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.
The Ottawa International Animation Festival has revealed official selections in the Young Audiences 7+, Teen Audiences 13+, and Animated Series competition categories. In addition to competitions the event boasts screenings, exhibits, and workshops and brings together artists, producers, students, and animation fans from around the globe to experience world-class animated works. This year’s OIAF runs September 25-29.
The 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. This year’s Young Audiences 7+ includes nine selections, including a film made by Portuguese high school students.
“Each year we try to find an array of voices and visions to introduce younger audiences to sides of animation that they can’t easily access,” said OIAF artistic director Chris Robinson. “These films will hopefully inspire and encourage a new generation of artists to follow their own creative paths.”
The Teen Audiences 13+ competition includes:
Crème à glace (Out for Ice Cream) (dir. Rachel Samson, Canada)
Crvotočina (Wormhole) (dir. Tara Klepac, Croatia)
Girls In Real Life Situations (dir. Ofre Sparrow Vaknin, United States)
Hairy Legs (dir. Andrea Dorfman, Canada)
J’ai avalé une chenille (My Teenage Blackout) (dir. Basile Khatir, France)
Nabu (dir. Joanna Rusinek, Poland)
Self (dir. Searit Huluf, United States)
The All-Nimal (dir. Nick Edwards, United States)
The Last Drop (dirs. Constance Braun, Mathilde Zupancie, Lauriane Devaux, Timothée Adens, Charlie Bossuyt, Raphaël Debroize, and Baptiste Janusz, France)
Unblending (dir. Michelle Ku, Canada)
Teens will judge the Teen Audiences 13+ competition on September 27, 2024, at Teens @ OIAF Day.
The Young Audiences 7+ category includes:
Beurk! (Yuck!) (dir. Loïc Espuche, France)
Freak of Nature (dir. Alexandra Lermer, Germany)
Kanopos ir pačiūžos (Hoofs on skates) (dir. Ignas Meilūnas, Lithuania)
Le grand party annuel des créatures de la Lune (The Great Annual Party of the Creatures of the Moon) (dir. Francis Desharnais, Canada)
Marie (dir. Jan B. Piskač, Czech Republic)
Nube (dirs. Diego Alonso Sánchez de la Barquera Estrada and Christian Arredondo Narvaez, France/Mexico/Hungary)
O krávě (About a Cow) (dir. Pavla Baštanová, Czech Republic/Switzerland)
São só diabretes (Just Little Imps) (dirs. Students from Highschool of Escola Básica Maria Pais Ribeiro, Portugal)
Tuu Tuu Til (dir. Veronica Solomon, Germany)
The OIAF 2024 Kids Jury, formed by animation enthusiasts aged 8 to 12 from the Ottawa area, judges the Young Audiences 7+ category. The application process for young jurors is open and closes on July 29, 2024, at 11:59 pm EDT.
Animated Series competition (six animated works are competing in this category):
Bad Bad Belgium (dirs. Jasper Declercq, Wouter Medaer and Jonas Wellens, Belgium) — North American premiere at OIAF 2024
In the Know ‘Portrait of a Safety Rep on Fire’ (dirs. Zach Woods and Brandon Gardner, United States) — Canadian debut at OIAF 2024
Let’s Play Pretend! (dir. Sam Lane, United States)
Little Edy: Episode 3 (dir. Felipe Di Poi, United States)
Scavenger’s Reign: “The Signal” (dirs. Joe Bennett and Charles Huettner, United States)
가츄캐츄 (Gotchu Catchu) (dirs. Taesik Shin and Kyuri Park, Republic of Korea) — International premiere at OIAF 2024
“We strive to find under-the-radar series that OIAF audiences might not be familiar with,” Robinson added. “We don’t just look abroad, but also in alternative streaming sources. This year’s crop features sci-fi, office comedy, historical works, and absurdist works that the OIAF has become known for uncovering.”
Additional information for this year’s edition is available on the OIAF website.
Source: OIAF
