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TAW hosts Houdini KineFEST 2025! April 29. & 30.

In collaboration with Side Effects Software Inc, TAW is very happy to host the brand-new event Houdini KineFEST. Participants get the chance to dive into the world of cutting-edge KineFX Rigging, Animation, and Character FX Tools at The Animation Workshop, VIA University College!


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Summer School / Comic Tools

Spend a week of your summer holiday immersed in comics in one of Europe’s best and friendliest drawing and animation schools in June to July! Sign-ups are now available.

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Storyboard

Masterclass in Board-driven Storyboarding (online, FREE)

Join us for an online masterclass with Senior Story Artist, Kayvon Darabi-Fard, where he will demonstrate an approach to the highly creative topic of board-driven storyboarding. Application deadline April 30th.
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Weekend course in portrait drawing

The Drawing Academy: Classical and Visual Storytelling Foundation

This course combines classical drawing with visual storytelling workshops like “Drawing for Animation” and “Comic Creation”, training exactly the skills that you are asked to present in your portfolio. Application deadline May 1st.

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Summer School / Toon Boom Harmony 2D Animation

This course will hone your skills in animating 2D characters using the industry-standard software, Toon Boom Harmony – a favourite among creators of animated TV-series.
Application deadline on May 1.
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Classical Focus

The Drawing Academy: Classical Drawing Focus

Spend a semester studying the principles of classical drawing in an immersive and creative environment, with a strong focus on the human body. Application deadline May 1st.
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Online Storyboard Student Presentation

Storyboard

Are you a junior animation professional looking for a way to specialise in story-boarding? Build up your portfolio and skills and significantly improve your chances of getting hired as a story-board artist on TV series, ani-mated feature films and VFX live-action films. Application deadline June 1st 
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Production Management

Animation Production Manager

This coursewill cover all the aspects of managing an animation film or TV project that are crucial for it to be completed within its allocated timeframe and budget, and at the promised level of quality.
Application deadline June 8th


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