Study entertainment arts in Canada

education • June 1, 2023

Study Digital Technologies Entertainment Arts in Canada

Are you full of imagination and have a passion for storytelling? You might be interested in field of entertainment arts. With a booming gaming industry and one of the strongest visual effects (VFX) sector in the world, it is only natural our schools would have some of the best programs available for international students.

Did you know Vancouver was nicknamed “Hollywood North”?

What are entertainment arts and digital technology?

Entertainment Arts includes various forms of digital art, such as:

Animation and 3D animation
Game development
Visual effects (VFX)

It combines animation, game design, video/film, and television. Transforming ideas into real media that consumers can observe and interact with.

Check out this video to learn more!

Interested in studying entertainment arts? Here are some of the programs available:

Animation

Program	Institution
2D Animation & Digital Art Diploma	Langara College
2D Animation & Digital Art Diploma Program	Centre for Arts And Technology
2D Animation & Illustration	Pixel Blue College
2D Animation & Visual Development Diploma	Capilano University
2D Computer Animation Diploma	Vancouver Animation School
2D/3D Animation	Maritime Business College
2D/3D Character Animation	Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (Vanarts)
3D Animation & FX - E-Learning	Pacific Design Academy
3D Animation & FX	Western Academy of Photography
3D Animation & VFX Production Diploma CG Masters	School of 3D Animation & VFX
3D Animation & Visual Effects	Pixel Blue College
3D Animation & Visual Effects	Vancouver Film School
3D Animation And Character Design	Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
3D Animation and Computer Generated Imagery program	Dawson College
3D Animation and Visual Effects Program	In Focus Film School
3D Animation Diploma Program	Centre for Arts And Technology
3D Animation for Film and Games Diploma	Capilano University
3D Animation for Game, Film & Visual Effects Diploma	Langara College
3D Animation for Television and Cinema	Inter-Dec College
3D Animation for Video Games	Windsor Career College
3D Animation The Recording Arts	Institute of Saskatoon
3D Animation	Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
3D Character Animation Diploma	Vancouver Animation School
3D Computer Animation	Conestoga College, Kitchener, Ontario
3D Modeling Animation and Design - NTL.0Z	CDI College
3D Modeling Animation Art and Design	Visual College of Art and Design
3D Modeling for Animation & Games	LaSalle College Vancouver
Advanced 3D Modeling Diploma	Vancouver Animation School
Advanced Diploma in Animation – Digital Production	Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology
Advanced Diploma in Interactive Media Development – Animation and Game Development	Loyalist College
Animated Short Films Diploma	Vancouver Animation School
Animation - 2D/3D	St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology
Animation - 3D	Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology
Animation - 3D	Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology
Animation (Advanced Diploma)	Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
Animation (ANPG) Advanced Diploma	Cambrian College
Animation 3D	Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology
Animation and Graphics	New Brunswick Community College
Animation and Visual Effects	Red Deer Polytechnic
Animation Art & Design	LaSalle College Vancouver
Animation Concept Art	Vancouver Film School
Animation	Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Animation Fundamentals	Citation Capilano University
Animation Program - Animation 3D	Victoria College of Art
Animation	Seneca College
Animation	Sheridan College
Applied Arts Animation	Victoria College of Art
Architectural Animation Technology	Lethbridge College
Bachelor of Applied Arts in Animation and Visual Effects	Red Deer Polytechnic
Bachelor of Media Arts - 2D + Experimental Animation Major	Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Bachelor of Media Arts - 3D Computer Animation Major	Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Certificate in Animation	University of Regina
Classical Animation	Vancouver Film School
Computer Animation	Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Computer Animation	Sheridan College
Design d'animation 3D (AEC)	Institut Teccart
Digital Creature Animation Technical Direction	Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Digital Creature Animation Technical Direction	Sheridan College
Digital Media and IT - Animation Concentration	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Diploma in 3D Modeling, Art and Animation	British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
Diploma in Animation	Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
Diploma in Animation	Okanagan College
Diploma in Digital Animation - 2D Animation Concentration	Nova Scotia Community College
Diploma in Digital Animation - 3D Animation Concentration	Nova Scotia Community College
Diploma in Digital Animation	College of the North Atlantic
Diploma in Digital Animation	Nova Scotia Community College
Diploma in Video Game Art and Animation	Holland College
Drawing and Painting: Digital Painting and Expanded Animation	Ontario College of Art and Design - OCAD University
Effects Animation Diploma	Vancouver Animation School
Film Animation (BFA)	Concordia University
Film Animation (minor)	Concordia University
Game Art & Animation	Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Honours Bachelor of Animation	Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Integrated Media: Digital Painting and Expanded Animation	Ontario College of Art and Design - OCAD University
TV & Game Animation	McKenzie College
Video Game Animation	Toronto Film School
Video Game Design and Animation	Academy of Design Toronto

Game Design

Program	Institution
Certificate in Game Design and Development	Nipissing University
Game Design	Vancouver Film School
Certificate in Basic Game Design (LERN)	Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Game Art & Design	LaSalle College Vancouver
Video Game Design and Animation	Academy of Design Toronto
Video Game Design and Development	Academy of Design Toronto
Game Art & Design	Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (Vanarts)
Game Development and Design	Visual College of Art and Design
Game Design and Development (BFAA)	Wilfrid Laurier University
Honours Bachelor of Game Design	Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Game Level Design	Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Game-Design (GAME)	Diploma Cambrian College
Basic 2D Game Design	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
Game Design	RAC Digital Arts College
Game Design and Development (3 years – Ontario College Advanced Diploma)	Canadore College
Game Design and Development Dual Credit	Canadore College
Diploma in Video Game Art & Design	College of the North Atlantic
Game Design (Minor)	Concordia University
Game - Design	Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Advanced Diploma in Game - Design	Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
Digital Design – Game Design	George Brown College
Digital Design – Game Design	George Brown College
Digital Design - Game Design (Postgraduate)	George Brown College
Game & Level Design (AEC)	LaSalle College
Digital Media and IT - Game Design Concentration	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
Game Design	Niagara College
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Game Design	Niagara College Canada
Certificate in Game Design and Development	Nipissing University
Diploma in Interactive Technologies and Game Design	Northern Lights College
Diploma in Game Development - Game Programming and Design Concentration	Nova Scotia Community College
Video Game Designer	Oxford College of Arts, Business and Technology
Game Design	Sheridan College
Game Level Design	Sheridan College
Certificate in Basic Game Design	St. James-Assiniboia School Division
Video Game Designer	Trillium College
Video Game Design & Development	triOS College Business Technology Healthcare
Video Game Design Technologies	triOS College Business Technology Healthcare
Video Game Design Diploma	Vancouver Animation School

Visual Effects

Program	Institution
Visual Effects Art and Design	Visual College of Art and Design
Visual Effects	Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies/Broadcast Television – Visual Effects and Editing for Contemporary Media Postgraduate Certificate	(Fanshawe College) Brock University
3D Animation for Game, Film & Visual Effects Diploma	Langara College
Advanced Visual Effects	Compositing Lost Boys Studios - School of Visual Effects
3D Modelling and Visual Effects Production	Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology
Visual Effects for Film & Tv	Toronto Film School
Animation and Visual Effects	Red Deer Polytechnic
Bachelor of Applied Arts in Animation and Visual Effects	Red Deer Polytechnic
3D Animation & Visual Effects	Vancouver Film School
Digital Visual Effects (2 years – Ontario College Advanced Diploma)	Canadore College
Digital Visual Effects Diploma	Capilano University
Visual Effects for Film, Streaming & Immersive Media Diploma	Capilano University
Digital Visual Effects	Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology
Graduate Certificate in Visual Effects and Editing for Contemporary Media	Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
Visual Effects And Editing For Contemporary Media	Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
Visual Effects	George Brown College
Visual Effects (Postgraduate)	George Brown College
3D Animation and Visual Effects Program	In Focus Film School
3D Animation & Visual Effects	Pixel Blue College
Visual Effects For Film & Television	Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Visual Effects	Sheridan College
Visual Effects for Film and TV	Vancouver Institute of Media Arts (Vanarts)

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