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OIAF Coins New Platform Animation Competition, Names 6 Selected Shows

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

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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6 Animated Features to Compete at OIAF 2025

‘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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On the Road to Ottawa Headline News

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

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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Animated Shorts of the Month ANIMATIONWorld

Binocular Briefs – A Tribute to Phil Mulloy

AWN’s latest short film survey remembers the raw, minimalist, and ferociously satirical work of the legendary indie filmmaker, who passed away this July.

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Binocular Briefs - July 2025

AWN’s latest survey spotlights a selection of under-the-radar animated shorts currently making waves on the festival circuit — or freshly available online.

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Keep it Short! Headline News

72 Shorts to Compete at OIAF 2025

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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Binocular Briefs - June 2025

AWN’s latest survey highlights a selection of under-the-radar animated shorts currently making their way through the festival circuit — or newly available online.

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Binocular Briefs - May 2025

AWN’s latest survey highlights a selection of under-the-radar animated shorts currently making their way through the festival circuit - or newly available online.

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Animated Shorts of the Month ANIMATIONWorld

Binocular Briefs - April 2025

AWN’s latest survey highlights under-the-radar animated shorts that are currently making their way through the festival circuit - or are newly available for online viewing.

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Animated Shorts of the Month ANIMATIONWorld

Binocular Briefs - March 2025

AWN’s latest survey highlights under-the-radar animated shorts that are currently making their way through the festival circuit—or are newly available for online viewing.

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Binocular Briefs - February 2025

AWN’s latest survey highlights under-the-radar animated shorts that are currently making their way through the festival circuit — or are newly available for online viewing.

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Animated Shorts of the Month ANIMATIONWorld

Binocular Briefs - January 2025

AWN’s latest survey highlights under-the-radar animated shorts currently making their way through the festival circuit or newly available for online viewing.

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Charming Christmas Animal Tales ANIMATIONWorld

Binocular Briefs - December 2024

AWN’s latest survey highlights under-the-radar animated shorts currently making their way through the festival circuit or newly available for online viewing – we end the year looking at the 5 charming shorts making up the ‘Animal Tales of Christmas Magic’ feature.

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Binocular Briefs - November 2024

AWN’s latest survey highlights under-the-radar animated shorts currently making their way through the festival circuit or newly available for online viewing.

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Binocular Briefs – A Tribute to Emma Calder

AWN’s latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently making their way through the festival circuit or newly available for online viewing pays tribute to the talented British artist and collage master who passed away September 26 at age 65 from cancer.

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Binocular Briefs - September 2024

AWN’s latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently traveling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.

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Animated Shorts of the Month ANIMATIONWorld

Binocular Briefs - August 2024

AWN’s latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently traveling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.

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Keep it Short! Headline News

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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Binocular Briefs - July 2024

AWN's latest survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing.

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All Eyes Turn to Ottawa Headline News

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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Binocular Briefs - Spotlight on Animafest Zagreb

The May 2024 survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing takes a special look at five films to keep an eye on at animation’s second oldest festival.

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All Eyes Turn to Ottawa Headline News

OIAF Reveals 2024 Competition Juries

Veteran Ottawa animator and Algonquin College professor Neil Hunter leads the animation festival’s list of feature film and short film jury members; the festival runs September 25-29.

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Binocular Briefs - Spotlight on Stuttgart

The April 2024 survey of under-the-radar animated shorts currently travelling the festival circuit or new to online viewing takes a special look at five films to keep an eye on at the Stuttgart Animation Festival.