Coming Attractions: Ottawa International Animation Festival

10 09 2008
OIAF Artistic Director Chris Robinson previews Chainsaw by Australian animator Dennis Tupicoff.
OIAF Artistic Director Chris Robinson previews Chainsaw by Australian animator Dennis Tupicoff.

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is trying out some new elements this year, including a new venue (the Canadian Museum of Civilization), a new free shuttle bus between venues and new additions to programming, like a live art presentation by Daniel Barrow, who uses an overhead projector and narration to create something called “manual animation.”

OIAF artistic director Chris Robinson says that they’re “trying new events with more of a performance aspect. We’re expanding out rather than keeping things static.”

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