Focus on jobs in video games, VFX and animation

Date
October 13, 2020

Bilingual webinar (French, English)

Take advantage of these growing industries!

Do you want to learn more about career opportunities available in Greater Montréal in the video games, visual effects (VFX) and animation industries? Join our webinar featuring industry specialists as well as a company official as they present the great potential these niches of excellence have to offer.

Agenda

  • Introduction to I choose Montréal
    • Lucia Aguilar, Project Manager – International Students, Montréal International
  • Presentation of the video games, VFX and animation industries
    • Teodora Toteva, Project Director – West Coast, Montréal International
    • Philippe Valentine, Project Director – Europe, Montréal International
  • Presentation by Keywords Studio
    • Karen Marquez Contreras, Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist – Montréal at Keywords Studio
  • Question period

Montréal’s video game industry comprises:

  • More than 140 studios
  • 15,000 experts
  • One of the five largest video game production centres in the world

Montréal’s visual effects and animation industries comprise:

  • One of the main hubs for this sector in the world, and the greatest concentration of specialists within Canada
  • 6,000 specialists in the audiovisual sector
  • Nearly
    • 17,000 undergraduate students in IT
    • 2,300 undergraduate students in arts- or film-related programs
    • 3,500 college students in arts or film programs

Event details

  • Where: Online – virtual information session
  • When: Tuesday, October 13, 2020, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Who: International students in Greater Montréal
  • Fee: Free of charge
  • Language: Bilingual (French and English)