– The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) unveils its Best of Ottawa program featuring 10 animated short films from the 2024 Festival.
– Included in the selection is the Festival’s signal film created by Lei Lei and the 97th Academy Awards-shortlisted film, “Percebes”.
– The OIAF picks a variety of short films, award-winners, and audience favourites each year for its Best of Ottawa Program that tours globally.
– Designed to showcase compelling achievements in animation, this program induces a range of emotions in its audience.
Shimmy, Shake, and Jive with OIAF’s Exquisite Animation Selection!
It’s Raining Animated Masterpieces, Hallelujah!
Could There Be More? Stay Tuned!
Let’s give a big standing applause for the Ottawa International Animation Festival! With their Best of Ottawa line-up, they’re plucking out big shots from their hat of animated treasures. Not only are they rocking the animation boat with the Festival’s signal film by that wizard of art, Lei Lei, but they’re also bringing forth a dazzling gem with the Oscar-shortlisted “Percebes”. I mean, who needs a boring still-life painting when you can get a moving, grooving, narrative-packed animation?
Every year, they pitch their flavourful animation curry around the globe, spicing up our lives with variety – be it short films that take less time to cook than your instant noodles, award-winning delicacies that would make Gordon Ramsay’s eyes water, or audience favourites that make you laugh, cry and then some. All these under one Best of Ottawa program! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s OIAF swooping in to save us from the mundanity of our usual movie nights. Stay tuned, friends. This is an animation evolution you don’t want to miss!
The renowned Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) introduces its Best of Ottawa showcase, presenting 10 astounding animated shorts from the 2024 festival. This includes the festival’s signature animation by Lei Lei and the 97th Academy Awards-nominated Percebes. Annually curated by OIAF, the Best of Ottawa Program is a collection of short films, award recipients and crowd favourites, encapsulating the diverse range of styles and techniques unique to the animation medium. From February 25, 2025, organisations big and small can schedule in-person or virtual screenings of this program.
“As the title suggests, this screening captures the best of international animation masterpieces that have wowed both our jury and audiences,” shares OIAF Artistic Director Chris Robinson. “It is an eclectic mix reflecting stories of travel challenges, guardian angels, warfare, social media interactions, and even a long-awaited Woody and Buzz Lightyear face off. What more could you ask for? Make sure to grab your tickets!”
Highlights of this year’s Best of Ottawa include:
- OIAF 2024 Signal Film (dir. Lei Lei)
- Percebes (dirs. Alexandra Ramires & Laura Gonçalves)
- Carrotica (dir. Daniel Sterlin-Altman)
- Gina Kamentsky’s Pinocchio in 70mm (dir. Gina Kamentsky)
- Martyr’s Guidebook (dir. Maks Rzontkowski)
- In the Shallows (dir. Arash Akhgari)
- I Died in Irpin (dir. Anastasiia Falileieva)
- Corridor ‘Jump Cut’ (dir. Winston Hacking)
- La Voix des Sirènes (dir. Gianluigi Toccafondo)
- You’ve got a friend in me (dir. Peter Millard)
Exclusive to the in-person showing of the Best of Ottawa program is Ramires & Gonçalves’ Percebes, the recipient of the prestigious Craft Award for Best Design at OIAF 2024. Other award-winners showcased both at the in-person and online screenings include: Carrotica (Wacom Public Prize), Martyr’s Guidebook (Bento Box Award for Best Student Animation), In the Shallows (DGC Award for Best Canadian Animation), I Died in Irpin (Craft Award for Best Script) and several more.
Embracing a tiered pricing model, the Best of Ottawa is designed to be accessible to small arts bodies while ensuring fair compensation for artists. To schedule a screening, contact OIAF via email at bestofottawa@animationfestival.ca.
As North America’s longest-standing animation event, the OIAF will be accepting submissions from March 1 to May 31, 2025, for its upcoming edition. Selections from the forthcoming 49th edition of the festival will qualify for consideration in the Best of Ottawa 2025 program.
Original article: https://www.skwigly.co.uk/squirm-smile-shout-and-shake-oiaf-takes-award-winning-animation-on-tour/