CV
Justin Tomchuk
NSCAD University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2012
Commissioned Work
- LE SSERAFIM | Source Music
- War Thunder | Gaijin Entertainment
- Adult Swim | Warner Bros. Entertainment
Retrospectives
- Ottawa International Animation Festival 2023
- Chicken Soup Symbiosis & Other Stories of Humanity:
The Films of Justin Tomchuk
Panels
- Digital First Creator’s Summit, Toronto 2024
- Animation Nation
Canada has become a powerhouse in the world of animation, producing some of the most creative and influential content across digital platforms. In this panel, we’ll dive into the Canadian animation success story with industry leaders Morghan Fortier (CEO, Skyship Entertainment), Carbot Animations (famed for their viral gaming animations), and Justin Tomchuk (UMAMI). These trailblazers will share how they built thriving animation careers from Canada and offer insights on what all digital creators—whether in animation or other mediums—can learn from their journeys.
Film Festival Exhibitions
(selected)
- A Date with Chimney Alfonzo (Short)
- Keep It Weird! International Film Festival, Canada 2025
- Les Sommets du Cinéma d'Animation, Canada 2025
- Buffer Festival 2024, Canada
- ⠀↳ 🏆 Festival Honour Award
- Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada 2024
- Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Switzerland 2024
⠀↳ “Kill Your Darlings” Special Screening
- El Paso Film Festival, USA 2024
- Neil deGrasse Tyson Eats a Rueben Sandwich in an Empty Airport Terminal and other Oddities (Short)
- Buffer Festival, Canada 2023
- Safe Mode (Web Series)
- EP03: Nothin’ to Worry About
- Les Sommets du Cinéma d'Animation, Canada 2024
- Animation First, French Institute Alliance Français, USA 2024
- Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France 2023
↳ WTF Special Screening
- Sequence Short Film Festival, France 2023
- Animaction Film Festival, Australia 2023
- 1st IF Festival, France 2023
- Animatou Festival, Switzerland 2023
- Sofia Animation Lab, Bulagria 2023
- EP02: Lana Among the Lilies
- Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada 2022
- ⠀↳ 🏆 Honorable Mention: Series Competition
- EP01: My Birthday Suit
- NSCAD University Film Festival, Canada 2023
- Interface (Feature Film)
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- One Man Army @ Sovereign House NYC, USA 2025
⠀↳ Screening Followed by Artist Talk Hosted by Tavet Gillson
- L'Éstrange Festival, France 2024
⠀↳ Carte blanche à Flying Lotus
- Phenomena Festival, Brazil 2023
- Horsetooth Fest, USA 2023
- Kaboom Animation Festival, Netherlands 2023
- TAAFI Toronto Animation Film Festival, Canada 2023
- Film Maudite 2.0, USA 2023
- Glas Animation Festival, USA 2022
- Chatanooga Film Festival, USA 2022
- Filmquest Film Festival, USA 2022
- Animaze Montreal, Canada 2022
- Ars Electronica Animation Festival, Austria 2019
- A Hard Fork for Humanity (Short)
- Buffer Festival 2023, Canada
- ⠀↳ 🏆 Excellence in Animation Award
- The End of an Era (Short)
- Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada 2021
- The Cycle of Life (Short)
- One Man Army @ Sovereign House NYC, USA 2024
⠀↳ “American Micro” Shorts Screening
- Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada 2021
- Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada 2019
- No One's Watching (Short)
- Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival, Canada 2013
- Montreal World Film Festival, Canada 2012
Credits in Film
(selected)
Safe Mode (2022+ Online Webseries)
Director, Creator, Animator
Interface (2017-2021 Online Webseries)
Director, Creator, Animator
Où se trouve (Online Webseries)
Co Producer, Co Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Mixer
Micro ASMR (Online Webseries)
Co Producer, Co Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Mixer
The Last Druid: Garm Wars (2014 International Feature Film)
On Set VFX Coordinator
Crossing Over (2012 Short Film, Halifax)
1st Assistant Director, Sound Mixer, Original Score
When You're Gone (2012 Short Film, Halifax)
Director of Photography, VFX, Sound Mixer, Original Score
No One's Watching (2012 Short Film, Halifax)
Producer, Writer, Director, Editor, Sound Mixer, Original Score
Gravity & Grace (2011 Independent Feature Film, Nova Scotia)
Data Manager, Assistant Editor, Grip
Group Exhibitions
"After Hours"
MIZAJI Gallery, 3450 N Williams Ave. Portland, Oregan 2022
"Dreams To Remember"
Pop Up Exhibition, 5445 Avenue De Gaspé, Mile End, Montreal 2016
"Field Notes: Landscape and Architecture."
Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregan (online & print) 2013
"Mobile Device Photography in Print"
Oculus Arts & QSQ Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (group & print) 2013
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