Ottawa International Film Festival
45°25′16″N 75°41′46″W / 45.421°N 75.696°W
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| Location | Ottawa, Canada |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 |
| No. of films | 31 (2011) |
| Language | English and French |
| Website | http://www.oiff.ca/ |
The Ottawa International Film Festival (OIFF)[1] is an Ottawa-based, publicly attended film festival that held its first annual competition in 2010.[2] The festival runs annually for three days.[3] The festival screens shorts and feature length films of any genre and of any country of origin.[4] The program for 2010 yielded one full day of Canadian films and another day of international films.[5][6] Closely linked to local 72-hour film challenges, the Second Ottawa International Film Festival ran from August 17–21, 2011.[7] The 2011 Program holds 24 short films and 7 feature films, including 3 World Premieres and 1 each of Canadian and Ottawa Premieres.[8] The festival closed with a competition of locally produced music videos and bands. Hollywood producer Aaron Ryder] has been linked to the festival and provided a Q + A after screening his films Donnie Darko and Memento in the August program.[9][10] Ottawa-based film A Violent State by director Adrian Langley was awarded the 2011 Lieutenant's Pump Award for Best Film.[11]
Highlights
2015
- The festival moved to Lansdowne Park
- Festival running October 16 to 18, 2015[3]
References
- ^ "Ottawa International Film Festival Official Website". OIFF. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Film Screenings in Ottawa". Ottawa Focus. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ a b "The Festival - Ottawa International Film Festival". Retrieved 2015-10-05.
- ^ "Ottawa International Film Festival". First Weekend Club. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "Ottawa International Film Festival was an afternoon well spent (and continues today!)". apt613. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
{{cite web}}:|first=missing|last=(help) - ^ Collins, Steve. "Cancon floods city's film fest". Metro News. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Bolton, Sheena. "Metro Minute at the film festival". Metro News. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ Festivals, Ottawa. "Ottawa International Film Festival Lines Up Impressive Slate of Canadian, Ottawa & World Premieres". Ottawa Festivals. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "OIFF to Host an Evening with Hollywood producer Aaron Ryder". Smyth Casting. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "An Evening with Aaron Ryder". OIFF. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- ^ "A Violent State Wins Best Film". Retrieved 12 September 2011.