Tag "Chris Robinson"

‘The Banker,’ ‘Tableau’ to Screen at Ottawa

July 26, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Phil Mulloy’s The Banker, Jean-Francois Laguionie’s Le Tableau (The Painting) and Don Hertzfeldt’s latest short It’s Such a Beautiful Day are part of the terrific lineup for this year’s Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), it was announced today. Ignacio Ferreras’ Arrugas (Wrinkles), Paul Bush’s Babeldom, Chris Sullivan’s Consuming Spirits and [...]

Ottawa Fest Plans Tribute to Ralph Bakshi

March 28, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) has announced some of its major plans for the 2012 edition of North America’s premier animation festival. Running from September 19th-23rd, Ottawa 2012 will pay tribute to the work of animation legend Ralph Bakshi, who ignited the imagination of future animators and became a [...]

Meet Mr. Robinson

February 6, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan 1 Comment divider image

Longtime Ottawa Animation Festival director Chris Robinson tells us about how he and his team put together a world-class, kick-ass toon event. Anyone who has attended Ottawa’s wonderful animation festival since 1976 will tell you that it’s one of the best global events of its kind. It’s not just the [...]

Panzner Offers Up an Excellent, New ‘LHOOQ’

November 15, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

If you’re looking for a thought-provoking new read that focuses on arts, literature, music, dance, and yes, animation, you should definitely check out talented animation producer/director/digital artist Christopher Panzner’s new venture LHOOQ. The premiere issue of the bi-annual digital magazine offers some wonderful and lengthy articles on a variety of [...]

Ottawa Fest Reveals Official Selection

August 9, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg’s award-winning The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, the new Pixar short La Luna directed by Enrico Casarosa, Bill Plympton’s Guard Dog Global Jam and Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal’s Spanish film Chico & Rita are some of the highlights of this year’s Ottawa [...]