There's just a week to go before the
Ottawa International Animation Festival opens, and the lineup is impressive. If you'll be in Ottawa for the
first day, Wednesday, September 19, then you will be among the first to see the film adaptation of
Persepolis, adapted by the author Marjane Satrapi. It won the
Special Jury Prize at Cannes earlier this year and screened recently at the Toronto International Film Festival. Unless you will be at the
VFF in October, you won't want to miss it in Ottawa with a crowd that can't be beat for enthusiasm when the film is deserving.
Following the opening feature,
Short Competition 1 also features a notable selection including instant personal classic,
UMO, the visceral J-Pop video directed by Shoji Goto. The video melds multiple techniques, including stop-motion, CG and 2D, and effectively makes you want more when it ends. It won't be the first or last animation short that you will see over the course of the festival the latches onto you.
Labels: comics, features, festivals, Iran, Japan, OIAF, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Persepolis, shorts, visual music
