National Film Board
With a selection of six short films-four of which are in competition, including The Flying Sailor by renowned filmmakers Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis-and the world premiere of a feature documentary screening as a special presentation, as well as a retrospective, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) takes pride of place at the 2022 Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF). The largest festival devoted solely to animation in North America, the OIAF will run from September 21 to 25.
Quick Facts - The NFB at the OIAF
- Narrative Short Animation (official competition): The Flying Sailor by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis and 100 Miles by Louis Bodart
- Animated Series category (official competition): Magical Caresses - Masturbation: A Short History of a Great Taboo (Caresses magiques - Masturbation: la petite histoire d'un grand tabou) by Lori Malépart-Traversy and The Great List of Everything 2 - The Bathtub (La liste des choses qui existent 2 - Le bain) by Francis Papillon
- Special Presentation: Theodore Ushev: Unseen Connections by Borislav Kolev, a world premiere
- Canadian Panorama: 50 ans Vidéographe by Karl Lemieux and Baek-il by Grace An
- John Weldon retrospective
Narrative Short Animation (official competition)
The Flying Sailor by Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis (7 min 45 s)
Produced by David Christensen for the NFB's North West Studio in Edmonton
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