AnimationWorld Magazine — September 20, 2017
Ottawa Fest Day 1: OIAF 2017 Signal Film, Short Film Competition, and More!
This year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival is now in full swing, and Day 1 kicked off with a bang.
The day started with an early yoga session at the Fairmont Château Laurier to help travel-weary animators and other attendees work out the kinks and prepare for five full days and nights of screenings, panels, talks and exhibits.
At TAC (The Animation Conference), the OIAF industry conference that runs alongside the festival, 10 pre-selected contestants pitched their concepts in the PITCH THIS! competition, vying for a development deal with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana in addition to Toon Boom animation software.
With opening night screenings still ahead, the Day 1 of TAC was capped by the Toon Boom boat cruise sailing from the picturesque Rideau Locks located next to the Château.
Festival attendees were delighted by this year’s Signal Film, which was directed and produced by U.K. animator Peter Millard. The short film hasn’t made its way online yet, but we’ll be sure to share it as soon as it does. In the meantime, here’s another look at the festival trailer Check it out in the player below: