Animation Exposé @ OIAF
Saturday, September 26, 2026
at the National Arts Centre (NAC)
Step behind the scenes into the world of animation at Animation Exposé! This incredible day at the National Arts Centre offers a rare look at how your favourite films and shows come to life. Meet the artists, studios, and storytellers shaping the industry today, and explore how imagination turns into art, frame by frame. From hands-on demos to inspiring conversations, whether you’re a casual fan or a budding creator, discover pathways to celebrate or turn your passion for animation into a career. Animation Exposé is a vibrant showcase—an exposé in the truest sense—of the talent, tools, and ideas behind the screen.
Animation Exposé Archive
Previous guests have included:
Gints Zilbalodis, director of Flow
The creative team behind DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot including Writer/Director Chris Sanders, Production Designer Raymond Zibach, Head of Story Heidi Jo Gilbert and Film Editor Mary Blee.
Charles Huettner, Show Creator and Jonathan Djob-Nkondo, Director, Writer, Character Designer for Scavengers Reign ‘
Michael Yates, Series co-creator, Writer, Director of Pixar’s Win or Lose
Nimona directors Nick Bruno & Troy Quane
Celebrated artist Luke Pearson talks with award-winning Director Andy Coyle about the art of Hilda
A Masterclass with director Hisko Hulsing
Deep dive into the work of animator Masaaki Yuasa
Walt Disney Animation Studios directors Dan Abraham (Baymax!, Story Artist, Encanto) and Trent Correy (Zootopia+, Animation Supervisor, Frozen 2)
We Lost Our Human creators Rikke Asbjoern (Creator/Executive Producer), Mani Beil (Line Producer), Chris Garbutt (Creator/Executive Producer)
Batwheels producers Simon J. Smith (Supervising Producer), Michael G. Stern (Showrunner, co-Executive Producer)
Walt Disney Animation Studios Head of Animation Scott Clark
Prime Video’s The Boys Presents: Diabolical with Madeleine Flores (Director), Simon Racioppa (Showrunner / Executive Producer), Giancarlo Volpe (Supervising Director)