Are you passionate about special effects? Now you can go from being a mere spectator to dedicating yourself professionally to producing them yourself. It doesn't matter what level you start from or your previous studies. You can become a professional and turn your passion into your profession. We will guide you like true mentors and show you step by step how to achieve it.

The Digital Visual Effects program is the only two-year college diploma offering of its kind in Ontario. Facilitated at Centennial College's Story Arts Centre, it provides you with the opportunity to learn the industry-standard techniques required to produce the photo-realistic visual effects seen in films that would be impossible to capture with a live-action camera.

Are you passionate about movies, videogames and animation? Now you can go from being a mere expectator to devoting yourself professionally to producing them yourself. It doesn't matter what level you start from or your previous studies. You can become a professional and turn your passion into your profession. We will guide you like true mentors and show you step by step how to achieve it.

The programme is designed to offer students who have successfully completed the foundation degree, or a similar course in make-up, the opportunity to obtain the award of an honors degree.

The course aims to prepare students with the creative skills required to work within the media make-up industry.

You’ll be thinking like a VFX artist in no time at VanArts visual effects school. In only one year, you’ll learn and use all the current VFX production tools like 3D Stereoscopy, green screen and 2D/3D

Nowadays video is much more than the footage shot with a camera. A strong visual story with maximum impact often uses advanced animation and moving graphics.

VanArts' diploma program in Visual Effects for Film & Television is the leading destination for training in a rapidly growing and booming workforce. We have been recognized by SideFX Software as a certified Houdini Training Partner. In addition to HOUDINI, our Visual Effects program instructs students in other leading industry tools, such as MAYA and NUKE.

The Creature Design Certificate Program teaches students how to fully design and create original character concepts. The SFX makeup training includes special effects sculpting; an important skill for working within special effects makeup labs for film, television, or theatrical productions.

The Computer Graphics Technology program is a comprehensive curriculum that merges art and technology into communication and commerce tools for businesses.

A unique opportunity to get closer to the universe of computer graphics and acquire general knowledge in its various segments such as: Animation, Concept Art, Special Effects (VFX), Games and Virtual Reality (VR). Learning takes place during the development of a series of projects, that is, the student will “learn by doing”, in a 100% practical and interdisciplinary way. The program was created for the student who is interested in the subject, but has little or no experience and would like to become a professional in the area or change careers.