The Best of Ottawa program showcases many of the outstanding films presented in our Official Competition. The 2009 program includes such exceptional films as: David O'Reilly’s award-winning sci-fi drama PLEASE SAY SOMETHING; the innovative and mesmerizing THE BELLOW'S MARCH, directed by Eric Dyer; Diego Maclean’s haunting student film THE ART OF DROWNING; and the crowd-favourite travelogue MADAGASCAR, A JOURNEY DIARY, by Bastien Dubois.

The Best of OIAF 2009 features:

OIAF 2009 Signal Film  |  Julian Grey  |  Head Gear Animation  |  Canada  |  2009  |  0:45
Love on the Line  |  G Melissa Graziano  |  University of California at Los Angeles  |  USA  |  2008  |  5:00
Mac the Horny Mac Daddy  |  Ian Miller  |  University of the Arts  |  USA  |  2009  |  1:07
Postalolio  |  Marv Newland  |  International Rocketship Limited  |  Canada & USA  |  2008  |  5:02
Please Say Something  |  David O’Reilly  |  David O'Reilly Animation  |  Ireland & Germany  |  2009  |  10:00
The Bellow's March  |  Eric Dyer  |  Ride Pictures  |  USA  |  2009  |  5:00
Chick (Laska)  |  Michal Socha  |  Platige Image  |  Poland  |  2008  |  5:03
The Black Dog's Progress  |  Stephen Irwin  |  UK  |  2008  |  3:15
Magic Cube and Ping-Pong  |  Lei Lei  |  Tsinghua University, Academy of Fine Arts  |  China  |  2009  |  4:07
The Art of Drowning  |  Diego Maclean  |  Emily Carr University  |  Canada  |  2009  |  2:07
History of the Meat Packing District  |  Gary Leib  |  Twinkle LLC  |  USA  |  2008  |  1:01
MGMT 'Kids'  |  Christy Karacas & Ray Tintori  |  USA  |  2009  |  6:11
The Terrible Thing of Alpha-9!  |  Jake Armstrong  |  School of Visual Arts  |  USA  |  2009  |  5:45
Madagascar, A Journey Diary (Madagascar, carnet de voyage)  |  Bastien Dubois  |  Sacrebleu Production  |  France  |  2009  |  11:30
Inherent Obligations (Kaasündinud Kohustused)  |  Rao Heidmets  |  OÜ Nukufilm  |  Estonia  |  2008  |  10:00