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We train aspiring artists to enter the Animation, Visual Effects, and Video Game industries.

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Summer Term

Starts On:

September 26, 2022

Round 1:

July 31, 2022

(20% scholarships available if eligible)

Round 2:

August 28, 2022

(10% scholarships available if eligible)

Round 3:

September 11, 2022

(No scholarships available)

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We offer specialized training to work in the Digital Entertainment industry.

Animation
Programs of Study

Learn Concept art and digital arts at Vancouver Animation School. Study online or in-person in Canada, or the USA.

Concept Art
& Digital Arts
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Visual
Effects
Programs

Video Games, Virtual Reality, & Esports Programs

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Some of the studios our alumni work at:

Rare Limited is a British video game developer and a studio of Xbox Game Studios based in Twycross. Rare are known for their games spanning many genres, which include platforming, first-person shooter, action-adventure, fighting, and racing. Some of their most popular titles include games from the Donkey Kong, Banjo-Kazooie, Conker, Viva Piñata, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, and Battletoads series, as well as games like GoldenEye 007 and Sea of Thieves. The company was established in 1985 by brothers Tim and Chris Stamper, who also founded Ultimate Play the Game. During its early years, Rare was backed by an unlimited budget from Nintendo, primarily concentrated on Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games. During this time the studio created successful games such as Wizards & Warriors, R.C. Pro-Am, and Battletoads. Rare became a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, which came to own a large minority stake of the company. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Rare started selling their games under the trademark name "Rareware" and received international recognition and critical acclaim for games such as the Donkey Kong Country trilogy, Killer Instinct, GoldenEye 007, Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, and Conker's Bad Fur Day.

At WildBrain we inspire imaginations to run wild, engaging kids and families everywhere with great content across all media. With approximately 13,000 half-hours of filmed entertainment in our library – one of the world’s most extensive – we are home to such brands as Peanuts, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Caillou, Inspector Gadget, Johnny Test and Degrassi. At our 75,000-square-foot state-of-the-art animation studio in Vancouver, BC, we produce such fan-favourite series as The Snoopy Show, Snoopy in Space, Chip & Potato, Carmen Sandiego, Go, Dog. Go! and more. Our shows are enjoyed worldwide in more than 150 countries on over 500 streaming platforms and telecasters, and our AVOD business – WildBrain Spark – offers one of the largest networks of kids’ channels on YouTube, garnering billions of views per month from over 150 million subscribers. We also license consumer products and location-based entertainment in every major territory for our own properties as well as for our clients and content partners. Our television group owns and operates four family entertainment channels that are among the most viewed in Canada.

Surrounded by mountains and water in beautiful Vancouver, BC, we are smart people who like smart people. We create mobile games with a social core that engage players and provoke us with creative new problems. We value data, informal leadership and keeping it all balanced. When we set out to make games with massive online communities, we knew that we first had to create the ideal environment for building ambitious things: a place where brilliant and inspiring people come together to build games that make millions of players happy. We realized that we needed to find incredibly talented people and get out of their way. Since then we've paid careful attention to how we like to work together - these are some of our guiding principles: Ownership; Have Wonderful Arguments; The Best Ideas Win; Keep Growing.

Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a French video game company headquartered in the Montreuil suburb of Paris, with several development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include For Honor, Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia, Far Cry, Rayman, Rabbids, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, and the Tom Clancy's series.

At The Focus, we recognize that great creative work can only be produced with talented and diverse people. The most advanced technologies can only go so far without the right people wielding them. For this reason, we’ve created The Focus, a careers hub for all kinds of creative professionals in visual effects, advertising, creative experience and animation. The Focus aims to foster a diverse community and lead the way into a more inclusive creative industry, representative of the world we live in. We will bring you the latest creative industry content, thought leadership, and career development opportunities, plus job alerts tailored to your interests.

Sprung Studios Ltd was established in 2005 by James Chaytor, initially specialising in interaction design within the corporate sector, before developing into the first creative studio with an international reputation for functional and beautiful UX/UI design for the games industry. The studios have come a long way since being a handful of people in a loft office near Brighton Station. We continue to maintain our dedication to quality work and pride ourselves on a friendly, creative and collaborative work environment.

Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc. is a Canadian visual effects and computer animation studio headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with an additional office on the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Culver City, California. SPI is a unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Motion Picture Group.

Smoking Gun Interactive is an independent video game development studio based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is known for developing medieval MMO tower defense game Age of Empires: Castle Siege, which is published by Microsoft Studios.

Since 2015 we’ve produced 7 animated series and 320 completed episodes. Our 2-D animated series reached 22 billion views on YouTube and are also placed on other platforms worldwide. Our goal is to give every child confidence in their ability to make the world a better place. We want to inspire kids and teens with 3 big ideas: the world is full of opportunities, they need to take care of it, and they can be anything they want to.

Riseup Labs game development studio develops games and designs plots behind them through fruitful game art solutions. Unique ideas, dynamic animations, lively characters define our projects and increase clients' dreams. Riseup Labs is a pioneer and best game development company in Bangladesh. Here you can turn your creative ideas into games by bringing the best quality and cost-effective solution. We run independent projects, jointly build games with the client's team, and provide further operational services. Our developer's expertise allows us to cover all gaming platforms and develop a fantastic product that matches the customer's vision and player's preferences.

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Learning Style

Choose from our 2-Delivery options and design your education around your values and lifestyle

Live 100% Face-to-Face Online

Offers the flexibility and freedom for parents and students to shape their education, learning from industry experts and from a trusted Canadian Accredited Education internationally recognized.

Expand your local network

Join your regional chapter while experiencing a live, focused and extraordinary program. We partner with your institution to deliver high quality education in your home country.

VANAS is a fully accredited Studio School designed to give students practical skills in workplace environments

Combined (Online + Onsite)

Time is divided between online and onsite learning. Every week students spend 3 hours with in-person sessions and interacting with their peers and Industry professionals.

Experience Vancouver Canada

Outside the weekly in person sessions, access course content and weekly communication online, while experiencing Hollywood North in Vancouver, one of most livable cities in the world.