Short Description:
Film submissions are being accepted for Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) 2025, scheduled for 24–28 September 2025.
The 2025 OIAF competition categories are listed below.
- Feature Film
- Narrative Short Film
- Non-narrative Short Film
- Student Animation
- Commissioned Films
- Animation Made for Young Audiences (ages 7-12)
- Animation Made for Teen Audiences (ages 13-18)
- Animated Series
The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is one of the world’s leading animation events providing screenings, workshops and entertainment since 1976. OIAF is an annual five-day event bringing art and industry together in a vibrant hub, attracting artists, producers, students and animation fans from around the world.
Application Requirements:
Short and feature animated films, completed after 31 May 2024 are eligible to enter the Festival’s competition programs.
Submitted works must be original, and have some level of (non-algorythmic) human involvement in their creation. While the organizers are not opposed to AI-assisted works, submissions should at least show some sign of the artists’ hand.
The official languages of the Festival are English and French. The Festival requires all submissions with non-English dialogue to include English subtitles, where applicable.
Eligibility:
The organizers accept and encourage film submissions from all over the world.
Program Benefits or Awards:
This year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) will award a total of seventeen (17) different prizes across four (4) main competition categories.
Independent, non-commissioned films that are selected for OIAF 2025 will be paid artist fees.
Entry Fee: none
Location: Canada
Deadline: 31 May 2025
Website link: https://www.animationfestival.ca/festival/entries/
