CALL: Animator
Listed on 2026-09-23
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Entertainment & Gaming
Entertainer / Performer / Host
Call for
Contract Animator
Animated Content2 to 3 minutes of animated interstitials and possible brief dialogue segments brought to life.
Working TitleGoldstein and Chan’s Disastravaganza
Project DescriptionYEGFilm, Edmonton’s premier community of emerging filmmakers is seeking an animator to partner on a mixed media short documentary about the infamous Calgary restaurant chain:
Goldstein and Chan’s Wok and Bagel Emporium, and the significance of Jewish-Chinese cuisine in Jewish households and broader North American fusion cuisine. The story follows the rise and fall of the restaurant famously given the worst review ever in the Calgary Herald. Most segments will be live action and interviews. However some animation needed to string together the scenes and bring some mentioned concepts to life.
Project has already received partial Calgary arts funding.
Matching the aesthetic of the era in which the restaurants existed (1980s/early 90s), aiming for a style that incorporates “Saturday morning cartoons” and camcorder-to-video tape recording.
Ideal CandidateEmerging or mid-career animator, BIPOC or white, some experience with multiple animation styles or lots of experience with desired visual style identified above.
TimelineProduction to occur in Winter and Spring 2023, with anticipated completion in Spring or Summer 2023.
Wage$5000 (including taxes)
Final date to receive applicationsAugust 30, 2022
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