The RBC Centre for Emerging Artists & Designers is excited to announce Tir Tabandeh as the recipient of the Toronto Animated Image Society (TAIS) Residency 2023 Career Launcher.
Tir Tabandeh is an Iranian storyboard artist and animation producer who creates magical stories inspired by Southwest Asian culture and folklore. Recently graduated from OCAD in Experimental Animation, their future goals are to create inclusive and exciting children's shows in studios like Titmouse.
Website: www.tirtabandeh.weebly.com
Instagram: @itstirtime
Tir will be awarded a membership with TAIS ($50 value), $550 in studio rental credits at TAIS to be used in the summer of 2023, and $200 towards production supplies. They will work towards a self-directed final project during their time with TAIS and give an artist talk. An artist fee of $300 will be given for the talk.
Founded in 1984, today TAIS’ artistic vision is shaped by support for the ever broadening multidisciplinary and global context of the animated arts. Annually, TAIS programming seeks to prioritize diverse, intersectional, and progressive artistic and community-based interests that maintain support for the traditions of the discipline while also reflecting an evolving, expanded definition of animation.
Learn more about our Career Launchers at: https://careerlaunchers.format.com