We’re committed to bringing the best local, Canadian and international animation to audiences in Calgary and beyond. Our screenings, events, and annual festival share the  made at Quickdraw and around the world.

ON LGBTQ2S+ ANIMATION

A conversation starter, where artists, animators and critical writers can explore topics of queerness, identity and representation in animation from a variety of angles.

ANIMATION LOCKDOWN AND STUDENT SCREENING

Our annual 72-hour animation challenge, held each May long weekend

FRESH FRAMES YOUTH ANIMATION SHOWCASE (Page coming soon)

Celebrating the work of our youth filmmakers

GIRAF

The Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival

INDIE ANIMATION MIXTAPE on VIMEO

Our Vimeo channel, featuring over 350 animated shorts

MONDAY SHORTS

Our blog series spotlighting our favourite short films

SATURDAY MASS (Page coming soon)

Our curated monthly animation screening series