news, productions or awards - CASO will spread the word.

Send all information to Shirlyn@casont.ca

Visionary Lunch Today

Don't forget about our Visionary Lunch Today, don't miss out 11:30am at the Gladstone Hotel!

It's Here! The Industry Holiday Bash!

Visual Effects and Animation Industry Party 2012

The visual effects and animation industry in Ontario celebrates another successful year!

Join both your peers and other industry professionals at Maison Mercer Nightclub on Wednesday November 28th at 8pm for our second annual Visual Effects and Animation Industry Party sponsored by Dell and Intel®

A limited number of tickets are available for this event and we sold out quickly after announcing last years event. No tickets will be available at the door so be sure to buy your ticket before the deadline of November 27th, 2012.

Tickets include 3 drink tickets redeemable at Maison on the night of the event. Drink tickets will be handed out at the door.

Grab your tickets here www.vaip.ca

3rd Place Winner

Congratulations to our 3rd place winner "Ghost Rider".

2nd Place Winner

Congratulations to our 2nd place winner Thunder Cats!

Halloween Bash 2012

Here are some pics of our winners and dancers from the CASO Halloween Bash!