The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) returns to the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) with a stellar lineup of 15 films.
Highlights include four shorts in competition by Alex Boya, Matea Radic, Abbey Collings and the acclaimed duo of Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski-whose wonderfully "strange universe" is also the subject of a special tribute.
Also on hand at OIAF 2025 is veteran NFB filmmaker and past honourary festival president Donald McWilliams, for a special screening of his feature documentary A Return to Memory, illuminating the achievements of the intrepid women who helped create Canadian cinema.
This year's lineup of NFB projects at OIAF features works by animators from across Canada. The largest festival in North America dedicated exclusively to animation, offering screenings, workshops and entertainment since 1976, the OIAF will welcome festival goers from September 24 to 28.
NARRATIVE SHORT ANIMATION COMPETITION
Bread Will Walk by Alex Boya (11 min 17 s)
Sept. 26, 7 p.m. & Sept. 28, 3 p.m. | ByTowne Cinema
