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Train for a Game Animation Career

Game Design AND Animation | 18-MONTH DIPLOMA

CAREERS

CAREER OUTCOMES

Receive professional training to work as a:

Animator
3D Modeler
Game Designer
Level Designer
Texture/Surfacing Artist
Concept Artist
Producer
QA Tester
Rigger
Technical Artist
VFX Game Artist
Facial Animator
Prompt Artist (AI)

OUR GRADUATES ARE WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY

STATS

Ontario

is the province home to the most video game companies in Canada

800+

active video game companies currently operate in Canada

Source: Entertainment Software Association of Canada

Employed 34,000+

full-time equivalents

Generated $5.1 Billion

in revenue.

Source: SAC Report 2024

STUDENTS IN ACTION

Toronto Film School’s game design students took home first place in the Best Artistic category and second place in the Best Technical category at the 2025 Level Up Showcase with their game Hazardous Hardware.

Gabriel Ramos, Video Game Design and Animation ‘24

“I want to be part of stories that stay forever in the hearts of millions of people.”

Born into a creative family in Mexico and raised in Colombia, Tapia Nieto knew early on that she was destined for a career in the arts, but it wasn’t until she enrolled at Toronto Film School that she discovered her true path – one that ultimately lead her to the Oscar-winning visual effects studio behind Disney’s hit live-action versions of Cruella, Dumbo, The Lion King and The Jungle Book.

Maria Gabriela Tapia Nieto, Video Game Design and Animation ’21

Layout Artist at MPC

The eighteen months of the program are extremely intensive. It’s almost like doing a full degree but in a much shorter period of time. I really found a niche in animation. I spoke to Career Services and they helped me engage myself in the job searching field.

Guillaume Lavoie, Video Game Design & Animation ’22

Dev tester, Ubisoft Montreal

Before graduating, JL was offered a position as a level designer at Beamdog, a Canadian video game developer. He has also worked in the video game industry as a producer and lead game designer.

JL Ottman, Video Game Design and Animation ’21

Jasmine currently works as a level designer at Achimostawinan Games. She is also a co-founder of Odamano, an Indigenous owned gaming studio.

Jasmine K, Video Game Design and Animation ’21

Before graduating, Carlos worked as an apprentice at CryoByte Studio in Toronto. Now, he’s a 3D generalist at ON Animation Studios in Montreal.

Carlos Cusumano, Video Game Design and Animation ’20

Leo’s passion for developing creative designs for video games led him to Toronto Film School. Now, he’s a 3D Modeler for VR Vision, responsible for the development and implementation of 3D assets.

Qianrui (Leo) Li, Video Game Design and Animation ’20

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