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Ottawa International Animation Festival

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America

23 Sep, 2020 - 04 Oct, 2020

Keywords

cgi animation, computer animation, student film, stop motion, stop motion animation, feature film, 2d animation, hand drawn animation, animation

Category

Short, Feature

Genre

Documentary, Short, Animation, Comedy, Romance, Sport, Action, News, Drama, Adult, Crime, Experimental, Fantasy, Historical/Epic, Horror, Musical/dance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western, Music Video, Television, Virtual Reality, Web / New Media

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Ottawa International Animation Festival

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, North America

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General Information

founded

1976

edition

45th

organizer

Chris Robinson

Artistic Director

Contact details

OIAF

info@animationfestival.ca

(613) 232-8769

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Venue

Festival Office 2 Daly Avenue, Suite 120, Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 6E2 Show me on the map

About the festival

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is one of the world’s leading animation events providing screenings, exhibits, workshops, and entertainment since 1976. OIAF is an annual five-day event bringing art and industry together in a vibrant hub and attracting more than 30,000 artists, producers, students, and animation fans worldwide.

Mission

Each year the OIAF’s programming team receives 2,400 plus entries. Approximately, 100 films will be chosen as competition finalists and will be notified between late June to early July. Another 40-50 films will be screened as part of the out-of-competition panorama programmes.

Those selected films will be screened during OIAF20 and judged by international juries who will view the films alongside the audience during the festival.

About

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is one of the world’s leading animation events providing screenings, exhibits, workshops, and entertainment since 1976. OIAF is an annual five-day event bringing art and industry together in a vibrant hub and attracting more than 30,000 artists, producers, students, and animation fans worldwide.

Mission

Each year the OIAF’s programming team receives 2,400 plus entries. Approximately, 100 films will be chosen as competition finalists and will be notified between late June to early July. Another 40-50 films will be screened as part of the out-of-competition panorama programmes.

Those selected films will be screened during OIAF20 and judged by international juries who will view the films alongside the audience during the festival.

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Awards & Winners

2019

Best Canadian Animation (Winner)

Finding Uranus (2019)  Director(s): Ivan LI

Terms and rules

Only animated films that were completed after May 25th, 2019 are eligible.

You must submit your entry form online through your OIAF login account.

Provide a streamable URL link.

If your film has dialogue that is not English and is not subtitled, you must include an English dialogue script.

Director's photograph (300 dpi), biography and 3 stills from the film (300 dpi) are required.

Subtitles language: English

Premiere Requirements: No premiere requirement

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Independent Short Films Competition
Entry fees
Early Bird (29th May, 2020) $0
Regular (29th May, 2020) $0
Late (29th May, 2020) $0
Runtime 1 - 30 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Short-format, non-commissioned animated films or videos. Suggested maximum length of 30 minutes. − Narrative Short: Structured with some sort of narrative or story. (ie. "something happens") − Non-Narrative: Structured without a clear narrative or cause-effect plotline.

Virtual Reality (VR) Competition
Entry fees
Early Bird (29th May, 2020) $0
Regular (29th May, 2020) $0
Late (29th May, 2020) $0
Runtime 1 - 20 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Immersive works that are created for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or Samsung Gear VR virtual reality platforms. Immersive works: Independent and commissioned projects including but not limited to narrative short experiences, installations, time based works, interactive works, and non-linear narrative or non-narrative experiences. If applicable, please note only one episode in any series is eligible and all submissions are limited to an experience length of 20 minutes and under.

Commisioned Films Competition
Entry fees
Early Bird (29th May, 2020) $0
Regular (29th May, 2020) $0
Late (29th May, 2020) $0
Runtime 1 - 22 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Commissioned Animation: Includes but not limited to commercials, title sequences, station/program identification spots, music videos, and animation series made for adults. Please note only one episode per series is eligible and is limited to 22 minutes and under.

Student Animation Competition
Entry fees
Early Bird (29th May, 2020) $0
Regular (29th May, 2020) $0
Late (29th May, 2020) $0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Undergraduate Animation and Graduation Animation

Films/Videos Made for Children
Entry fees
Early Bird (29th May, 2020) $0
Regular (29th May, 2020) $0
Late (29th May, 2020) $0
Runtime 1 - 22 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Short Animation Made for Children: Any non-feature animated film (under 30 minutes) that is aimed specifically at young audiences. − Animation Series Made for Children: Any special or series (22 minutes and under) created specifically for a young audience. Only one episode per series is eligible.

Feature Film
Entry fees
Early Bird (29th May, 2020) $0
Regular (29th May, 2020) $0
Late (29th May, 2020) $0
Runtime 45 - minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No
Description

Animated film over 45 minutes in length.

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