This September sees the 40th anniversary of one of North America's longest established animation festivals, the
Ottawa International Animation Festival. Ahead of this year's event, the line-up of animated features screening in competition has just been announced.
Competing for the Grand Prize this year:
Louise En Hiver- a French 2D feature from past grand prize winner
Jean-Francois Laguionie,
Anne Marie Fleming's crowdfunded curiosity
Window Horses, and Canadian CG family film
La Guerre des Tuques (aka
Snowtime) from
Jean-François Pouliot and
François Brisson.
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Louise En Hiver
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Also screening is the mixed-media mock documentary
NUTS! from American director
Penny Lane, dark Word War 1 set tale
Cafard;
Titmouse Animation's adult feature
Nerdland and the fascinating sounding Spanish feature
Psiconautas: The Forgotten Children, fresh from its
Annecy success.
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| Snowtime |
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| Window Horses |
The 2016 festival runs between September 21st and 25th, and to celebrate the festival's
landmark 40th year, will be screening every past Grand Prize winner, spread across 6 different showcase events. OIAF will, as always also feature various programs of shorts, screenings, workshops and other animation events.
To find out more, or to book tickets or register, visit
the official site.
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| Psiconautas |
