Animation: How to Be a Pro

 Animation is a growing field with more and more people choosing to learn animation now. It has been providing exceptional opportunities to people all around the world as there is a demand for animators in almost every field now. If you are looking at starting your career, you should consider

Life Animated! Top Picks for OIAF 2017

 Ottawa Life’s Festival City Series is back! We'll provide a unique look at some of your favourite events. We’ll go beyond the music with artist interviews, volunteer profiles, concert reviews and spotlights on the tastes, sights and sounds of the festival season.  Your city! Your festivals! Like a good sunscreen, Ottawa Life

OIAF, Still Drawing In the Animation World After 40 Years

 All photos by Andre Gagne. What do a recently unemployed Martian, a man who’d rather be a dog, a young Paris loving poet, an enlightened pig, a kidnapped imaginary friend and a jilted moustache all have in common? They are either the meandering mental musings of a single man with

Could This be the Best Campaign Ad Ever?

 In what may be the greatest campaign ad of our time, Wyatt Scott announced his MP candidacy for the new Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon riding by flying on a giant Canada goose and then stabbing a dragon in the head. “My name’s Wyatt Scott, and I’m running for parliament!” he roared just

Café Ex: Celebrating Canada’s Extraordinary Filmmakers

 Join in tomorrow evening as Café Ex celebrates the inventive works of A. Megan Turnbull at Ottawa’s Club SAW! Season 17 of the Canadian Film Institute’s intimate and interactive experimental cinema series, Café Ex, continues with screenings from the works of A. Megan Turnbull, filmmaker and former Ottawa resident. Inaugurated

It’s Time for Shorts! Come see the best European Short Films for Free!

 Drama, comedy, and animation --there will be something for everyone at the European Union Short Film Festival: It’s Time for Shorts! running May 8 to May 9 at Club SAW (67 Nicholas St.). Show time starts at 7 p.m. on both days. It’s Time for Shorts! was made possible by

Book Launch: A Colourful Life – the art and drawing of Josh Silburt

 On February 6 in Ottawa, a book launch for A Colourful Life – the art and drawing of Josh Silburt will take place at the Cube Gallery at 1285 Wellington St. W. from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. The Cube is mounting a show of acclaimed Canadian painter and cartoonist Josh