Mark Jones (He/Him)
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Mark Jones is an educator, writer, film producer, and frequent strategist to arts organizations across Canada. He is the Dean of the Faculty of Animation, Art, and Design at Sheridan College, Canada’s largest art school with internationally recognized programs in animation, filmmaking, design, performance, and material arts. Jones is a founding board member of The Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (TAAFI), and co-producer of several award-winning short animated films including Subconscious Password (dir: Chris Landreth, 2013), DAM! The Story of Kit the Beaver (dir: Kjell Boersma, 2014), and Nothing to Say (dir: Aubry Mintz, 2019). He holds an M.A. in Communication and Culture from Toronto Metropolitan University, and is the author of the book The Starving Artist Myth: Bust the Stereotype and Find Success in Creative Careers from Dundurn Press. He lives in Toronto with his creative teenager and an equally creative cat.
