Best of Ottawa
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2008
The Best of Ottawa program showcases many of the outstanding films presented in our Official Competition. The 2008 program includes such exceptional films as: Andy & Carolyn London's thought-provoking A Letter to Colleen; The Comic That Frenches Your Mind, a brain-melting trip by veteran director Bruce Bickford; The Control Master, a hilarious and suspenseful adventure by Run Wrake; and the intense and award-winning film from Dennis Tupicoff, Chainsaw.

Best of Ottawa 2008 is only a sample of the outstanding animated works screened at the 2008 Ottawa International Animation Festival. Don't miss out on the full festival experience! Join us at the 2009 Ottawa International Animation Festival taking place October 14th-18th.

The program began touring across North America in November 2008 and wraps up at the beginning of October 2009. Be sure to ask your local theatre, school, or film organization about The Best of Ottawa 2008 program. For complete program details, click here to download the program in PDF format. For more information about Best of Ottawa 2008, or to book a screening date, please contact Jennifer Noseworthy at 613-232-8769 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The Best of Ottawa 2008 program features:

OIAF 08 Signal Film [2008] Ian Lagarde | Fake Studio | Canada | 1:35
C'est toujours la même histoire (It's Always the Same Story) [2007] Joris Clerté & Anne Morin | Senso Films & Doncvoilà | France | 5:00
Cattle Call [2007] Mike Maryniuk & Matt Rankin | Canada | 3:11
I Slept With Cookie Monster [2008] Kara Nasdor-Jones | Massachusetts College of Art | USA | 3:27
The Comic That Frenches Your Mind [2008] Bruce Bickford | USA | 5:28
A Letter To Colleen [2007] Andy London & Carolyn London | London Squared Productions | USA | 8:36
The Mixy Tapes [2007] David Seitz & Mike Wray | National Film Board of Canada | Canada | 6:00
Último 'Spong Ice' [2008] Bolos Quentes Design | Bolos Quentes Design | Portugal | 3:02 | 2008
The Control Master [2008] Run Wrake | Sclah Films | UK | 6:45
Chainsaw [2007] Dennis Tupicoff | Jungle Pictures | Australia | 25:10

Best of Ottawa 2008 Screening Venues
Nov. 13, 2008 Columbus, OH Wexner Center for the Arts
Nov. 22, 2008
Palm Desert, CA
Desert Film Society
Nov. 28 - 30, 2008
Ottawa, ON
Doodle Arts and Film Festival
Nov. 29 - Dec. 6, 2008
Torun, Poland
Plus CAMERIMAGE
Jan. 09 - 11, 2009
Winnipeg, MB
Winnipeg Film Group
Jan. 10 & 11, 2009
Boston, MA
The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Jan. 22, 2009
Vancouver, BC
Pacific Cinematheque
Jan. 23 - 26, 2009
Edmonton, AB
Metro Cinema Society
Jan. 31, 2009
Ottawa, ON
Canadian Film Institute
Jan. 31 & Feb. 01; Feb. 06-12, 2009
Montreal, QC
Cinema du Parc
Mar. 03, 2009
Calgary, AB
Alberta College of Art and Design
Apr. 09 - 12, 2009
Dawson City, YK
Dawson City International Short Film Festival
Apr. 11, 2009
Cupertino, CA De Anza College
Apr. 13, 2009
Pleasantville, NY
Jacob Burns Film Center
Apr. 17, 2009
Providence, RI
Rhode Island College
Apr. 17 - 18, 2009
Portland, OR
Northwest Film Center
Apr. 22-24, 2009
Busan, South Korea
Busan Universiade for Digital Content
May 8 & 10, 2009
Houston, TX
Museum of Fine Arts / Houston
May 18, 2009
Caracas, Venezuela
Semana Animada de Caracas
May 18-21, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
June 12, 2009
Philadelphia, PA
Ibrahim Theater @ International House Philadelphia
July 8, 2009
Memphis, TN
Indie Memphis
July 22, 2009
Toronto, ON
TAIS and the NFB Mediatheque
July 27, 2009
Brooklyn, NY
BAMcinematek
July 31, 2009
Singapore
Singapore Film Society
August 4, 2009
Caracas, Venezuela VIART
August 12, 2009
St. Petersburg, Russia
OPEN CINEMA
August 21, 2009
Asbury Park, NJ
The ShowRoom
September 25
Cincinnati, OH
Lite Brite Test at MidPoint Music Festival
October 4th & 5th, 2009
Frankfurt, Germany
eDIT 11
November 25 to 28, 2009 (Best of 08 AND 09)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Expotoons