Renault McKinnon’s student film, “Forgotten Wars” will screen at the 2019 edition of the “Sommets Du Cinéma d’Animation” at the Cinématheque Quebecois, as part of the “Quebec + Canada Student Panorama” screening.
Recipients of the 2019 Dean’s Choice Awards: Renault McKinnon, Quyen Nguyen, and Chloé Ouellet-Ancil
Nick Ladd (graduated 2018) animated his sketch of Dawson College in Virtual Reality to Help Celebrate Dawson’s College’s 50th Anniversary:
Nick Ladd (graduated 2018) won the ”Rookie of the Year” award in the Virtual Reality category from TheRookies.co Before graduating, Nick was already working as a freelance artist on the side, after having earned a DEC in Illustration at Dawson college. Nick worked hard to learn cutting-edge VR tools and techniques on his…
Sabrina Poirier and Niomie Papatens-Rochon (2015 graduates) were part of the Oscar winning team at Framestore in early March 2018 for their work on “Blade Runner 2049”. We are very proud of them for this accomplishment!
Ian Cooke-Grimes (graduated 2013) was nominated as part of a four person team from MPC for his formidable look-dev work on “Blade Runner 2049”.
Cesar Belocora (graduated 2016) won the “Best Animation Film” at the Montreal 47th International Film Festival for his lovely film, “An Astronaut’s Tale” in fall of 2017. He now works at Ubisoft as an animator.
Alex Banuta graduated from Dawson College’s 3D Animation and CGI program in 2015. He is seen here on stage (middle) winning the VES award In February of 2017 for his great work on “Game of Thrones”.
Piper Thibodeau graduated from Dawson College’s 3D Animation and CGI program in May 2016. Before she had graduated, she was already working as a freelance character designer and storyboard artist for companies including Dreamworks, Sesame Street, Intel, and others. She recently completed a successful $53,000 Kickstarter campaign to print a book of her Daily Paintings. …
Alex Banuta was hired by Rodeo FX after graduating from Dawson College’s 3D Animation and CGI program in May 2015. He is pictured here in October 2016, holding the Emmy he and his team won for their outstanding work on “Game Of Thrones”.
Last Modified: December 1, 2019
