In preparation for the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) on Sept. 24-28, there are two fantastic animated films from the vault in the first half of September. There are also some acclaimed classics, including the film that started the whole summer blockbuster trend. Plus new releases, including an Ottawa premiere.
Magician Jin Li is bringing the world of close-up magic to Ottawa audiences with his show InTouch — Immersive Close Up Magic Show premiering on Sept. 19 at the Atelier Studio in Arts Court.
Pique is back, hitting up Arts Court with its fall lineup on Sept. 27.
For 16 long years, Ava Rose has been trying and failing to win her county’s infamous chili competition and honour her dad’s legacy. This is finally her year to win, or so she hopes. Faced with a sous chef who doesn’t know how to open a can, a lack of a full recipe, and her arch-nemesis attempting to sabotage her at every step, can Ava beat the odds and come out victorious?
Project WARP is back for a fourth and final cohort, and applications are now open until Sept. 7 at 11:59pm.
For the past 38 years, the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon festival has been inviting guests to take in the views of the region’s landscape, enjoy live performances, and take part in their Beauce Carnaval Amusement Park. This year, they are adding one more night of fun and an additional stage to their festival.
The inaugural YOWFEST, full of Ottawa’s biggest hip-hop and rap artists, is taking place at Lansdowne Park right at the end of summer, featuring over a dozen artists on each day of the festival.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival lands on Sept. 24 through to Sept. 28. The festival showcases the work from animators across the globe, from Finland to France, Estonia and beyond. Among all these selections, only one hails from the festival’s host city of Ottawa. Brennan Bova, and his short film Join will be joining us in the ‘Commissioned Animation’ section of the OIAF this year.
Exhibit One project curator Keke Doreus believes art is never a final product — it’s an ongoing process that is never fully complete.This is exactly what she hopes to portray through her multidisciplinary art shows, the first of which took place on Aug. 16 at TCC Canada (150 Elgin St.). The debut show, ÉPILOGUE, starred live art presentations including fashion, sculpture, and music.
This September, Mirror Mountain will take place from Sept. 5-7 at ODD Box in Arts Court, located at 2 Daly Ave.
Happy Capital Pride Ottawa! There are plenty of cool events happening this weekend (and beyond!) to celebrate pride in the capital, plus a bunch of great music and theatre shows all weekend long.
Josiah Henson’s story is powerful. His journey from slavery in the southern United States in 1830, using the underground railroad, and the role he played in his newfound home in Dresden, Ontario is nothing short of inspiring. However, it’s a story not many Canadians know, much less have even heard of.
What started as a film society for aficionados has evolved into what Tom McSorley, who’s been the CFI’s executive director for almost 20 years, calls “a portal into all of this incredible work that’s being made around the world.”
There are many must-see older films from major directors at Ottawa’s independent cinemas this month, many of them 4K restorations. I’ll also remind you about the new releases I recommended in the last Magic in the Dark.
As a part of the NAC’s summer programming Stage Series, Love You Wrong Time is a hilarious and heartwarming tale that follows two friends looking for love in the big city.
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