My name is Léa Verra Toro
and I'm from France.
I've been working in Montreal
for a year and a half.
I've worked in many different cities -
Berlin, Amsterdam, London.
There were many cities that interested me, but
Framestore is the company that recruited me.
We are one of the three or four biggest
visual effects companies in the world.
We strive to have the best global talent
right here in Montreal.
We'd like to recruit locally,
but we can't
because of the lack of a skilled workforce.
Our company
includes more than 40 nationalities.
Without the program,
Framestore in Montreal
would simply not exist.
We need this program to seek out talent
and have the ability
to give them work permits.
We might need someone
who specializes in fur and hair,
for a film like Paddington, for example.
I program muscle systems inside creatures,
which lets them move and come alive.
What I do is so specialized
and, above all,
so specific to Framestore's methods,
that you can't really learn it in school.
Clients are interested when there are people
who have very niche specialities
in visual effects, like me.
So working here,
especially staying for a little longer,
lets me advance a bit more in my work
and discover new things too;
it lets me keep learning.
