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OIAF Names 8 Pitch THIS! Semifinalists for 50th Anniversary Edition

By Dan Sarto | Monday, August 3, 2026 at 1:28pm

Selected from more than 100 applications, the teams present to a live industry audience and jury on September 23, with two advancing to the September 24 final; festival runs September 23-27 in Ottawa.

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63 Shorts to Compete at OIAF 2026

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 10:16am

The final set of competitive short films in the Animated Short, Commissioned, Student and Canadian Student categories was selected from a record 3,026 total entries; the festival's 50th anniversary edition runs September 23-27 in Ottawa.

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7 Animated Features to Compete at OIAF 2026

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 10:52am

Films from Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Singapore and the U.S. have been selected for this year’s expanded feature competition; the festival's 50th anniversary edition runs September 23-27.

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OIAF Coins New Platform Animation Competition, Names 6 Selected Shows

By Dan Sarto | Monday, July 6, 2026 at 12:31pm

Adult Swim’s ‘The Elephant,’ Netflix’s ‘Mating Season,’ and Prime Video’s ‘Kevin’ among the shows that will compete in the former Animated Series competition; Animation for Young Audiences 7+ and Animation for Teen Audiences 13+ selections also announced; fest runs September 23-27.

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‘Death Does Not Exist,’ ‘Il burattino e la balena’ Lead OIAF 2025 Winners

By Dan Sarto | Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 7:07am

Félix Dufour-Laperrière takes home the Grand Prize for feature animation, while Roberto Catani takes home the Grand Prize for short animation, at the 49th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival.

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JALI Research Powers ‘When the Moon Sings’ in Competition at OIAF 2025

Jesu Medina’s short film, selected for the Canadian Student Animation program, is an abstract narrative thriller that follows a desperate mother who falls victim to a series of cruel encounters with the Muse, the Angel, and the Demon; fest runs September 24-28.

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6 Animated Features to Compete at OIAF 2025

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 2:43pm

‘ChaO,’ ‘Death Does Not Exist,’ and ‘Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake,’ each an award winner at this summer’s Annecy Festival, lead the set of films in competition; festival runs September 24-28.

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15 NFB Films Headed to OIAF 2025

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 12:27pm

4 shorts in competition by Alex Boya, Matea Radic, Abbey Collings and the duo of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski lead the expansive slate that includes a special screening of Donald McWilliams’ ‘A Return to Memory;’ festival runs September 24–28.

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Sing, Dance, Slay in Ottawa: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sing-Along and Director Q&A Set

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 4:17pm

OIAF 2025 will help seal the Honmoon with a special screening of the hugely successful Netflix musical adventure, with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans on-hand to discuss; Kevin Gillis will talk all things ‘The Raccoons’ at the Animation Exposé.

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72 Shorts to Compete at OIAF 2025

By Dan Sarto | Friday, July 11, 2025 at 9:38am

The final set of competitive short films were selected from a record 2,850 entries in the Commissioned, Narrative, Non-Narrative, Student and Canadian Student categories; festival runs September 25-29 in Ottawa.

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‘La Voix des Sirènes,’ ‘Flow’ Lead OIAF 2024 Winners

By Dan Sarto | Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 6:52am

Gianluigi Toccafondo takes home the Grand Prize for short animation, while Gintz Zilbalodis takes home the Grand Prize for feature animation, at the 48th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival.

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17 NFB Films Heading to OIAF 2024

Official competition selections include ‘Maybe Elephants’ by Torill Kove, ‘In the Shallows’ by Arash Akhgari and ‘Hairy Legs’ by Andrea Dorfman; 4 NFB shorts included in “What Is It Good For? Experiences Of War in Animation” special screening.

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OIAF 2024 Panel Set: Go Behind the Scenes of ‘The Wild Robot’

Writer/director Chris Sanders will lead a discussion exploring the story and artistry of DreamWorks Animation’s new film at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, North America’s leading animation festival, which runs September 25-29.

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69 Shorts to Compete at OIAF 2024

Out of 2,308 entries from 93 countries, shorts in competition were selected in the Commissioned, Narrative, Non-Narrative, Student and Canadian Student categories; the festival runs September 25-29 in Ottawa.

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7 Animated Features to Compete at OIAF 2024

The Ottawa Animation Festival releases its official list of feature films in competition that includes Annecy 2024 Cristal Award winner ‘Memoir of a Snail,’ Jury Award winner ‘Flow,’ and the Contrechamp Grand Prix winner ‘El sueño de la Sultana;’ the event runs September 25-29.

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OIAF 2024 Reveals Official Selections for Young & Teen Audiences, Animated Series

Newest competition category consists of 10 animated works that bridge the gap between adult and child audiences, including the latest from Pixar Animation Studio’s SparkShorts program.

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Submissions Open: OIAF TAC Pitch THIS! 2024

Annual competition offers Canadian creators a unique opportunity to refine their craft and reach an audience of peers, studio executives, and potential buyers; semi-finals and finals take place during TAC, which run September 25-27.

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OIAF Reveals 2024 Edition Poster by Lei Lei

The experimental artist creates an ‘ode to the wild creative process of an animator’ for the upcoming animation festival, returning to Ottawa September 25-29 

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‘Miserable Miracle,’ ‘When Adam Changes’ Top OIAF 2023 Winners

By Dan Sarto | Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 10:11am

Ryo Orikasa takes home the Grand Prize for short animation, while Joël Vaudreuil takes home the Grand Prize for feature animation, at the 47th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival.

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Exclusive: New Trailer for Ryo Orikasa’s ‘Miserable Miracle’

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 8:28am

The award-winning ‘Datum Point’ director returns to the Ottawa festival with his latest experimental film, produced by Miyu Productions, the NFB, and New Deer, screening in Short Competition 5; OIAF 2023 runs September 20-24.  

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Netflix’s ‘Hilda’ Season 3 Sneak Peek Comes to OIAF 2023

Sony Pictures Television-Kids and Mercury Filmworks bring 2-episodes of the Emmy, BAFTA, and Annie Award-winning animated series to the Ottawa International Animation Festival September 21; the 3rd and final season streams in December - the festival runs September 20-24.

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19 NFB Films Heading to OIAF 2023

Official competition selections include ‘The Girl with the Red Beret’ by Janet Perlman, ‘Miserable Miracle’ by Ryo Orikasa, ‘HARVEY’ by Janice Nadeau and ‘Boat People’ by Thao Lam and Kjell Boersma; NFB programs include NFB HOTHOUSE@20 and Show-and-tell with the NFB Animation & Interactive Studio.

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