Centre for Arts and Technology

Pixar Canada sets up home base in Vancouver, looks to expand

VANCOUVER — Pixar Canada, the Vancouver satellite studio of the Californiabased computer-generated-animation company, will begin training new staff in late May, and start work on its first short film by early August. Amir Nasrabadi, Pixar Canada's general manager, says the company has 20 Vancouver employees, has posted another 15 jobs on PixarCanada.com,and plans to hire 35 more over the next 18 months.

Tuition Tax Receipts

Just an quick update for all our students concerning your tax receipts (T220A tuition tax receipts).

For the Kelowna campus, the receipts will be available on February 25th & 26th at the front desk. At 4pm Friday February 26th, 2010 they will mailed out to the address we have on file.

For other campuses, please keep an eye out for details and check with administration if you have any questions.
 

Website Home to New Student Gallery

Centre for Arts and Technology, in order to showcase students work and promote the campuses, has released an updated version of the Student Gallery. This window into the classroom features just some of the outstanding work that our students create while attending The Centre.

More Room to Follow Your Passion

During harsh economic times classes at private college fill up more.

Facing the Facts - All you need to know about Facebook.

Many of us use it. Many of us can't live without it. And yes, many of us hate it. But the fact is, Facebook is one of the leading players in the online world. Even the inventors of Facebook didn't think it would get this big. So how big is it? Read on:

Top 10 LIsts for 2009

We all love them...even if they are just a guilty pleasure. Taking a look back over 2009 is a great way to see where we were, where we are going, and what is keeping us entertained on our journey.

Filmmaker says producing shorts helps relieve boredom

Like many kids, Zainab Siddiqui wanted to be a film star when she was a child. As she grew older, however, the aspiring filmmaker realized that animation was her passion, coupled by the ability to create a world from nothing.
“I realized that wasn‘t what I wanted, but I was still drawn to the film industry,” Siddiqui told eVent over coffee recently. “I like that I get to play god – I can even control the laws of physics.”

Student films light up big screen

 

CATO graduate Amanda Adams is one of the featured students at CATO's student film festival Wednesday. (Image Amanda Adams)

CATO graduate Amanda Adams is one of the featured students at CATO's student film festival Wednesday.

Pixar to open Vancouver studio

Computer-animation giant plans 20,000-square-foot facility in downtown 

More films likely to be shot in city

Published Friday May 15th, 2009