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Quebec’s Animation And VFX Industries Are Collapsing, Over 50% Of All Jobs Lost In 20 Months

The animation industry in Montreal, the province’s hub of animation and vfx production, is in decline.

IATSE organizers say that workers at DNEG Toronto have already filed for union certification and are waiting for the labor board confirmation.

Workers in Canada continue to gain momentum in their efforts to organize the country’s animation industry.

According to organizers, talks are underway at DNEG Montreal and Toronto to follow suit.

Wildbrain is the third Canadian studio to unionize with IATSE, joining Titmouse’s Vancouver unit and game developer Anemone Hug Interactive.

Multiple Canadian government agencies have ordered the studio to pay what it owes to its former workers.

The union’s main goal is to ensure that ex-employees receive their severance payments.

“Shift” was a graduation short produced at the School of Visual Arts.

British department store John Lewis has released an ambitious annual Christmas advertisement, a £1 million hand-drawn spot with stop …