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Audiences everywhere will be able to discover unique visions and power personal stories from acclaimed National Film Board of Canada (NFB) auteur animators at the Ottawa International Animation Festival (Sept. 23-Oct. 4) as OIAF 2020 goes online worldwide, with single tickets or passes available now.
Two world premieres in official competition:
Toronto-based director Robin McKenna's first animated documentary Thanadoula (Gaudete Films/NFB), featuring the art direction of Elise Simard.
The international co-production HIDE (La Cellule Productions/NFB/CUB Animation Studio) by UK-born, Hungary-based creator Daniel Gray, whose 2006 short t.o.m. (with Tom Brown) was named Best Graduation Animation at OIAF. Also in animation competition:
Quebec animator Jean-François Lévesque's I, Barnabé (NFB with the participation of ARTE France), the latest NFB work from the creator of The Necktie (2008).
4 North A, the first collaboration between Newfoundland native Jordan Canning and Saskatoon-born Howie Shia, now both based in Toronto.
Altötting (Studio Film Bilder/NFB/Ciclope Filmes) by German animator Andreas Hykade, featuring design by Portugal's Regina Pessoa. Three VR works in competition:
The Book of Distance by Calgary-born creator Randall Okita, now based in Toronto and...