MONTREAL – Visual Effects and Animation studio Cinesite has joined forces with leading online training company iAnimate to offer a new animation apprenticeship.
“iAnimate at Cinesite” will foster new talent entering into the thriving Canadian visual effects and animation industry.
The apprenticeship offers successful applicants the opportunity of online training, a two-year contract as a trainee animator with Cinesite and invaluable animated feature production experience. Applicants, who must be eligible to work in Canada, are encouraged to apply for the new apprenticeship via iAnimate’s website https://ianimate.net/.
iAnimate is an online training course that puts students directly in contact with veteran animators from the biggest and best studios.
Cinesite announced in September 2014 that it has moved into animated feature film production at their 35,000 sq. ft Montréal studios. Through a multi-picture deal with 3QU Studios it is currently working on a slate of animated films, the first of which, Charming, is set for release in 2016. Jason Ryan is currently working with Cinesite as Animation Director on Charming.
The deadline for applying to iAnimate at Cinesite is Friday May 15. Applications are available via the iAnimate website, where there is detailed information on how to apply: http://www.ianimate.net/apprenticeship.html