Tag: OIAF
Connoisseur’s Choice: A Highly Subjective Guide to the Top Animated Shorts of 2025
From the festival circuit, this looks like a wide-open year for shorts chasing the statuette named after Steve Austin’s (a.k.a. The Six Million Dollar...
How Roberto Catani Pulled the Strings of His Award-Winning Short, ‘The Puppet and the Whale’
Last Saturday, Roberto Catani’s Il Burattino e la balena (The Puppet and the Whale) took home the Grand Prize for Best Animated Short at...
‘Death Does Not Exist’ & ‘The Puppet and the Whale’ Win Top Prizes at OIAF 2025
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has awarded Félix Dufour-Laperrière's La mort n’existe pas (Death Does Not Exist) the Grand Prize for Feature Animation and Roberto Catani's Il...
Do I Amuse You?: OIAF’s Festival Director Offers a Sneak Peek at the Popular Event
'Cartoons actually churn out more darkness and depravity (plus an unhealthy dose of cheese) than outright comedy. Animated films are dominated by dramas, and...
Ottawa Animator Kevin Gillis Set for OIAF Talk on ‘The Raccoons’ Legacy
In celebration of the Canadian cartoon classic The Raccons' 40th anniversary, creator Kevin Gillis will appear at the Ottawa International Animation Festival’s (OIAF) Animation Exposé...
Archives Animation Magazine – #352 September/October 2025
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Warner Bros. Animation, Ánima and Chatrone deliver Aztec Batman, a fantastic Mesoamerican take on the DC...
‘Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake’ Director Irene Iborra Rizo Discusses Her Powerful Stop-Mo Film
Spanish director Irene Iborra Rizo’s new stop-motion feature Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Cristal prize at Annecy in...
Adult Swim SMALL Launches New Animated Comedy ‘Glen’ This Friday
This Friday (August 8), Adult Swim SMALLS is premiering a new comedic series titled Glen, created by Big Big Baby (Shawn Golden, Joe Hingleberg...
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...
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