2021 Ottawa International Animation Festival Short Film Competition 3

About the Ottawa International Animation Festival The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has been providing animation and entertainment since 1976. The second oldest film institute in the world. and also the center of animation in Canada, has a lot to offer. The festival will be

Steal the show – Next Pixar

Hello, hello, welcome to another episode of Woody’s Round-Up! I was at Disneyland last week and rode The Incredicoaster for the first time! What is there even to say? It’s exhilarating and terrifying, in the best of ways. My legs were shaking when I got

Reflections: a piece on Gints Zilbalodis — Fantasy/Animation

With this apocalyptic tone, the film evokes a quote from the French critic turned filmmaker Jean Luc Godard. Writing about the work of Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi, Godard described the filmmaker in words that also apply to Zilbalodis’s films, namely, that of “an adventure that

How to Build an Animation Portfolio from Scratch

If you want to work in animation, one of the most important things you can create is your portfolio. Not a perfect portfolio. Not a huge portfolio. Not a portfolio filled with studio-level shots and years of professional experience. Just a clear, focused collection of

Blind Spot 125: Babysitter

Most of the time these blind spot selections that I wouldn’t describe as underrated. The only reason they are blind spots is because they have a following, whether it’s a cult favorite or a critical favorite, they are loved by many. I’m honestly not sure

Sea bugs! Pre-Order Sale – Lucy Bellwood

If you haven’t caught the news, there’s a fancy new page on the site about Sea bugs! The Jigamaree Huntmy next swashbuckling graphic novel with writer Kate Milford and colorists K. Czap and Natalie Riess, and right on time! This week Barnes & Noble is

Bado Blog: Psychedelic Pop Artist Peter Max Dies at 88

From the Associated Press. Peter Max, whose colorful, psychedelic pop art expressed the optimism of the 1960s “flower power” movement and adorned everything from postage stamps to a cruise ship, has died at age 88, his son said in a written statement Wednesday. Max died