7 Luglio 2020 12:57

Anche il Festival di Ottawa proporrà una (ricca) edizione virtuale!

#OIAF20 will be online!

Your favourite animation festival has big news- OIAF is moving online for 2020! For some that means missing your annual trip to Ottawa for the festivities but for many more that means being able to attend OIAF for the first time. Everything you love about OIAF is being transformed into a virtual version; screenings, networking, TAC, and all the fun!

“At first we wanted to mimic the live event as much as possible, but then the team started to think of ways we could take the things people love about the OIAF and make it more suited to an at-home experience,” says Managing Director Kelly Neall. “It’s a chance to get creative and try some new things”

The team is researching the best platform to securely showcase the films for an international audience while also incorporating a social component. There will be artist talks, workshops and the chance to virtually meet with schools and recruiters. InGenius Jr for families will return as well as the NightOwl party. Activities are being extended past the event’s usual 5-day run so people can work it into their schedule.

While having a limited number of in-theatre events is not completely off the table, with social distancing and reduced international travel it would be impossible to hold a traditional event. 80% of OIAF attendees are from out of town including large groups of animation students coming from the USA. Organizers felt it was also much too risky on many levels.

The Animation Conference (TAC), OIAF’s industry event, will move online as well. Director Azarin Sohrabkhani is working to involve decision-makers from around the world, “This is a great opportunity to meet with even more potential partners than the live event since travel has been taken out of the equation.”

More information about Online OIAF will be rolling out over the summer including pass and ticket prices and programming details.

Introducing the Jury of OIAF 2020

Pixie Cram: a filmmaker and animator who lives in the Ottawa-Gatineau region and creates work on themes of nature, technology, and war

Brandon Blommaert: a Montreal based artist who has been working with synesthetic merging of sound and image since 2004.

Donald McWilliams: a live action and animation filmmaker who has been a part of the NFB Animation Studio for four decades.

Wong Ping: a self-taught animator born in Hong Kong, whose videos take on a bright and childlike aesthetic.

Lise Fearnley: the co-founder of Mikrofilm who has produced more than 30 animated shorts, including an Oscar winner.

Amy Kravitz: an award winning animator and teacher who encourages students to develop individual approaches to the medium.

Read more about this year’s jury membersAnimationFestival.ca/2020