YOUR OIAF22 CHECKLIST

Your Ottawa International Animation Festival Checklist!

Every year, there are so many great screenings, panels, chats, parties and special showcases planned for the OIAF that it can leave a first-time visitor a bit overwhelmed. So, here are some of our picks for the 2022 edition that we think you should definitely try and catch or live to regret it until the next festival comes around!

Check out some of the best animated shorts by creative artists all around the world (such as Sophie Koko Gate’s Hotel Kalura) at the special screenings. (Don’t worry if you miss one. The kind festival programmers often screen each short twice during the week.)

Meet world-class animation stars such as Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby (When the Day Breaks) whose new short The Flying Sailor is part of the narrative competition.

Hang out with some of the cool animation students, top animation artists and fellow animation lovers and carve some killer pumpkins at the festival’s popular Animators’ Picnic.

Expand your mind and get inspired by enjoying some very cool non-narrative shorts, such as Sumito Sakakibara’s stunning 360-degree work Iizuna Fair.

Learn more about animation around the world through the festival’s special programs and showcases. This year, Hugo Covarrubias, the Oscar-nominated director of Bestia, has prepared a not-to-be-missed special focus on Chilean Animation.

See some of the awesome animated music videos, commercials and ident spots created by the hottest talent around the globe, such as the cool Pharrell Williams’ music video “Cash In Cash Out,” directed by Francis Rousselet.

Find out what the top animation commissioners, buyers, development execs and other power players are looking for at The Animation Conference (TAC), which takes place Sept. 21-23 at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier and various other locations around town. Don’t miss happy hour on the Ottawa River Boat Cruise.

Enjoy a totally non-mainstream, artistic movie that you probably won’t get to see in regular theaters the rest of the year! Among this year’s feature selections are Anca Damian’s The Island, Koji Yamamura’s Dozens of Norths, Alê Abreu’s Perlimps, Alberto Vázquez’s Unicorn Wars and Lei Lei’s Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish. ◆

Animators’ Picnic

Hotel Kalura

Bestia

Iizuna Fair

Cash In Cash Out

Amanda Forbis (left) and Wendy Tilby

The Island