2010 Selections
This year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival received a total of 2091 entries from 74 different countries. Of those, 85 short films and 5 feature films were chosen for competition. In addition, 56 showcase films were chosen to represent the efforts of the Canadian, Canadian TV, International, and Student communities.
| Title | Director(s) | Company/School | Nationality | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 Times No | Tom Warburton | Curious Pictures | USA | G - Shorts for Kids |
| A Family Portrait | Joseph Pierce | fifty nine productions | UK | D - Narrative |
| A Gum Boy | Masaki Okuda | Tokyo University of the Arts | Japan | E - Graduation |
| A Lost and Found Box of Human Sensation | Martin Wallner & Stefan Leuchtenberg | Dancing Squirrel / Lailaps Pictures | Germany | International Showcase 2 |
| Abstract Cut-Outs | CSSSA Class of 2009 | CSSSA Animation Dept. | USA | E - High School |
| Alambic | Marie Bloch-Laine | Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase |
| Angry Man | Anita Killi | Trollfilm as | Norway | D - Narrative |
| BLACK MOON: ONE THOUSAND BEAMS OF RADIAL LIGHT FOR STRATA ADVANCEMENT | Brandon Blommaert | Canada | D - Experimental | |
| Blockhead 'The Music Scene' | anthony Schepperd | USA | F - Music Video | |
| Born HIV Free 'Baby in the Sky' | Jack-Antoine Charlot (Bonzom) | Passion Paris | France | F - Promotional |
| Broken Wave | Chris Allen | The arts University College at Bournemouth | UK | Student Showcase |
| Business as Usual | Carol Beecher & Kevin D.A. Beecher | Fifteen Pound Pink Productions | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase |
| C'est du chinois | Isabelle Lenoble | Vivement Lundi ! / Blink Productions | France | G - TV for Kids |
| CHOW DOWN | Matthias Daenschel | Matthias Daenschel TrickFilmProduktion | Germany | F - Music Video |
| Climber | Akifumi Nonaka | Tokyo University of the Arts | Japan | Student Showcase |
| Coalition of the Willing | Simon Robson, Tim Rayner & Elliott Chaffer | Knife Party | UK | F - Promotional |
| Coucou | Brigitte Archambault | Canada | G - Shorts for Kids | |
| Cours Toujours | Olivier Barre & garcette elise | La Station Animation | France | International Showcase 2 |
| CYMoKay | Tim Finn | USA | International Showcase 2 | |
| Day and Night | Teddy Newton | Pixar Animation Studios | USA | International Showcase 2 |
| Divers in the Rain | Priit Pärn & Olga Pärn | Eesti Joonisfilm | Estonia | D - Narrative |
| Diversity | Anthony Dusko | USA | G - Shorts for Kids | |
| Dog-walking ground | Leonid Shmelkov | School-Studio "SHAR" | Russia | Student Showcase |
| Don't Go | turgut akaçik | anima istanbul | Turkey | G - Shorts for Kids |
| Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show 'Race Day' | Cookie Jar Entertainment | Canada | TAC Canadian TV Showcase | |
| Dust Kid | Yumi Jung | Cinema Platform | South Korea | International Showcase 2 |
| Edge of the Mountain | Clara Kim | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | USA | Student Showcase |
| Ego Sum Petrus | Julien Dexant | Les Trois Ours | France | International Showcase 2 |
| El Diablo Digital | Till Penzek & Jon Frickey | SFA | Germany | International Showcase 2 |
| Escape | Kristjan Holm | Silmviburlane | Estonia | D - Narrative |
| Flawed | Andrea Dorfman | National Film Board of Canada | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase |
| Fumiko's Confession | Ishida Hiroyasu | KyotoSeika University | Japan | E - Undergraduate |
| Gathering | Akiko Omi | Tokyo University of the Arts | Japan | E - Graduation |
| Get Real! | Evert de Beijer | CinéTé Filmproduktie BV | Netherlands | D - Narrative |
| Getting dressed | Aico Kitamura | Tokyo University of the Arts | Japan | Student Showcase |
| Going West | Martin Andersen & Line Andersen | Andersen M Studio | UK & New Zealand | F - Promotional |
| Goodbye Mister Christie | Phil Mulloy | Spectre Films | UK | A - Feature |
| Google Maps | Smith & Foulkes n/a | Nexus Productions | UK | F - Promotional |
| Gorillaz 'Stylo' | Jamie Hewlett & Pete Candeland (co-director) | Zombie Flesh Eaters (with Passion Pictures for animation and HSI Productions for live action) | UK | International Showcase 2 |
| Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then | Brent Green | Nervous Films | USA | A - Feature |
| HAND SOAP | Kei Oyama | Aichi Art Center | Japan | D - Narrative |
| Holland Animation Film Festival Leader 2009 | Motomichi Nakamura | Motomichi Nakamura | USA | F - Promotional |
| Horse Glue | Stephen Irwin | UK | D - Narrative | |
| House Bunny | Gina Kamentsky | Pixeltoon | USA | International Showcase 1 |
| I Love You | Katy O'Connor | Flat Black Films | USA | International Showcase 1 |
| In a pig's eye | Atsushi Wada | Tokyo University of the Arts | Japan | E - Graduation |
| Inner View | Patrick Jenkins | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase | |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 'A Very Sunny Christmas' | Andrew Horne & Fred Savage | Cuppa Coffee Studios | USA & Canada | TAC Canadian TV Showcase |
| Jean-François | Haugomat Tom & Mandyoku Bruno | CUBE CREATIVE COMPUTER COMPANY | France | International Showcase 2 |
| Knitted Nights | Gil Alkabetz | Sweet Home Studio | Germany | G - Shorts for Kids |
| La Traversée | Elise Simard | Productions Dark Holiday | Canada | G - Shorts for Kids |
| Launch 'Dave' | Tom Perrett & Mark Perrett | Nexus Productions | UK | F - Promotional |
| Le Sexoflex 'Twincest' | Daniel Garcia | Bent Image Lab | USA | F - Music Video |
| Les Nocturnes | Marjorie Lemay | Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase |
| Let Him Play | Yulia Mikushina | OOO M.I.R. | Russia | G - Shorts for Kids |
| LGFUAD | Kelsey Stark | Pratt Institute | USA | E - Undergraduate |
| Light Forms | Malcolm Sutherland | Canada | D - Experimental | |
| Like A Windy Day | Michael Sporn | Michael Sporn Animation, Inc. | USA | G - Shorts for Kids |
| Line | Hyeong-ik Park & Hong-ran Yoon | Kangwon National University | South Korea | E - Undergraduate |
| Lipsett Diaries | Theodore Ushev | National Film Board of Canada | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase |
| Little Deaths | Ruth Lingford | USA | D - Experimental | |
| Little Thunder | Nance Ackerman & Alan Syliboy | National Film Board of Canada | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase |
| Logorama | François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain, Alexandre Sauthier & H 5 | Autour de Minuit Productions | France | D - Narrative |
| Lone Wolf 'Keep Your Eyes On The Road' | Ashley Dean | Broken Pixel | UK | F - Music Video |
| Love & Theft | Andreas Hykade | Studio FILM BILDER | Germany | D - Experimental |
| Make, Believe | Brent Young | University of the Arts | USA | Student Showcase |
| Meat Or Die (Yans! Gans!) 'Linda' | tai Murayama | BONUS.CO.JP | Japan | F - TV for Adults |
| Midori-Ko | Keita Kurosaka | Mistral Japan | Japan | A - Feature |
| Midtown Twist | Gary Leib | Twinkle LLC | USA | F - TV for Adults |
| Milk Milk Lemonade | Ged Haney | Studio FILM BILDER | Germany | D - Narrative |
| Monstre sacré | Jean-Claude Rozec | France | International Showcase 1 | |
| Mushroom Thief | joan ashworth | Seed Fold Films | UK | International Showcase 1 |
| Muzorama | Elsa Brehin, Raphaël Calamote, Mauro Carraro, Maxime Cazaux, Emilien Davaud, Laurent Monneron & Axel Tillement | La Station Animation | France | D - Narrative |
| My Neighbourhood has been overrun by Baboons | Cameron Edser & Michael Richards | GooRoo Animation | Australia | F - Music Video |
| Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang 'Title Sequence' | Paul Donnellon | VooDooDog | UK | F - Promotional |
| NASA 'Spacious Thoughts' | Fluorescent Hill | Fluorescent Hill | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase |
| Night People | Matt Greenwood | Australia | E - Undergraduate | |
| No sleep won't kill you | Marko Meštrovic | Kreativni sindikat & Zagreb film | Croatia (Hrvatska) | International Showcase 1 |
| O. | Jonny Ostrem | Emily Carr University | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase |
| One Piece Film - Strong World | Munehisa Sakai | Toei Animation Co., Ltd. | Japan | A - Feature |
| Paper Dreams | Kenneth Onulak | Rhode Island School of Design | USA | Student Showcase |
| Parade | Pierre-Emmanuel LYET | Doncvoilà | France | E - Graduation |
| Pinball Number 12 Reanimated | Abbey Luck | USA | G - TV for Kids | |
| Play Ball | Jennifer Oxley | USA | G - Shorts for Kids | |
| PLAYGROUND | Mirai Mizue | Japan | D - Experimental | |
| Playtime | Steven Woloshen | Canada | D - Experimental | |
| Prayers for Peace | Dustin Grella | School of Visual Arts | USA | E - Graduation |
| Precise Peter | Martin Schmidt | University of Art and Design Kassel, Germany | Germany | Student Showcase |
| Ray Condo's Crazy Mixed Up World | Debra Dawson | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase | |
| Ricky Gervais Show 'Freaks' | Craig Kellman | Wildbrain | USA | F - TV for Adults |
| Road Regrets | Jon Busby | Blatant Studios | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase |
| Rob The Robot 'Rocket Band' | Phillip Stamp | Amberwood Entertainment | Canada | G - TV for Kids |
| Rondo | Yin Ko Lee | Canada | D - Narrative | |
| Sea Fever | Tom Massey & Daisy Gibbs | The Arts University College at Bournemouth | UK | E - Undergraduate |
| Sleep | Claudius Gentinetta & Frank Braun | gentinettafilm | Switzerland | International Showcase 1 |
| Something Left, Something Taken | Ru Kuwahata, Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter | Tiny Inventions | USA | D - Narrative |
| Sonar | Renaud Hallée | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase | |
| Sorry film not ready | Janet Perlman | Hulascope Studio Inc. | Canada | D - Experimental |
| Sorry The Choir Died Years Back / The Shock Rock | CSSSA Class of 2009 | CSSSA Animation Dept. | USA | E - High School |
| Specky Four Eyes | Jean-Claude Rozec | Vivement Lundi ! / Blink Productions | France | G - Shorts for Kids |
| Spliced 'Helen' | Matt Ferguson | Nelvana Limited | Canada | G - TV for Kids |
| Stella and Sam | Raymond Jafelice & Dave Merritt | Radical Sheep Productions Inc. | Canada | TAC Canadian TV Showcase |
| Terra Firma | Ted Wiggin | Rhode Island School of Design | USA | Student Showcase |
| The Bellies | Philippe Grammaticopoulos | Haidouk Films | France | International Showcase 1 |
| The Bright the Bad and the Ugly | Grade Five Stickings | Reel Student Productions Grosvenor Wentworth Park School | Canada | E - High School |
| The Burning Haus | Nils Knoblich | Kunsthochschule Kassel | Germany | E - Undergraduate |
| The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Tony Collingwood | Portfolio Entertainment Inc/Collingwood O'Hare Productions | Canada & UK | TAC Canadian TV Showcase |
| The Circus | Nicolas Brault | National Film Board of Canada and Folimage | Canada & France | Canadian Film Showcase |
| The Collagist | Amy Lockhart | Canada & USA | Canadian Film Showcase | |
| The Dating Guy (Episode name: 24-ish) | Jamie Whitney & Joseph Sherman | marblemedia | Canada | TAC Canadian TV Showcase |
| The Empress | Lyle Pisio | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase | |
| The External World | David OReilly | David OReilly, Henning Kamm @ DetailFilm | Ireland & Germany | D - Narrative |
| The Formation of Clouds | Marie-Helene Turcotte | National Film Board of Canada | Canada | D - Narrative |
| The Girl Who Had Only One Ear | Alvaro Leon | Ruben Coca, P.C. | Spain | G - Shorts for Kids |
| The Gruffalo | Max Lang & Jakob Schuh | UK | G - TV for Kids | |
| The Hard-Ons 'In The End We All Die Alone' | Mark Gravas | Kapow Pictures | Australia | International Showcase 1 |
| The Henhouse | Elena Pomares | National Film and Television School | UK | E - Graduation |
| The Illusionist | Sylvain Chomet | Django Films, Illusionist Ltd, Cine B, France 3 Cinema | France & UK | A - Feature |
| The Lost Thing | Andrew Ruhemann & Shaun Tan | Passion Pictures Australia | Australia | G - Shorts for Kids |
| The Plant | Jennifer Oxley | USA | G - Shorts for Kids | |
| The Smaller Room | Cristobal Leon & Nina Wehrle | Switzerland & Germany | D - Experimental | |
| The Surfrider Foundation 'Rise Above Plastics' | Aaron Sorenson | LAIKA/house | USA | F - Promotional |
| The Tannery | Iain Gardner | Axis Animation | Scotland | D - Narrative |
| The Thing In The Distance | Elliot Cowan | USA | International Showcase 2 | |
| The Trenches | Claude Cloutier | National Film Board of Canada | Canada | Canadian Film Showcase |
| the tulle curtain | darius jarusevicius & inna shilina | vilnius academy of arts | Lithuania | Student Showcase |
| The undertaker and the dog | Shin Hashimoto | Tama Art University | Japan | E - Graduation |
| The Wind-Up Life | Yi-Jen Chen | Taiwan | Student Showcase | |
| They Might Be Giants 'Cells' | David Cowles & Jeremy Galante | USA | G - TV for Kids | |
| They Might Be Giants 'Electric Car' | Ru Kuwahata & Max Porter | Tiny Inventions | USA | G - TV for Kids |
| This is love | Lei Lei | China | D - Narrative | |
| Tick Tock Tale | Dean Wellins | Walt Disney Animation Studios | USA | International Showcase 1 |
| To swallow a Toad | Jurgis Krasons | RIJA FILMS | Latvia | International Showcase 2 |
| Tok Talk! | Mirae Yi & Yeh Yeon Rhyu | Korea Animation School | South Korea | E - High School |
| Tord and Tord | Niki Lindroth von Bahr | Niki Lindroth von Bahr | Sweden | D - Narrative |
| Tussilago | Jonas Odell | FilmTecknarna Fiction AB | Sweden | International Showcase 1 |
| Ugly Americans 'An American Werewolf in America' | Aaron Augenblick & Devin Clark | Augenblick Studios / Cuppa Coffee Studios | USA & Canada | F - TV for Adults |
| Viliam | veronika obertova | Academy of Fine Arts and Design, Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovakia | Student Showcase |
| Where Is The Love | Dae Woen Yoon & Jae Woo Shin | Gyenggi Art High School | South Korea | E - High School |
| White Tape | Uri Kranot & Michal Kranot | Tindrum Animation (Israel), The Animation Workshop (Denmark) | Israel & Denmark | D - Experimental |
| Wisdom Teeth | Don Hertzfeldt | Bitter Films | USA | D - Narrative |
| Woman who stole fingers | Saori Shiroki | Tokyo University of the Arts | Japan | Student Showcase |
| WWF 'Heroes of the UAE' | Josiah Newbolt & Ben Falk | Asylum Films & AYA | UK | F - Promotional |
| Yellow Cake | Nick Cross | Do It For Me Productions | Canada | D - Narrative |
| YMCA 'Questions' | Isaac King | Head Gear Animation | Canada | F - Promotional |