Tag: OIAF
Ottawa Int’l Animation Fest Reveals 72 Short Film Selections
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announces the 72 animated short films selected to compete in the Commissioned Animation, Narrative Short Animation, Non-Narrative Short Animation, Student...
Five Acclaimed Animated Features Make Competition Cut for OIAF
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has revealed the five animated feature films selected for the 2025 Official Competition. This year’s selection includes a strong showing...
Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival Series Competition Spans Sci-Fi, Satire and Surreality
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF | animationfestival.ca) continues to roll out its 2025 Official Selection with its Animated Series competition. This diverse lineup showcases inventive...
OIAF 2025 Poster by Torill Kove Takes Flight
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has revealed its 2025 poster, designed by Academy Award-winning Canadian director, animator and illustrator Torill Kove. Each year, a...
OIAF Takes Award-Winning Animation on Tour
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announces its Best of Ottawa program, including 10 animated short films from the 2024 Festival, including the Festival’s signal film animated...
‘A Crab in the Pool’ Directors Jean-Sébastien Hamel & Alexandra Myotte Dive into Life’s Deep End in Their Award-Winning Short
***This article was written for the January '25 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 346)***
A teenage girl and her younger brother deal with the boring details of...
‘Flow’ and ‘La Voix des Sirènes’ Swim Home with Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival’s Top Prizes
Gintz Zilbalodis animated feature Flow and Gianluigi Toccafondo’s short La Voix des Sirènes (The Sirens’ Voice) were honored with the top prizes at this year’s...
Julian Glander Makes a Splash with Out-of-This-World Indie Movie, ‘Boys Go to Jupiter’
Among the many animated gems unspooling at the Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival is indie artist Julian Glander’s self-produced feature, Boys Go to Jupiter. Animated...
‘Percebes’ Directors Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves Discuss Their Annecy Cristal-Winning Short
Last June, the year’s top narrative short winner at Annecy was a beautifully drawn, 2D-animated documentary about the life cycle of an unusual shellfish...
Guru Appoints Animation Vet Laura Dundas as VP Production
Guru Studio has hired Laura Dundas as Vice President of Production. She will be joining the studio team at the Ottawa International Animation...
OIAF Artistic Director Chris Robinson Shares the Animated Highlights of This Year’s Festival
Now in its 48th year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) returns September 25-29. Who better to guide you through this year’s highlights than...
Dulcie Clark to Receive First-Ever TAC Lifetime Achievement Award
Jam Filled Entertainment, a Boat Rocker company, will present the inaugural TAC Lifetime Achievement Award to Ottawa’s PIP Animation Studios Founder and CEO Dulcie...
OIAF Programs Session on the Making of ‘The Wild Robot’
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) will host a behind-the-scenes look at the story and artistry of DreamWorks Animaton’s The Wild Robot on September 28 at the National...
OIAF’s Animation Conference Celebrates 20 Years with Spotlights on Ireland and Spain
The Ottawa International Animation Festival’s (OIAF) industry counterpart, The Animation Conference (TAC), celebrates 20 years as an industry hotspot, focusing on international partnerships, including...
OIAF Announces 69 Animated Shorts in Competition
The 2024 Ottawa International Animation Festival once again highlights animation as a medium of mature and comedic themes with the announcement of its Commissioned,...
OIAF Puts Seven Animated Features in the Spotlight
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) today announced the seven animated films selected for this year’s official Features Competition. The selection includes both emerging and established...
Animation Event Updates: ASIFA Student Showcase Panel, OIAF TV Competition, Collision Awards & More
Tonight (Friday, June 28) ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educator’s Forum (AEF) presents the 2024 Student Animation Showcase premiere panel event, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. PDT....
OIAF Kicks Off Official Selections with Teen & Young Audience Picks
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announces the Official Selections for its Young Audiences 7+ and Teen Audiences 13+ competition categories. OIAF’s newest competition category...
Poetry in Motion: Ryo Orikasa’s ‘Miserable Miracle’ Animates the Musings of Henri Michaux
Ryo Orikasa, whose latest work, Miserable Miracle, won the top animated short prize at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in September, first became interested...
OIAF: Panel Discusses How to Thrive During Downturns in the Animation Business
How do you say resilient and productive during a tough period in the animation industry? That was the timely topic of a panel discussion...
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