The Schedule

Ottawa International Animation festival -------> The Schedule
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Wednesday, September 20
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7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Television Animation Conference (Château Laurier)

10:00 am
Kids' Animation Celebration (National Gallery)

12:00 pm
Kids' Animation Celebration (National Gallery)

5:15 pm
Television Animation Conference Boat Cruise (Rideau Locks)

7:00 pm
Bruno Bozzetto: Allegro Non Troppo GALA (Bytowne)

9:00 pm
Short Competition 1 GALA (Bytowne)

11:00 pm
Opening Night Party - Passholders only (Irish Village)

Chez-Ani Nightclub (Avant-Garde Bar)

Thursday, September 21
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7:30 am - 5:00 pm
Television Animation Conference (Château Laurier)

9:00 am
Career Day: NAD Centre (National Gallery)

9:30 am
Meet the Filmmakers (Novotel Hotel)

9:45 am
Career Day: Sheridan College (National Gallery)

10:30 am
Career Day: Vancouver Film School (National Gallery)

11:00 am
Bruno Bozzetto Short Films (Bytowne)
Kids Competition (National Gallery)

1:00 pm
Short Competition 5 (Bytowne)
Algonquin College (National Gallery)

1:45 pm
Career Day Max the Mutt (National Gallery)

2:30 pm
Career Day Art Institute of Toronto (National Gallery)

3:00 pm
Feature Competition: The Christies (Bytowne)
Canadian Film Showcase (National Gallery)

5:00 pm
Chez-Ani Opens (Avant-Garde Bar)

7:00 pm
Konstantin Bronzit Retrospective (Bytowne)
John Straiton Retrospective (National Gallery)

9:00 pm
Short Competition 2 GALA (Bytowne)
Feature Competition: The Book of the Dead (National Gallery)

11:00 pm
Crush. Kill. Destroy. Channel Frederator's Greatest Hits
(Arts Court - Club SAW)
Chez-Ani Nightclub (Avant-Garde Bar)

Friday, September 22
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9:00 am
Concept Design and Art Direction (NAC Fourth Stage)

9:30 am
Meet the Filmmakers (Novotel Hotel)

10:00 am
Bob Clampett Retrospective (Bytowne)

11:00 am
Masterclass with Jonathan Hodgson (NAC Fourth Stage)

12:30 - 4:00 pm
Animator's Picnic - Passholders only (Mooney's Bay)

5:00 pm
Chez-Ani Opens (Avant-Garde Bar)

6:00 pm
Animarket Grand Opening (NAC Lobby - Aniboutique)
Book Signing Cartoon Modern: Style and Design in 1950s
Animation by Amid Amidi (Nac Lobby - Aniboutique)

7:00 pm
Toon Town: 65 Years of Animation in Canada's Capital #1:Short Films
(NAC Southam Hall)
Jeff Scher Retropective (National Gallery)

9:00 pm
Short Competition 3 GALA (NAC Southam Hall)
Contemporary Brazilian Animation (National Gallery)

11:00 pm
Friday Night Party - Passholders only (Capital City Music Hall)
Chez-Ani Nightclub (Avant-Garde Bar)

Saturday, September 23
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9:00 am
Tech Forum Keynote by Rob Coleman (NAC Fourth Stage)
Writing Squash 'n' Stretch (Arts Court - Club SAW)

9:30 am
Meet the Filmmakers (Novotel Hotel)

10:00 am
Kids Workshop (National Gallery)
Tech Forum: t.b.a. (NAC Fourth Stage)

11:00 am
Kids Competition GALA (NAC Southam Hall)
Short Competition 1 (Bytowne)
Teletoon Scholarship Finalists (National Gallery)
Making of Norman McLaren: The Master's Edition DVD Box Set
(Arts Court - Club SAW)

11:45 am
Internet Competition (NAC Fourth Stage)

1:00 pm
Bruno Bozzetto Short Films (NAC Southam Hall)
Short Competition 2 (Bytowne)
Feature Competition: The Book of the Dead (National Gallery)
Experiencing Animation: Art, Media & Space (Arts Court - Club SAW)

2:00 pm
Tech Forum: Animation & Gaming (NAC Fourth Stage)
Kids Workshop (National Gallery)

3:00 pm
Short Competition 4 GALA (NAC Southam Hall)
Feature Competition: Code Name Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.
(Bytowne)
International Showcase (National Gallery)
LAIKA - How We Do It: Creating Shorts and Commercials (Arts Court
-Club SAW)

4:00 pm
John Kricfalusi Presents: The Genius of Bob Clampett (NAC Fourth
Stage)

5:00 pm
Book Launch Estonian Animation: Between Genius and Utter Illiteracy
by Chris Robinson (NAC Lobby - Aniboutique)
Book Signing Your Career in Animation by David B. Levy (NAC Lobby -
Aniboutique)

7:00 pm
Bob Clampett Retrospective (NAC Southam Hall)
Contemporary Brazilian Animation (National Gallery)
Cultoons! Strange and Lost Cartoons (Barrymore's Music Hall)

9:00 pm
Short Competition 5 Gala (NAC Southam Hall)
John Straiton Retrospective (National Gallery)
John Kricfalusi Presents Ren and Stimpy: The Lost Episodes (Barrymore's
Music Hall)

11:00 pm
Saturday Night Party - Passholders only (Barrymore's Music Hall)
Chez-Ani Nightclub (Avant-Garde Bar) Sunday, September 24

Sunday, September 24
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9:30 am
Meet the Filmmakers (Novotel Hotel)

10:00 am
Internet Competition (NAC Fourth Stage)
Toon Apprentice Workshop (National Gallery)

11:00 am
Feature Competition: Codename Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. (NAC
Southam Hall)
Short Competition 4 (Bytowne)
Toon Town: 65 Years of Animation in Canada's Capital #2: Television
(National Gallery)
Animation Assests: From Film to Game, the Making of Meet the Robinsons
(NAC Fourth Stage)

1:00 pm
Konstantin Bronzit Retrospective (NAC Southam Hall)
Feature Competition: The Christies (Bytowne)
Jeff Scher Retrospective (National Gallery)

2:00 pm
A Brave New World: The Rise of Independent Creators (NAC Fourth Stage)
Toon Apprentice Workshop (National Gallery)

3:00 pm
International Showcase (NAC Southam Hall)
Short Competition 3 (Bytowne)
Canadian Film Showcase (National Gallery)

4:00 pm
Perspectives: Beyond the Frame (NAC Fourth Stage)

5:00 pm
Chez-Ani Opens (Avant Garde Bar)

7:00 pm
Closing and Award Ceremonies (NAC Southam Hall)

8:00 pm
Best of the Festival (NAC Southam Hall)

9:00 pm
Closing Night Party (Novotel)
Chez-Ani Nightclub (Avant-Garde Bar)