Social Activities at OIAF 2023
Aniboutique
Tuesday, September 19 to Friday, September 22 from 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday, September 23 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday, September 24 from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Arts Court: 3rd floor
The Aniboutique is the official shop for the OIAF. Pick up hard-to-find books on animation, merchandise from animation artists, and of course Festival swag that includes shirts, posters, books and more! You’ll also find mini-boutiques at the ByTowne before each screening and at the NAC during Animation Exposé.
Chez Ani
Wednesday, September 20 to Friday, September 22 from 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday, September 23 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Sunday, September 24 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Arts Court Studio
Chez Ani is the place where filmmakers, students, and fans alike can get together for some student-priced beverages and snacks and socialize. Stop by before our after-screenings in the Art Court Theatre or have a light breakfast before Meet the Filmmakers!
Opening Night Party
Presented by Nelvana
Wednesday, September 20 from 9:30 pm – 2:00 am
Pub 101, 101 York Street (Indoor/Outdoor event)
You must have an Animapass, TAC Animapass, TAC Only Pass or Wednesday Day pass to attend. Must have a 19+ to attend. Please bring ID.
Let’s kick off OIAF2023 in the best way possible: an epic party sponsored by Nelvana! Join us at Pub 101 in the Byward Market for a night of meeting old friends and new, while enjoying karaoke, food, and dancing!
Thursday 5 à 7
Presented by the Directors Guild of Canada
Thursday, September 21 from 5pm to 7pm
Jackson in the Ottawa Art Gallery (10 Day Ave)
You must have an Animapass, TAC Animapass, TAC Only Pass or Thursday Day pass to attend.
All ages are invited but a 19+ ID is required to be served alcohol.
TAC and OIAF come together for pre-dinner or pre-screening drink in the beautiful Jackson Café!
Salon des Refusés
Presented by Bento Box Entertainment
Thursday, September 21 from 9:30 pm – 2:00 am
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street (Indoor/Outdoor event)
You must have an Animapass, TAC Animapass, TAC Only Pass or Thursday Day Pass to attend
All ages are invited and must have a 19+ ID is required to be served alcohol.
We can’t all be winners but we can take rejection in stride. Salon des Refusés is an opportunity for Festival passholders to view films that were not accepted into the Festival programming. Join us at Club SAW for libations, commiserations, and a little crowd validation. We know rejection is a hard pill to swallow, so bring your OIAF rejection letter for a free drink to wash it down with, courtesy of Bento Box Entertainment. All festival passholders are also welcome to view the refused films and meet the creators.
The Animators’ Picnic
Presented by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios
Friday, September 22, 2023 from 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Strathcona Park, 25 Range Road (Outdoor event)
You must have an Animapass, TAC Animapass, TAC Only Pass or Friday Day Pass to attend
All ages are invited and must have a 19+ ID is required to be served alcohol.
You can’t miss the OIAF signature social event, the world-famous Animators’ Picnic presented by Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios. Passholders can jump on a bus from the ByTowne Cinema after the 11 am screening or the Arts Court around 1 pm, and head to Strathcona Park, one of Ottawa’s most scenic green spaces along the Rideau River! Grab a complimentary meal from Tulips & Maple Catering while building connections and show us your artistic talent during our pumpkin carving contest!
Jam-Filled Entertainment’s Sweet Antics Party
Friday, September 22 from 9:30 pm – 2:00 am
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas Street (Indoor/Outdoor event)
You must have an Animapass, Tac Animapass, TAC Only Pass, Weekend or Friday Day pass to attend. All ages are invited and 19+ ID is required to be served alcohol.
Welcome to OIAF’s sweet Friday night party, presented by Jam-Filled Entertainment! Join in the fun for a celebration of the 16th anniversary of Jam-Filled Entertainment. This year’s party will be held at Club SAW, where passholders from across the country will have a chance to make connections, listen to music, dance, and more!
OIAF @ Pique
ft. Drink & Draw – Presented by Atomic Cartoons
Pique: Saturday, September 23 from 6:00 pm – 2:00 am
Complimentary admission for Animapass, TAC Animapass, Weekend or Saturday Day Pass holders. Individual tickets are pay-what-you-can (suggested $25-$50) All ages are invited and must have 19+ ID to be served alcohol.
Pique will present 25 artists across 7 stages and exhibition spaces, indoors and outdoors, for groundbreaking audio/visual performances, interactive art, screenings, talks, and more.
Drink & Draw: Saturday, September 23 from 9:00 pm – 12:00 am
Arts Court Studio
Enter via 2 Daly Ave or 67 Nicholas.
Back by popular demand, Atomic Cartoons’ event ‘Drink and Draw’ returns. Break out your pencil and sketchpad and get ready for our cosplay models to pose to music from vinyl DJ extraordinaire Jas Nasty!
Also at Pique…
The Art of Wasting Time
Arts Court Studio, 2 Daly Avenue: Saturday, September 23 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Plotlessness, wordlessness, slowness, alienation, transcendental cinema in the short animated format? Faiyaz Jafri will discuss the importance of procrastination in the creative process and the deconstruction of linearity to create new visual experiences. Art is suffering, and that is OK. This a film-infused masterclass in making boring long films in the short film format.
For a full list of Pique performers click here.
Chicken Soup Symbiosis & Other Stories of Humanity: The Films of Justin Tomchuk
Arts Court – DARC Microcinema (1st Floor): Saturday, September 23 from 10:00 am – 11:00 pm
This 1-hour long retrospective is screened as a video installation and loops every hour on the hour. Click here for more info.
Born and raised in rural Nova Scotia, multimedia artist Justin Tomchuk has amassed a sizable, dedicated following through his YouTube channel, posting a mix of episodic long-form series and bite-sized standalone shorts. His films blend a surrealist, lo-fi sensibility with an intricate level of detail and artistry, giving vibrant, pixelated life to everything from references to famous paintings, a shape-shifting clown monster, and a rapidly expanding Seinfeld with equal gusto. Like if David Lynch started making films in MS Paint.
While his aesthetic often amplifies how deeply unsettling his films can be, they can also be laugh-out-loud funny, with a humour so irreverent it often catches you off guard. Come for the moody surrealism, stay to watch Caillou get launched out of a trebuchet while Werner Herzog narrates. Whether it’s fake fast food commercials, existential cans of soup, or The Good Doctor memes on a beach, there’s no one out there doing it like Justin Tomchuk.
Virtual Reality Competition
Arts Court – Courtroom (Floor 2A): Saturday, September 23 from 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Check out the five projects in the Virtual Reality Competition. Click here for more information about the projects.
Closing Night Party
Sunday, September 24 from 7:00 pm to 12:00 am
Arts Court Studio, 2 Daly Avenue (Indoor event)
You must have an Animapass, TAC Animapass, Weekend Pass, or Sunday Day pass to attend. All ages are invited. 19+ ID is required to be served alcohol.
The end is near and the grand finale is here! Let’s get together for one final toast. A casual affair held in the Arts Court; to chat, chill, or maybe do a little dancing. That’s all folks!