Editing Sheridan College (section)

===Contributions to animation===
In the 1960s and early 1970s, the [[Canadian animation industry]] was little formed and virtually non-existent,<ref name="succeed"/> excepting animation pioneers of the [[National Film Board]].<ref name="canadae"/><ref name="succeed"/> and such Canadian studios as Crawley Films in Ottawa and The Guest Group in Toronto, a group of creative companies owned and run by [[Al Guest]].

The Canadian animation landscape began to change in the late 1960s with [[Rocket Robin Hood]], a Canadian animated series produced by Al Guest and his partner Jean Mathieson. In 1968 President Porter organized the school's first course in [[classical animation]], even though at the time there was little evidence of demand for graduates.<ref name="canadae"/> The school took advantage of the closing of Al Guest's studio following the production of Rocket Robin Hood and were able to buy up the cameras, animation and editing equipment. Subsequently, Guest and Mathieson served as creative advisors to Sheridan and hired a number of Sheridan graduates as key personnel for their new studio Rainbow Animation.

In 1984, Sheridan student Jon Minnis<ref>https://www.sheridancollege.ca/alumni/profiles/jon-minnis {{Dead link|date=August 2022}}</ref> created the short animation piece ''[[Charade (1984 film)|Charade]].'' The five-minute film was animated by Minnis with [[Pantone]] markers on paper during a single three-month summer term at Sheridan College. The film won the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] at the [[57th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985/C|title=The 57th Academy Awards {{!}} 1985|newspaper=Oscars.org {{pipe}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|language=en|access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref><ref name="imdb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087040/|title=Charade (1984)|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=February 25, 2011}}</ref> As Sheridan's animation department continued to grow, it produced hundreds of animators into Canadian and international studios, at one point in 1996 being called "the [[Harvard]] of animation schools" on "a worldwide basis" by animator Michael Hirsh. A significant number of graduates have held key positions at [[Walt Disney Animation Studios]], [[Don Bluth Productions]], [[Pixar Animation Studios]], and [[DreamWorks Animation]], both for [[traditional animation|traditional]] and [[CGI animation]].<ref name="canadae"/> Sheridan graduates include seven [[Academy Award]] nominees and two winners,<ref name="award">{{cite news|url=http://www.sheridaninstitute.ca/News%20and%20Events/Media%20Releases/Media%20Release%20Archive2011/Sheridan%20grad%20up%20for%20an%20Academy%20Award.aspx|title=Sheridan grad up for an Academy Award|date=January 26, 2011|publisher=Sheridan College Releases|access-date=February 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115125250/http://www.sheridaninstitute.ca/News%20and%20Events/Media%20Releases/Media%20Release%20Archive2011/Sheridan%20grad%20up%20for%20an%20Academy%20Award.aspx|archive-date=January 15, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2019/02/25/domee-shi-oscar-win-adds-to-storied-legacy-of-sheridan-college-animation-program/|title=Domee Shi Oscar win adds to storied legacy of Sheridan College animation program|website=toronto.citynews.ca|date=February 25, 2019 |access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2017/02/26/ontario-animator-alan-barillaro-wins-best-animated-short-oscar-for-piper.html|title=Ontario animator Alan Barillaro wins best animated short Oscar for Piper {{!}} The Star|website=thestar.com|date=February 26, 2017|language=en|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref> including Domee Shi, the first woman to direct a Pixar animated short.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://womenandhollywood.com/domee-shi-first-woman-to-direct-pixar-short-will-helm-feature-debut/|title=Domee Shi, First Woman to Direct Pixar Short, Will Helm Feature Debut|website=womenandhollywood.com|language=en-US|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/06/15/619253624/in-pixars-first-female-directed-short-a-dumpling-child-fills-an-empty-nest|title=In Pixar's First Female-Directed Short, A Dumpling Child Fills An Empty Nest|website=NPR.org|language=en|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref>

Animation faculty and alumni have also been recognized at the Emmy awards, including animation professor [[Kaj Pindal]]<ref name="dragon">{{cite news|url=http://www.edutainmentunlimited.org/bestanimationschools.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080618162542/http://www.edutainmentunlimited.org/bestanimationschools.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 18, 2008|title=TOP Animation Schools|publisher=Edutainment Unlimited|access-date=February 25, 2011}}</ref> and alumni Jim Bryson, Bobby Chiu and Adam Jeffcoat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sheridancollege.ca/news-and-events/news/sheridan-animation-graduates-win-emmy-award-for-childrens-program|title=Sheridan animation graduates win Emmy Award for children's program|website=Sheridan College|language=en-ca|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref>

In June 2018, animation alumnus Jon Klassen was named to the Order of Canada in recognition of his contributions to children's literature. Klassen is the author and illustrator of the award-winning book, ''This is Not My Hat.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/books/children-s-writer-and-illustrator-jon-klassen-appointed-to-order-of-canada-1.4734861|title=Children's writer and illustrator Jon Klassen appointed to Order of Canada|date=July 5, 2018|website=CBC News|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2018/order-canada-appointments|title=Order of Canada Appointments|last=General|first=Office of the Secretary to the Governor|date=June 29, 2018|website=The Governor General of Canada|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref>

In 2018, Sheridan's animation program celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding. Today, the program aims to foster the same innovative and creative spirit in its current students as it did 50 years ago. Students now earn a four-year Bachelor's Degree in Animation, and post-graduate programs in Computer Animation, Visual Effects and Character Animation are also available.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sheridancollege.ca/news-and-events/50th-anniversary-for-animation|title=History of Animation at Sheridan|website=Sheridan College|language=en-ca|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Animation Turns 50: Looking Back on a Half-century of Promise and Progress – Sheridan {{!}} Curiosities|date=October 12, 2018|url=https://curiosities.sheridancollege.ca/animation-turns-50-looking-back-half-century-promise-progress/|language=en-US|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref>

In 2019, Sheridan was ranked as the top animation school in the world outside the United States by Animation Career Review.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationcareerreview.com/articles/top-25-animation-schools-and-colleges-world-2019-international-rankings|title=Top 25 Animation Schools and Colleges in the World – 2019 International Rankings|date=April 25, 2019|website=Animation Career Review|language=en|access-date=November 20, 2019}}</ref>