THE BEST OF OTTAWA ANIMATION FESTIVAL

12 SKETCHES ON THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF BEİNG STILL, 2010
UK | Color, 8´ 
Director: Magali Charrier
A collection of experiments in animation and editing exploring the spaces where nothing happens: the liminal zone that exists between you and me, between here and there, sound and silence, movement and stillness.

THE MECHANISM OF SPRING (HARU NO SHIKUMI), 2011
Japan | Color, 4´ 
Director: Atsushi Wada
Everybody is excited to see the arrival of spring. This film tries to depict the excitement spring brings.

THE RENTER, 2011
USA | Color, 10´ 
Director: Jason Carpenter

A young boy is dropped off at an elderly woman's home for the day. Her house sits amongst fields of weeds and rotting pears. A lone man who rents a room adds to the unsettling atmosphere. The savage slaughter of a chicken makes this daycare a harsh and confusing world for the boy, who learns caring can be shown in unexpected ways.

JOYZ 'ELECTROPIA', 2011
UK, Japan | Color, 5´
Director: Noriko Okaku
A music video for a Japanese band, JOYZ. A journey of a girl who steps into a chaotic world called “Electropia”. “Electropia” is a made-up work, which consists of “Electro” and “Utopia”.

BLANCHE FRAISE, 2011
Canada | Color, 17´
Director: Frédérick Tremblay
A couple tries to survive in a dying forest...

I'M FINE THANKS, 2011 
UK | Color, 5´
Director: Eamonn O'Neill
Winner of the "Best Graduate Animation" award, I'm Fine Thanks tells the story of a mentally unstable young man.

THE LAST NORWEGIAN TROLL (DET SISTE NORSKE TROLLET), 2010
Norway | Color, 13´
Director: Pjotr Sapegin
In the old days Norway used to be a safe haven for trolls, but not anymore. One day, three young goats decide to get rid of an old Troll. Little do they know that he is the last survivor of his species, the very last Troll of Norway.

MOXIE, 2011
UK | Color, 5´
Director: Stephen Irwin
A pyromaniac bear misses his mother.

THE GOAT AND THE WELL, 2010
UK | Color, 5´
Director: Ben Cady
The determination of a little goat causes endless problems for a grumpy milking lady. A comic, minimalist exploration of the strained relationships between man and beast.