Films & Screenings
Official Competition
The Official Competition is a festival highlight, with short animated films in 8 categories, animated feature films, and VR works vying for an award.
An international, six-person jury will be handing out prizes on Saturday, September 23rd.

2023 Official Competition
This year the Ottawa International Animation Festival received a total of 2165 entries from 85 different countries. Of those, 40 short films, including Animated Series, and seven feature films were chosen for competition. There are five projects in the running for Best Virtual Reality (VR).
In addition, 25 films were selected for the Canadian Student Competition and 30 panorama films were chosen to represent the efforts of the Canadian, international, and student communities.
OIAF 2023 OFFICIAL COMPETITION PRIZES AND AWARDS
The Official Competition section consists of works selected by the festival programming team (Chris Robinson, Devin Hartley, Ben Compton, David Cuevas).
Three official juries will judge the Short, Feature, and Kids Competition screenings during the festival. The Short and Feature jury members are chosen from the international animation community. The Kids jury is composed of children from the Ottawa area.
On Saturday, September 23rd at 7:00 pm, the Juries will announce the award-winning films during the OIAF’s Awards Ceremony being held in the Canada Room at the National Arts Centre.
A Best of Ottawa 2023 screening (a selection of the Festival’s award-winning films) will be screened on Sunday, September 24 at 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm at the ByTowne Cinema.
THE OIAF AWARDS
The OIAF awards are designed by local artist Tick Tock Tom, with an animation originally created by New York animator George Griffin.
OIAF 23 Awards
Grand Prize for Short Animation
Grand Prize for Feature Animation
Category Awards:
Narrative Short
Non-Narrative
Bento Box Award for Best Student Animation
Commissioned
Virtual Reality Project
Animated Series
Young Audiences 7+
Teen Audiences 13+
Craft Awards:
Script
Design
XPPen Award for Best Animation Technique
Sound
Other Awards:
Wacom Public Prize
Awarded for the best film of the short competition as selected by the audience.
Director’s Guild of Canada (DGC) Award for Best Canadian Animation Film
Awarded for the most outstanding Canadian production in competition and Canadian panorama screenings.
NBCUniversal Award for Best Canadian Student Animation Film
Awarded for the most outstanding Canadian student animation work
Hélène Tanguay Award for Humour
Named for a long time champion of the OIAF, this new award is presented to the
work conveys the best sense of wild, dark or absurd humour.
OIAF 2023 : PRIX ET RÉCOMPENSES DE LA COMPÉTITION OFFICIELLE
La section Compétition officielle est composée d’œuvres sélectionnées par l’équipe de programmation du festival (Chris Robinson, Devin Hartley, Ben Compton, David Cuevas).
Trois jurys officiels jugeront les projections des courts et longs métrages et de la compétition jeune public pendant le festival. Les membres du jury des courts et longs métrages sont choisis parmi la communauté internationale de l’animation. Le jury de la compétition jeune public est composé d’enfants de la région d’Ottawa.
Le samedi 23 septembre à 19 h 00, les jurys annonceront les films primés lors de la cérémonie de remise des prix du festival, qui se tiendra dans la salle Canada du Centre national des Arts.
Une projection de Best of Ottawa 2023 (une sélection des films primés du festival) sera présentée le dimanche 24 septembre à 19 h et à 21 h au cinéma ByTowne.
Les prix et récompenses de OIAF
Les trophées
Les trophées ont été conçus par l’artiste local Tick Tock Tom, à partir d’une animation originale de l’animateur new-yorkais George Griffin.
Prix de OIAF 2023
Grand Prix pour le meilleur court-métrage
Grand Prix pour le meilleur long-métrage
Prix par catégories
court-métrage narratif
court-métrage expérimental
Le prix Bento Box pour le meilleur court-métrage d’étudiant
film de commande
séries d’animation
réalité virtuelle
Jeune public: 7+
Jeune public: 13+
Récompenses techniques:
Scénario
Conception graphique
Le Prix XPPen pour les meilleurs techniques d’animation
Son
Autres prix:
Prix du Public Wacom
Décerné par le public au meilleur court-métrage en compétition
Le prix de la guilde Canadienne des réalisateurs pour le meilleur film d’animation canadien
Décerné à la production canadienne la plus remarquable parmi les films en compétition et hors-compétition.
Le prix de NBCUniversal pour le meilleur film d’animation d’un étudiant canadien
Décerné au travail le plus remarquable d’un étudiant canadien
Prix Helene Tanguay de l’humour
Nommé en l’honneur d’une championne de longue date de l’OIAF, ce nouveau
prix est décerné à l’œuvre qui fait preuve du meilleur sens de l’humour noir ou
absurde.
Thank You to Our Official Competition Sponsors
Competition Screenings
Free for Passholders
Click here to see the full schedule
All films in Short Film Competitions 1-5 are eligible for the Wacom Public Prize. Remember to cast your vote after the screening!
The Best of the Best!
OIAF 2023 Awards Ceremony
National Arts Centre
Saturday, September 23rd, 7:00pm
Join OIAF’s Artistic Director Chris Robinson for plenty of mischief with guest appearances from other animation legends. Stay tuned for the announcing of the winners of the Short, Feature, VR, and Young Audiences by the 2023 juries including our comical Kids Jury!

Best of Ottawa 2023
ByTowne Cinema
Sunday, September 24th, 7:00PM |
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Sunday, September 24th, 9:00PM |
The Best of Ottawa program showcases audience favourites and award winners from the 2023 Ottawa International Animation Festival competition. The screenings offer a sampling of exceptional animated short films that explore moments of humour, profundity, and inspiration. The works in this collection provide a unique cross-section of some of the best contemporary film artists from around the world.

Panorama Screenings
The World Panorama and Canadian Panorama programmes feature selections of outstanding new animated short films from across Canada and around the world, in addition to a variety of new international student work shown in the World Student Panorama.
Selected from among the 2023 submissions, these films are an out-of-competition companion series to the wide range of techniques and voices found in the Official Competition.

Thank You to Our Canadian Panorama Sponsor
Retrospectives &
Special Screenings
A selection of short film programmes highlighting the best of the past and present, including screenings of special retrospectives from celebrated and noteworthy animators and studios, and showcases focusing on specific animation techniques.
