Suite 101 Goes to 2009 Ottawa International Animation Festival

Posted by Dominic von Riedemann Oct 7, 2009

As I've probably mentioned once or twice before, next week I'm taking off to cover the Ottawa International Animation Festival for Suite 101. One of the most prestigious animation festivals in the world, the OIAF is a week's worth of animation awesomeness. And I'll be there – bright-eyed and psychotic from lack of sleep – to give you the goods.

So don't be surprised if my contributions will be a little spotty next week (with 7 feature films, at least 5 nights of competition shorts, plus countless interviews, I'm gonna be runnin' silly to write many stories!), but I will more than make up for it when I get back.

Look for exclusive interviews with Pixar's Peter Sohn (the director of 'Partly Cloudy,' the voice of Emile in Ratatouille, and the reported inspiration for Up's Russell) and Up story supervisor Ronnie Del Carmen, who also directed the Up DVD bonus short 'Dug's Special Mission.' There are a couple of other things that I'm not currently at liberty to talk about, but I think you'll enjoy what I'm gonna bring to these pages.

So sit tight, think relaxing thoughts, and enjoy the upcoming news, reviews and interviews, just for Suite 101 readers.

Cheers,

Dominic