‘Tangles,’ ‘Paper Trail’ Win Top Prizes At Animation Is Film
Louis Clichy’s ‘Iron Boy’ earned both the audience and special jury awards, while Anna Mantzaris’s ‘Please’ also picked up a shorts prize.
Louis Clichy’s ‘Iron Boy’ earned both the audience and special jury awards, while Anna Mantzaris’s ‘Please’ also picked up a shorts prize.
Studios including Cartoon Saloon, Pixar, Netflix, and DreamWorks will participate in a new awards-season event presented with ASIFA-Hollywood.
Other Ottawa International Animation Festival winners included ‘Eri,’ ‘The Comet,’ Adult Swim’s ‘The Elephant,’ and Don Hertzfeldt’s ‘Paper Trail.’
Leah Nelson’s hand-drawn Alzheimer’s dark comedy will receive an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run this year before expanding wide in early 2027.
OIAF’s biggest-ever feature competition features seven heavy films that show off the tremendous emotional range of animated storytelling. Bring your tissues.
The director breaks down the adaptation process, voice performances, and emotional realities behind her Cannes favorite animated feature.
A Pixar alum’s 2D debut, an opera adaptation, a Blender simulation comedy, and a queer virus satire. The animation heading to the Croisette next week.
The festival’s latest selections highlight a globally diverse slate of auteur-driven features, rising voices, and audience-friendly titles.
Giant Ant will produce and handle animation from Vancouver, with Monarch Media, Point Grey Pictures, and Lylas Pictures also producing.