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Biography
Joseph Caiado is a Toronto-based Production Coordinator. He recently graduated from OCAD University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), having studied digital painting and experimental animation. Joseph has built a larger understanding of the possibilities of animation production pipelines through his education, as well as freelance work on an independent short film and music video. He attributes his passion for 2D animation to his youth, which he spent watching animated content and playing video games. Recent animated favorites include She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Big Mouth, Centaurworld and Make My Day.
Most recently Joseph worked on a yet-to-be announced music video for Black Apron Entertainment Group Inc. as a Production Coordinator. Joseph is most notable for his work on the animated short, ‘The Fall’ as a 2D Harmony Compositor. ‘The Fall’ premiered at the SPARK Animation Festival in Vancouver, CA in October 2021, and most recently screened at the Bucharest Short Film Festival in Bucharest, ROU (11.04.2023). The short has been selected for screenings in festivals worldwide, including the Toronto Animation Arts Festival International 2022 in Toronto, CA; the Animation Dingle 2022 in Ireland, UK; Imaginaria Animated Film Festival 2022 in Conversano, IT and; the SLASH Film Festival in Vienna, AT. The short now was picked up to be featured as part of CBC Gem's Canadian Reflections program, a series of short-format content, until 2026.
Curriculum Vitae
Joseph Caiado
joeycaiado@outlook.com
Education
2017-2023
BFA (Digital Painting and Expanded Animation), OCAD University, Toronto
2023
Project Management Professional Certificate, Google via Coursera
Commissions
Works held in private collections in Canada
Screenings
2023
‘The Fall’
2D Harmony Compositor
Bucharest Short Film Festival, Bucharest, ROU – 11.04
Vanimation Film Festival, Vancouver, CA – 05.31
BoneBat Comedy of Horrors Film Festival, Seattle, WA, USA – 04.22
UPTILT Film Festival, Wilmington, NC, USA – 04.02
2022
‘The Fall’
2D Harmony Compositor
Vancouver Badass Film Festival, Vancouver, CA –11.25
Blood in the Snow Film Festival, Toronto, CA –11.25
Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival, Saskatchewan, CA – 11.18
Still Voices Film Festival, Longford, Ireland, UK – 11.14
Vancouver Horror Show Film Festival, Vancouver, CA – 11.08
Film Quest, Downtown Provo, UT, USA – 11.05
Festival BAB, Bratislava, SVK – 10.03
SLASH Film Festival, Vienna, Austria – 09.24
Calgary International Film Festival, Calgary, CA – 09.23
Edmonton International Film Festival, Edmonton, CA – 09.23
Deep Focus Film Festival, New York City, NY, USA – 09.17
Motel/x Festival Internacional de Cinema de Terror de Lisboa, Lisbon, PRT – 09.06
Imaginaria Animated Film Festival, Conversano, IT – 08.26
HollyShorts Film Festival, Hollywood, CA, USA – 08.11
Festival Fantasia, Montreal, CA – 07.25
Palm Springs International Short Fest, Palm Springs, CA, USA – 06.25
Yorkton Film Festival, Saskatchewan, CA – 05.27
Les Sommets du Cinema D’Animation, Montreal, CA – 05.10
Toronto Animation Arts Festival International, Toronto, CA – 03.24
New York International Children’s Film Festival, New York City, NY, USA – 03.12
Animation Dingle, Ireland, UK – 03.01
2021
‘The Fall’
2D Harmony Compositor
SPARK Animation Festival, Vancouver, CA – 10.28
Grants and Awards
2022
Best Family Friendly Short Award, ‘The Fall’, Digital Compositor, Still Voices Film Festival
Audience Award: Best Film, ‘The Fall’, Digital Compositor, Festival BAB
Audience Award: Best Animated Short, ‘The Fall’, Digital Compositor, Palm Springs International Film Society
Audience Choice Award: Ages 10+, ‘The Fall’, Digital Compositor, New York International Children’s Film Festival
2021
Director’s Award, ‘The Fall’, Digital Compositor, Spark Computer Graphics Society
Lectures and Panels
2022
OCAD University. Artist Talk. Instructor Chrissy Poitras