Abhishek
23-02-2005, 12:06 PM
<p style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102);" align="center"><strong><font size="4">Worldwide Call for Entries<br>2005 Ottawa International Animation Festival</font></strong></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF 05) is issuing a
worldwide call for entries for its 2005 festival, being held September
21 to 25 in Canada?s capital.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">?Once again, we?re issuing our official call to animators from
across Canada and around the world to submit their recent works,? says
Chris Robinson, the Festival?s Artistic Director, ?to help the now
annual OIAF celebrate the finest works of this unique and diverse form
of cinema.?</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">Independent, commercial and, now, student animators working in a
variety of media are invited to submit their entry forms, by June 1,
2005, under six umbrella categories, including commissioned films,
independent short films, student films, films for children, school
showreel, feature films, and new media. </font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">?The competition categories,? adds Robinson, ?remain virtually
unchanged except that we have now incorporated categories from our now
defunct Ottawa International Student Animation Festival (SAFO) into the
now annual OIAF. The SAFO categories added to OIAF 05 include: best
school, graduate, undergraduate, elementary and secondary school film.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">Another new twist that the OIAF has added is the creation of a
Children?s Films competition that will be judged by a jury of local
children. ?Every year there is controversy over the choices for Films
and TV shows for Children. After the Festival a posse of kids
approached the OIAF organizers to complain about the ?utter
incompetence? of the jury decisions. So this year, instead of just
giving them a free t-shirt and sending them on their way, we decided to
give the kids an opportunity to put their words into action.?</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">In addition to the competition and non-competitive Showcase
screenings, OIAF 05 will include special screenings devoted to Drawing
in Pink: A Tribute to The Pink Panther, The Best of Pee Wee?s Playhouse
Animation, Slovak Animation, a retrospective of award winning Italian
Animator, Guianluigi Toccafondo, DIY: Canadian Independent Animation,
and more.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">Returning after its successful launch at Ottawa 04 is the 2nd Annual <a ="descPopup(this, 'Looking for the lowest price on flat panel televisions? Click here!');" ="window.location='http://secure.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/Hotlinks/hotlinkredirect.jsp?hotlinkid=100'" ="hidePopup();"><span ="hotlink">Television </span></a>Animation Conference, Canada?s only industry forum exclusively for <a ="descPopup(this, 'Looking for the lowest price on flat panel televisions? Click here!');" ="window.location='http://secure.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/Hotlinks/hotlinkredirect.jsp?hotlinkid=100'" ="hidePopup();"><span ="hotlink">television </span></a>animation
producers, broadcasters, and buyers to network, discuss market trends,
and conduct business. The conference will be held at the Chateau
Laurier Hotel on September 21 and 22 and will offer delegates a unique
opportunity to connect with their targets and gain valuable insight
into the Canadian and international markets.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">Other events include the Animator?s Picnic, Technology Forum, a
special market for schools and recruiting. More event information will
be released in the coming months.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">The OIAF 04 entry deadline is June 1, 2005. Preview tapes or <a ="descPopup(this, 'Find the lowest price on DVD burners!');" ="window.location='http://secure.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/Hotlinks/hotlinkredirect.jsp?hotlinkid=45'" ="hidePopup();"><span ="hotlink">DVDs </span></a>must be received by June 18th, 2005. An online entry form, plus festival and <a ="descPopup(this, 'Looking for the lowest price on flat panel televisions? Click here!');" ="window.location='http://secure.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/Hotlinks/hotlinkredirect.jsp?hotlinkid=100'" ="hidePopup();"><span ="hotlink">Television </span></a>Animation Conference information, are available on the animation festival Web site at <a href="http://www.awn.com/ottawa" target="_blank">http://www.awn.com/ottawa</a>. Inquiries may also be sent by e-mail to <a href="mailto:info@animationfestival.ca" target="_blank">info@animationfestival.ca</a> or by telephone at (613) 232-8769.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2"><em>The Ottawa International Animation Festival Ste. 120, 2 Daly Ave Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2 Phone: (613) 232-8769 Fax: (613) 232-6315.</em></font></p>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF 05) is issuing a
worldwide call for entries for its 2005 festival, being held September
21 to 25 in Canada?s capital.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">?Once again, we?re issuing our official call to animators from
across Canada and around the world to submit their recent works,? says
Chris Robinson, the Festival?s Artistic Director, ?to help the now
annual OIAF celebrate the finest works of this unique and diverse form
of cinema.?</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">Independent, commercial and, now, student animators working in a
variety of media are invited to submit their entry forms, by June 1,
2005, under six umbrella categories, including commissioned films,
independent short films, student films, films for children, school
showreel, feature films, and new media. </font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">?The competition categories,? adds Robinson, ?remain virtually
unchanged except that we have now incorporated categories from our now
defunct Ottawa International Student Animation Festival (SAFO) into the
now annual OIAF. The SAFO categories added to OIAF 05 include: best
school, graduate, undergraduate, elementary and secondary school film.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">Another new twist that the OIAF has added is the creation of a
Children?s Films competition that will be judged by a jury of local
children. ?Every year there is controversy over the choices for Films
and TV shows for Children. After the Festival a posse of kids
approached the OIAF organizers to complain about the ?utter
incompetence? of the jury decisions. So this year, instead of just
giving them a free t-shirt and sending them on their way, we decided to
give the kids an opportunity to put their words into action.?</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">In addition to the competition and non-competitive Showcase
screenings, OIAF 05 will include special screenings devoted to Drawing
in Pink: A Tribute to The Pink Panther, The Best of Pee Wee?s Playhouse
Animation, Slovak Animation, a retrospective of award winning Italian
Animator, Guianluigi Toccafondo, DIY: Canadian Independent Animation,
and more.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">Returning after its successful launch at Ottawa 04 is the 2nd Annual <a ="descPopup(this, 'Looking for the lowest price on flat panel televisions? Click here!');" ="window.location='http://secure.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/Hotlinks/hotlinkredirect.jsp?hotlinkid=100'" ="hidePopup();"><span ="hotlink">Television </span></a>Animation Conference, Canada?s only industry forum exclusively for <a ="descPopup(this, 'Looking for the lowest price on flat panel televisions? Click here!');" ="window.location='http://secure.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/Hotlinks/hotlinkredirect.jsp?hotlinkid=100'" ="hidePopup();"><span ="hotlink">television </span></a>animation
producers, broadcasters, and buyers to network, discuss market trends,
and conduct business. The conference will be held at the Chateau
Laurier Hotel on September 21 and 22 and will offer delegates a unique
opportunity to connect with their targets and gain valuable insight
into the Canadian and international markets.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">Other events include the Animator?s Picnic, Technology Forum, a
special market for schools and recruiting. More event information will
be released in the coming months.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2">The OIAF 04 entry deadline is June 1, 2005. Preview tapes or <a ="descPopup(this, 'Find the lowest price on DVD burners!');" ="window.location='http://secure.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/Hotlinks/hotlinkredirect.jsp?hotlinkid=45'" ="hidePopup();"><span ="hotlink">DVDs </span></a>must be received by June 18th, 2005. An online entry form, plus festival and <a ="descPopup(this, 'Looking for the lowest price on flat panel televisions? Click here!');" ="window.location='http://secure.digitalmediaonlineinc.com/Hotlinks/hotlinkredirect.jsp?hotlinkid=100'" ="hidePopup();"><span ="hotlink">Television </span></a>Animation Conference information, are available on the animation festival Web site at <a href="http://www.awn.com/ottawa" target="_blank">http://www.awn.com/ottawa</a>. Inquiries may also be sent by e-mail to <a href="mailto:info@animationfestival.ca" target="_blank">info@animationfestival.ca</a> or by telephone at (613) 232-8769.</font></p>
<div style="text-align: left;">
</div>
<p style="font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><font size="2"><em>The Ottawa International Animation Festival Ste. 120, 2 Daly Ave Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2 Phone: (613) 232-8769 Fax: (613) 232-6315.</em></font></p>