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Ottawa International Animation Festival

Q&A: Ottawa’s Own Brennan Bova’s Join Brings Community to Life at OIAF

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.

Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?

Please don’t ask me how it’s the end of September, but here we are. Get out there and enjoy just a small snippet of all the great things our city has to offer! All Weekend Vpop will be at Next Door on Saturday and Sunday with local resellers, artists and makers. The Ottawa International Animation […]

Tips on what to see at OIAF 2024

My favourite Ottawa festival, the Canadian Film Institute’s Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), begins Sept. 25 and runs to Sept. 29. Never been to the OIAF and wondering if you should go? After all, animation is just for kids—right? Wrong!

The Ottawa International Animation Festival takes over downtown Ottawa Sept. 25-29

Get ready for the annual Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) from Sept. 25–29. This year’s festival takes place across various different venues in downtown Ottawa and will provide workshops, screenings and entertainment highlighting some of the world’s best in animation. Artistic Director of the festival, Chris Robinson, says that the OIAF showcases a different world of animation than what audiences usually expect.

Ottawa arts and culture jobs–May 2024

Every first Monday of the month, Apartment613 publishes the coolest #ottarts #ottjobs we hear about. All the best arts and culture gigs in our local network. Share a job posting or call for artists: Please send a link to <ottjobs@apt613.ca> and be sure to mention the closing date. Ottawa-Gatineau based opportunities only.

Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?

On this first fall weekend, there is so much to do to celebrate the arrival of this spectacular season. From your go-to fall activities like apple picking to a festival (or two) and a craft fair market (or four), this weekend has so much going on that you can’t possibly do it all.

Where to start at the Ottawa International Animation Festival

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) begins on September 22, and animation lovers have a lot to look forward to in this year’s selections, which were chosen from a record-breaking 2,528 entries representing more than 100 countries. So it might be overwhelming to know where to start. Barbara Popel offers some selections to begin with.