Tag "TAC"

Tartakovsky and Hartman Lift Spirits in Ottawa

September 21, 2012 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

We had plenty of sunshine and lots of inspiring panels on the first two days of the Ottawa International Animation Festival and the TV Animation Conference (TAC) held this week in the charming capital city in Ontario, Canada. On Wednesday morning (September 19), Moira Marguin, head of animation at the [...]

TAC Continues PItch THIS! Program at Ottawa Fest

May 29, 2012 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Television Animation Conference, held each year for industry insiders at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, is continuing its Pitch THIS! program. Presented by 9 Story Entertainment, the event allows content creators the chance to pitch their ideas to a panel of international broadcasters. Following the five-minute pitches, panel members will [...]

Butch Hartman to Give Keynote Address at Ottawa

May 9, 2012 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

The Fairly OddParents creator Butch Hartman will be delivering one of this years keynote addresses at the 2012 Ottawa Intl. Animation Festival’s industry event this September. Hartman developed The Fairly OddParents, which tells the story of Timmy Turner, a boy who is granted fairy godparents in 1998. The show immediately [...]

A Postcard from Ottawa Int. Festival of Animation

September 22, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 1 Comment divider image

A deadpan keynote speech about the rewards of staying true to one’s vision by Moral Orel creator Dino Stamatopoulos kicked off the second day of the Ottawa Intl. Festival of Animation and TV Animation Conference panel (Sept. 22). Stamatopoulos, who is perhaps best known for playing the character Star-Burns on [...]

Ottawa’s TAC Open for Pitch THIS! Submissions

June 28, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Ottawa International Animation Festival’s industry event TAC is accepting proposals for its 2011 Pitch THIS! Program, presented by 9 Story Entertainment. This year’s event will be held at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier on Sept. 21 and 22, the first two days of the festival. Pitch THIS! gives two producers [...]

Wildbrain’s Polis, ‘Moral Orel’ Creator to Keynote at TAC

June 7, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

The Ottawa International Animation Festival’s industry event, the Television Animation Conference or TAC, announces Michael Polis of Wildbrain Entertaiment and Moral Orel creator Dino Stamatopoulos will be the keynote speakers for the 2011 edition. The eighth edition of TAC will begin with a keynote speech by Polis, president of Wildbrain [...]