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| Theodore Ushev's Sonámbulo is among the Canadian titles at OIAF '15. |
Among the Canadian films competing at OIAF ’15 are Sonámbulo, the newest film from animation favourite Theodore Ushev (Gloria Victoria), Pierre Hébert & René Lussier’s You Look Like Me; and TIFF ’14 oddity Mynarski Death Plummet, which was among Canada’s Top Ten last year. Mynarski’s fellow TIFF short Chain Reaction gets its Ottawa premiere at OIAF in the Canadian Showcase. The Canadian showcase also features Mia’, the latest short from First Nations filmmaker Amanda Strong (Indigo), who’s doing some of the most interesting work on the Canadian animation scene and gaining lots of traction.
On the international front, the OIAF shorts bring a double
dose of Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of
Belleville) with his Simpsons Couch
Gag and Stromae: Carmen. Also
returning to the festival is Einar Baldvin, whose The Pride of Srathmoor was a festival highlight, with Out the Monster;
while the ever-popular Don Hertzfeldt (It’s Such a Beautiful Day) returns with his acclaimed short World of Tomorrow. Paul Bush, of Babeldom notoriety, also returns with 5 Minute Mountain. Finally, the fest includes one of the year’s
most popular shorts from the awards circuit, the Dutch ditty A Single Life, which was an nominated
for Best Animated Short at the Oscars this year. Single ultimately lost the prize to Feast, which was the top dog at OIAF last year in this blogger’s
books: what’ll be best in show this year?
The Ottawa International Animatin Festival runs Sept. 16-20, 2015.
Please visit the OIAF website for the full lists of Competition
Shorts and Showcase
Shorts.
