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The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is the largest of its kind in North America, attracting film buffs, art lovers, filmmakers, and cartoon fans from around the world to the nation's capital.
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Ottawa Audiences Get Second Chance to see Animation Festival Favourites (Posted February 5th, 2010)
Every fall, the Canadian Film Institute organizes the Ottawa International Animation Festival. This world-renowned event is one of the largest film festivals of its kind. If you missed this October’s packed out edition, make sure you are there for the BEST OF screening on Saturday, February 20, at 7pm in the Library and Archives of Canada auditorium.
The Best of the Ottawa Animation Festival program showcases many of the outstanding films presented in the Official Competition. The 2009 program includes such exceptional films as: OIAF Nelvana Grand Prize winner Inherent Obligations from Estonian filmmaker Rao Heidmets; the HIT Entertainment Best Student film winner, Chick by Michal Socha; David O’Reilly’s award-winning sci-fi drama Please Say Something; and the crowd-favourite travelogue Madagascar, A Journey Diary, by Bastien Dubois.
Some of the films presented, such as Mak the Horny Mac Daddy by Ian Millar, are not suitable for children. The programme is recommended for those over the age of 16.
Tickets are $6 for members and $10 for non-members and are available 30min before showtime. There is free parking available.
For more information, heard to the CFI website at
http://www.cfi-icf.ca/index.php?option=com_cfi&task=showscreening&id=289
The Best of the Ottawa Animation Festival program showcases many of the outstanding films presented in the Official Competition. The 2009 program includes such exceptional films as: OIAF Nelvana Grand Prize winner Inherent Obligations from Estonian filmmaker Rao Heidmets; the HIT Entertainment Best Student film winner, Chick by Michal Socha; David O’Reilly’s award-winning sci-fi drama Please Say Something; and the crowd-favourite travelogue Madagascar, A Journey Diary, by Bastien Dubois.
Some of the films presented, such as Mak the Horny Mac Daddy by Ian Millar, are not suitable for children. The programme is recommended for those over the age of 16.
Tickets are $6 for members and $10 for non-members and are available 30min before showtime. There is free parking available.
For more information, heard to the CFI website at
http://www.cfi-icf.ca/index.php?option=com_cfi&task=showscreening&id=289
2010 Dates Announced! (Posted January 20th, 2010)
We are very excited to announce our dates for Ottawa 2010. The Festival will run October 20 - 24 and TAC will be held at the Chateau Laurier from October 20 - 21. Keep checking the site for updates.
Thank You! (Posted November 2nd, 2009)
We would like to thank everyone for being a part of TAC 09 and making it another memorable year. We hope to see you all again next year. Surveys will be available online soon, so please let us know what you thought!
OIAF 09 Award Winners Announced! (Posted October 19th, 2009)
The results are in, and boy, what a year! Why are you still reading this? Click here for the list of award winners!
Canadian Animation Directory Now Online! (Posted July 7th, 2009)
Head on over to www.animationdirectory.ca and have a look at the Canadian Animation Directory, your new best friend for connecting with the animation industry in Canada. Produced and maintained by the Ottawa International Animation Festival, in co-operation with Canadian Animation Resources, it features over 700 companies and individuals... and counting! Want to get listed? Check out the website for the info!