Quickdraw Animation Society

A place for people who love animation.

The Quickdraw Animation Society is a place for people who love animation. We encourage animation production, dissemination and appreciation through screenings, workshops, courses, camps, and other events designed to ignite the public’s passion for the medium.

Incorporated as a non-profit society in 1984, the Quickdraw Animation Society initially focused on the exhibition and appreciation of animation before acquiring its first production equipment and a location in downtown Calgary in 1992. Since then, our members' films have screened and won awards around the world. We launched the GIRAF animation festival in 2005, which now receives over 600 submissions annually and has been an early supporter of some of the animation world's best rising talent. And our outreach programs, like the Youth Animation Project and it's aboriginal youth-focussed offshoot, have been recognized by the Governor General.

Most of all, though, we're just really passionate about the medium of animation, and want to find more and more ways to share that love.