# Quickdraw Animation Society

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Canadian nonprofit animation organization

**Quickdraw Animation Society** (QAS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and furthering the art of animation. The organization was founded in 1984 in [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), [Canada](/source/Canada).[1]

In 2004, the organization launched the Giant Incandescent Resonating Animation Festival (GIRAF) which is held annually in Calgary and showcases animated films from around the world.[2]

## Notable members

- [Richard Reeves](/source/Richard_Reeves_(animator))

- [Tank Standing Buffalo](/source/Tank_Standing_Buffalo)[3]

- [Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis](/source/Wendy_Tilby_and_Amanda_Forbis)[4]

- Wayne Traut, director of [Movements of the Body](/source/Movements_of_the_Body)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["The QuickDraw Animation Society Celebrates 15 Years"](https://www.awn.com/animationworld/quickdraw-animation-society-celebrates-15-years). *Animation World Network*. Retrieved 2025-07-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_2-0)** ["Calgary animation society festival celebrates past, future with 20th GIRAF Festival"](https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/calgary-animation-society-festival-celebrates-past-future-with-20th-giraf-festival). *calgaryherald*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241109140248/https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/calgary-animation-society-festival-celebrates-past-future-with-20th-giraf-festival) from the original on 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2025-07-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Calgary filmmaker's autobiographical 'cartoon' chronicles his youthful imprisonment"](https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/calgary-filmmakers-autobiographical-cartoon-chronicles-his-youthful-imprisonment). *calgaryherald*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210221200821/https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/calgary-filmmakers-autobiographical-cartoon-chronicles-his-youthful-imprisonment) from the original on 2021-02-21. Retrieved 2025-07-11.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Lynne Perras – "Steadier, happier, and quicker at the work"? Women in Canadian Animation – Animation Studies"](https://oldjournal.animationstudies.org/lynne-perras-steadier-happier-and-quicker-at-the-work-women-in-canadian-animation/). 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2025-07-11.

## External links

- [Official website](https://quickdrawanimation.ca/)

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