Tag: OIAF
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...
Experts Discuss What Content Creators Need to Know About Kids Viewing Habits Today
An insightful look at the changing viewing habits of young audiences and how the interact with animated content was part of the opening day...
‘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,...
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...
‘Daffy in Wackyland’ Director Max Winston on Reimagining the Delirious Duck in Stop-Motion
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,...
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...
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 received a total of 2165 entries for this...
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...
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...
OIAF 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...
TAC 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...
Live 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...
Spirits 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...
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