The Animation Pimp: Kaspar Jancis and his Motel of Fools
Can we ever realistically connect with the world around us for extended periods or are these moments of connection and small joys just fleeting, fading as fast as they appear?
Can we ever realistically connect with the world around us for extended periods or are these moments of connection and small joys just fleeting, fading as fast as they appear?
Bruce Bickford and Michèle Cournoyer set to present retrospective works at this year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival, running September 16-20.
Four feature-length films make up this year’s official selection: ‘La Montagne Magique,’ (‘The Magic Mountain’), ‘Pos Eso’ (‘Possessed’), ‘Adama,’ and ‘Over The Garden Wall.’
Highlights at OIAF 2015 include ‘World of Tomorrow’ by Don Hertzfeldt, ‘Ernie Biscuit’ by Adam Elliot, ‘Sonámbulo’ from Theodore Ushev, ‘Waves ’98’ by Ely Dagher, ‘The Simpsons’ Couch Gag and Stromae’s ‘Carmen’ by Sylvain Chomet, and ‘A Single Life’ by the Dutch trio Job, Joris & Marieke.
Deadline for submissions to the specialized program dedicated to providing producers with potential career-changing pitching opportunities us July 15.
International jury members for the 2015 Ottawa International Animation Festival are Chris Dainty, Kaspar Jancis, Maral Mohammadian, Leah Shore, Yiorgos Tsangaris and Saschka Unseld.
Shouting, swearing and outright bitchiness signal another year of festival submission review and selection for The Pimp.
Ottawa International Animation Festival seeks submissions for International Showcase in eight separate categories.
The 2014 Grand Prize for Best Animated Feature is given to ‘Seth’s Dominion’ by Luc Chamberland at the Ottawa International Animation Festival; ‘Hipopotamy’ by Piotr Dumala wins the Nelvana 2014 Grand Prize for Best Short Animation.
Running alongside the Ottawa International Animation Festival, The Animation Conference includes face-to-face business time, industry panels, one-on-one talks, and pitching opportunities.
Posters promoting this year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival feature a character nicknamed Roger Mortis, an empty-headed body that gets dragged around on various adventures by its rebellious brain.
Now in its 38th year, the festival’s roster includes a star-studded list of animators such as David OReilly, Tom Warburton, Ron Clements & John Musker, and Oscar winner Torill Kove.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival celebrates the world’s most beloved, successful and pioneering animation studio with a series of screenings, talks and exhibitions with legendary Disney animators.
Seventeen NFB films are selected to this year’s festival, including documentaries on Norman McLaren and Canadian cartoonist Seth.
110 films representing 24 countries are selected to compete for the Grand Prize at this year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival running September 17-21.
Proposals for projects aimed at children age 6–12 are now being accepted for the PITCH THIS! sessions at The Animation Conference (TAC) during The Ottawa International Animation Festival.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival announces the selection of films competing in the Feature Film Category at this year’s Festival running September 17-21.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival announces the finalists for the competition of Short Films for Kids and Series for Kids at this year’s festival, running September 17-21.
The 2014 Ottawa International Animation Festival, taking place this year September 17-21, announces its worldwide call for entries.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival unveils a new poster by Irish animator David OReilly and announces a retrospective of his work.
This is what's called a conflict of interest. See I work for the OIAF and I'm using this post to promote the fact that Cloud with a Chance of Meatballs 2 will screen at this year's OIAF before it lands in cinemas.