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ALL ACCESS PASS
AN EXCLUSIVE IN-STUDIO EXPERIENCE
3D ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS
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Experience ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä’s 3D Animation program & your future in 3D & VFX.
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä All Access Pass is your exclusive backstage access to ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä’s 3D Animation & Visual Effects program (ranked #1 in the world by Animation Career Review!) and a chance to experience your future in 3D & VFX for the entertainment and game industries. You’ll experience Houdini and character animation demos, attend an Industry Talk on career-building, and more.Ìý
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, July 11, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. PST
Location: 151 West Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3
*Light food & drink will be provided.
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Experience All That the Program Offers
Learn about the program’s three specializations (3D Animation, Modeling, and Visual Effects), how you’ll graduate with a powerful, studio-ready portfolio, and how ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä forges industry partnerships with top brands like General Motors, Vancouver Canucks, and Invictus Games. ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä’s School of Animation has created artists that have worked on Project Hail Mary, Off Campus, Battlefield 6, and many more. Find out how our students land these high-profile industry gigs.
Experience a Character Animation Demo
Instructor Jay JessaniÌýleads a demo on the specialized art and process of bringing animated characters to life. See what it takes to animate characters for film, TV, & games and explore the principles used to entertain audiences and create emotional connections with characters across generations.
Experience a Houdini Demo
ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä is a Houdini-certified school! A leading tool in VFX and 3D animation, Houdini is used by studios like Pixar and Ubisoft for complex simulations and real-time integration. Led by Instructor Alex Leung, you’ll get a detailed look at this powerful software, how it’s used to create explosive effects, and how ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä has integrated this tool into its curriculum to give our students a competitive edge – including a recent partnership with General Motors (GM Global Design).
Industry Talk: Building a Career in Animation & VFX
Colin Giles will lead an industry roundtable with 3D Animation & Visual Effects alumni (stay tuned for this announcement!) to discuss their ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä student experience, career avenues for animators post-graduation, and how they’ve built their own successful careers as industry animators. Q&A to follow.Ìý
Meet the Head of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä’s School of Animation
Meet Colin Giles – Animator, Director, and Head of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä’s School of Animation. With credits including Sausage Party, Eight Crazy Nights, numerous Disney Interactive titles, and commercial content for Cartoon Network, Ford, the NBA, and Starbucks, Colin has hosted workshops and keynotes around the globe from Los Angeles to Toronto, Halifax, Ottawa, Mumbai, Shanghai, and Seoul. Discover how Colin has created award-winning curriculum for ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä’s School of Animation through production-based & collaborative training models, and how ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä launches careers in just 1 short year.Ìý
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Watch our 3D Animation & Visual Effects StudentÌýShowreel to see what you could achieve in 1 year at ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä.
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FAQ
- Experience live Houdini & character animation demos
- Attend an exclusive Industry Talk with 3D Animation & VFX alumni and faculty on building a successful career
- Explore how ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä’s award-winning industry animation program had led to students working on high-profile projects like Project Hail Mary, Off Campus, and Battlefield 6.
- Meet the Head of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä’s School of Animation, Colin Giles, to discover how ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥¼ä’s curriculum fully trains you for an animation career in just 1 year.