Tilby/Forbis Pick Up the Win for Best Canadian Submission: OIAF 2022

Cartoon Brew has a nice rundown of the winners from this year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival. You can check that out here.

In the Canadian Films Showcase, veteran filmmakers and Canadian animation national treasures, Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis‘ latest offering, the Flying Sailor, took home top honours.

Here’s a list of this year’s winners:

2022 Ottawa International Animation Festival Winners

GRAND PRIZE FOR SHORT ANIMATION

Bird in the Peninsula – Atsushi Wada

GRAND PRIZE FOR ANIMATED FEATURE

Dozens of Norths – Koji Yamamura

WACOM PUBLIC PRIZE

Winner: Sierra – Sander Joon

First runner up: The Flying Sailor – Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis

Second Runner Up: Dog Apartment – Priit Tender

CANADIAN FILM INSTITUTE (CFI) AWARD FOR BEST CANADIAN ANIMATION

Winner: The Flying Sailor – Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis

Special Mention: Animal Collective – We Go Back – Winston Hacking, Michael Enzbrunner

Animated Short Competition – Category Prizes

NON-NARRATIVE

Iizuna Fair – Sumito Sakakibara

BEST NARRATIVE

Letter to a Pig – Tal Kantor

BEST COMMISSIONED

The Humane Society International – Save Ralph – Spencer Susser

BENTO BOX AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT ANIMATION

The Seine’s Tears – Alice Letailleur, Eliott Benard, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Nicolas Mayeur, Philippine Singer, Yanis Belaid

ANIMATION FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES 3+ COMPETITION

Winner: My Name is Fear – Eliza Plocieniak-Alvarez

Special Mention 1: Toddler Talks – Diane Reichenbach

ANIMATION FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES 7+ COMPETITION

Winner: Luce and the Rock – Britt Raes

Special Mention: Lost Brain – Isabelle Favez

ANIMATED SERIES COMPETITION

Winner: My Year of Dicks ‘The Sex Talk’ – Sara Gunnarsdottir

Special Mention: Safe Mode: Lana Among the Lilies – Justin Tomchuk

VIRTUAL REALITY COMPETITION

Biolun – Abel Kohen

CANADIAN STUDENT COMPETITION

Winner: I Had a Dream of A House at Night – Charlie Galea McClure

Special Mention 1: Sculptor – Andreas Fobes

Special Mention 2: Mileage – Jennifer Wu, Kym Santiana, Ruyee Lu, Christopher Hsueh, Joy Zhou, Miranda Li, Nicole Taylor-Topacio, Saul Benavides

Animated Short Competition – Craft Awards

BEST SCRIPT

Drone – Sean Buckelew

BEST DESIGN

Backflip – Nikita Diakur

BEST TECHNIQUE

Hotel Kalura – sophie koko gate

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Zoon – Jonatan Schwenk