Jacob "Jake" Savard

Jake Savard is a Sudbury-born writer, animator, voice actor and director.

Self-taught in animation, Jake has been a one-man crew for a wealth of short films since 2010, including his webseries JakeClipz which has amassed 16 episodes. Among Jake's other projects, The Fire Spirit was among the winners of CTV's "Best in Shorts" at Cinéfest Sudbury 2026.

Jake has graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film Animation at the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in 2019. He has since worked as a contract director and production lead for the likes of Poetry Ghost Productions and Season 2 of Spectrum Live (funded by Canadian Heritage), and continues his creative pursuits both on his own and in his community, including the Scriptfest launchpad and DonutStar Workshop.

Jake Savard is currently showrunning two animated web series: Falmark Fables and Winnie-the-Pooh in Canada.