OIAF Announces 2018 Narrative and Non-Narrative Animated Film Selections

22 narrative and 15 non-narrative animated short films selected to compete at the 2018 Ottawa International Animation Festival.

OTTAWA, ON -- Organizers of the 2018 edition of the Ottawa International Animation Festival have announced both the narrative and non-narrative animated short film selections for the 2018 edition, which runs this year September 26-30.

22 narrative short films are set to compete at OIAF 2018:

  • A Fly in the Restaurant | Xi Chen | China
  • Bloomstreet 11 | Nienke Deutz | Belgium, Netherlands
  • Caterpillarplasty | David Barlow-Krelina | Canada
  • Cyclists | Veljko Popovic | Croatia, France
  • Electrician's Day | Vladimir Leschiov | Latvia
  • GUAXUMA | Nara Normande | France, Brazil
  • III | Marta Pajek | Poland
  • Mary and 7 Dwarfs | Riho Unt | Estonia
  • Mermaids and Rhinos | Viktoria Traub | Hungary
  • Reruns | Rosto | Netherlands, France, Belgium
  • Solar Walk | Réka Bucsi | Denmark
  • The Subject | Patrick Bouchard | Canada
  • Turbine | Alex Boya | Canada
  • Weekends | Trevor Jimenez | USA
  • Fest | Nikita Diaku | Germany
  • Jeom | Kang-Min Kim | South Korea
  • I’m OK | Elizabeth Hobbs | UK
  • Tampon | Alexandra Neuman | USA
  • My Dead Dad's Porno Tapes | Charlie Tyrell | Canada
  • The Theory Of Sunset | Roman Sokolov | Russia
  • Bavure | Donato Sansone | France
  • Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes) | Amanda Strong | Canada

The selection committee also announced the 15 non-narrative short films set to compete:

  • Bi-Polaroid | John Morena | USA
  • Down Escalation | Shunsaku Hayashi | Japan
  • Flea Circus | John Morena | USA
  • Jim Zipper | Alexandre Roy | Canada, Switzerland
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth | John Morena | USA
  • Little Boy | Kristian Pedersen | Norway
  • NEBULA | Marcin Nowrotek | Poland
  • Ride | Paul Bush | Portugal, UK
  • String of Sound | John Morena | USA
  • Tear of Chiwen | Xun Sun | China
  • The Fall | Boris Labbé | France
  • WAAAH | Sawako Kabuki | Japan
  • Americana | Faiyaz Jafri | USA, Hong Kong
  • Ballerina | Steven Subotnick | USA
  • Aérobie | Bastien Dupriez | France

Source: Ottawa International Animation Festival