Ottawa International Animation Film Festival
Festival international du film d'animation d'Ottawa
Also known as: OIAFF
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Ottawa celebrated its 50th anniversary from 23 to 27 September 2026, bringing international animation to cinemas and galleries across the Canadian capital. Kohei Kadowaki’s We Are Aliens won the feature Grand Prize, while Joe Hsieh’s Praying Mantis took the top short-film award. Laurence Thérien’s clay-animated Ball Face collected four prizes, including the audience vote.
The feature jury comprised Luc Chamberland, Lillian Chan and Alisi Telengut; Dave Cooper, Barry Doupé and Alexandra Myotte judged the shorts. Young viewers chose Tomoki Misato’s series Candy Caries for the Animation for Young Audiences 7+ award. In the anniversary retrospective 50 in 50, the festival team selected Richard Condie’s The Big Snit, while audiences favoured Terril Calder’s Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics.
11 minAlexandra Myotte, Jean-Sébastien Hamel
A Crab in the PoolZoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves on a scorching summer…
No Video Available Sophie Olga de Jong, Sytske Kok
A Dog's LifeLuna, the granddaughter, helps her grandmother bury her dog. But what happens when you’re…
Trailer Pendleton Ward and 7 co-directors
Adult Swim’s The ElephantCrafted in three parts by four animation superstars, Adult Swim’s The Elephant brings to…
No Video Available Marielle Boutin, Charlie Guèvremont
AmalgameGaby invites her inner circle into her living room. Trying to capture her growing…
No Video Available Aiana Baimuratova and 6 co-directors
Because, I am a GirlThrough personal reflections, Kyrgyz girls speak about everyday expectations and social…
No Video Available Nikita Greer, Abbey Collings
Birds of ParadiseTwo jealous, self-critical birds admire a macho bird from afar, wishing they could be…
12 minDavid Fine, Alison Snowden
Bob’s BirthdayBob turned 40 years old, and he suddenly thinks that maybe he lived his life in some way…
No Video Available Jonas Wellens, Wouter Medaer
Bump ‘2025 Leader’A lighthearted take on what it is to be 'a creative', bumps and all.
4 minMatthew Rankin, Mike Maryniuk
Cattle CallCattle Call is a high-speed animated documentary about the art of livestock…
No Video Available Antanas Skučas, Julius Zubavičius
Doomsday radioAn abstract animated film about echoes from the past disrupting the present.
