OIAF Selects 7 Diverse Features for 2022 Grand Competition
After receiving 76 submissions for this year’s Features Competition, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) selected seven animated works representing diverse voices in animation. OIAF...
View ArticleOIAF Series Selections Revel in Sex, Taboos and More Sex
In 2022 there are more animated series available than ever before resulting in a high volume of submissions received by the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF). From those submissions, eight...
View ArticleOIAF Announces Just for Kids Competition Lineup
On the heels of a quite adult-y selection for the television competition and the horizon-expanding feature film lineup, Ottawa International Animation Festival has risen to the challenge of finding...
View ArticleOIAF Shorts Competition: Beware of Ducks, Backflips & Flying Sailors!
After much anticipation, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF; September 21-25) has unveiled its Animated Shorts Competition as the Festival continues its selections rollout. After...
View ArticlePeople on the Move: Amy Kravitz Named OIAF Hon. Prez, Baobab Adds Top Talent,...
Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has announced Amy Kravitz as its Honorary President for the Festival’s return to an in-person event after two years of sludging through a virtual...
View ArticleGlobal Event Updates: 50th Annies Set Date, PS ShortFest Selection, Award...
The Board of Directors for ASIFA-Hollywood announced today that its 50th Annual Annie Awards, recognizing the year’s best in the field of animation. will return to a live ceremony on Saturday, February...
View ArticleSpirits of the Forest: Alê Abreu Returns to the Big Screen with ‘Perlimps’
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ’22 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 323)*** It’s been 24 years since Brazilian director Alê Abreu’s first animated short Espanthalho (The...
View ArticleLive from Ottawa, It’s OIAF22!
***This article originally appeared in the Sept./Oct. ’22 issue of Animation Magazine*** Chris Robinson is the longtime artistic director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival and author of...
View ArticleTAC Panel Spotlights How to Increase Equity & Diversity in Animation
An inspiring panel on how to achieve better equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in animation was part of the opening day events of Ottawa’s TAC (The Animation Conference) and Ottawa International...
View ArticleOIAF Commemorates Hélène Tanguay with New Humor Award
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announces the creation of the Hélène Tanguay Award for Humor in recognition of the late National Film Board of Canada employee and 2007 OIAF Honorary...
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OIAF Announces “Absurd,”“Mesmerizing” Animated Series Competition
The fall festival season is already getting into gear, as the premiere North American toon celebration Ottawa International Animation Festival (September 20-24) beings its 2023 Official Selections...
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OIAF Spotlights Seven Animated Features in Competition
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) today announced the seven animated feature films that have been selected for this year’s Official Competition. This year’s Features competition...
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OIAF Announces 40-Film Short Competitions Selections
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) announces the animated shorts included in its Official Selections for the Commissioned, Narrative, Non-Narrative, and Student categories. The OIAF...
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A Day in the Life: Janet Perlman, Director of ‘The Girl with the Red Beret’
Canadian indie animator Janet Perlman is best known for her 1981 Oscar-nominated short The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin, as well as My Favorite Things That I Love, Sorry Film Not Ready and Dinner...
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‘Daffy in Wackyland’ Director Max Winston on Reimagining the Delirious Duck...
The new stop-motion Looney Tunes short, Daffy in Wackyland, was the toast of the town when it premiered at Annecy last June. This month, the clever project is also one of the titles competing at the...
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Mind Games Galore: A Preview of Next Week’s Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival
After returning to in-person activities last year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has settled back into its annual routine. Last year’s OIAF was an emotional ride for staff and...
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‘Hilda’ Season 3 to Premiere at Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival
Sony Pictures Television – Kids, producer of the Emmy, BAFTA and Annie Award-winning Netflix series Hilda, in collaboration with Canadian animation studio Mercury Filmworks, will premiere the first two...
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Experts Discuss What Content Creators Need to Know About Kids Viewing Habits...
An insightful look at the changing viewing habits of young audiences and how the interact with animated content was part of the opening day panels at The Animation Conference, part of Ottawa Intl....
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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 held at The Animation Conference program of the Ottawa Intl...
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Poetry in Motion: Ryo Orikasa’s ‘Miserable Miracle’ Animates the Musings of...
Ryo Orikasa, whose latest work, Miserable Miracle, won the top animated short prize at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in September, first became interested in the works of Henri Michaux...
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