Kelly Neall

For almost 50 years, the OIAF’s vision has been to inspire minds and connect a community. In order to carry out this vision, the Festival's work is broken into 3 streams: Industry, Artistic, and Youth programming. Industry: TAC is a 3-day industry forum, bringing together over 350 influential content creators and buyers. Heavily focused on networking, the event hosts panels, keynotes, and pitching opportunities with a goal to foster the growth of the animation industry. Geared at emerging talent and fans, Animation Exposé features high profile talks, and an interactive pavilion. Additionally at Animation Exposé, the OIAF Career Fair is one of the top places to recruit and get hired. An ideal platform to find hot talent, and establish a strong presence in the industry, the Career Fair is one of the OIAF’s highlights. Animation Exposé event attracted 6,200 attendees in 2018. Complementing screenings, the OIAF also features Meet-the-Filmmakers sessions, masterclasses and other talks geared at professional independent filmmaking. Screenings: Renowned for its programming, approximately 100 films are chosen for competition from over 2,200 entries and curated into programs, they include independent shorts/feature films (narrative/non- narrative), student (Canadian and International), youth (shorts/ series) and commissioned films. Out-of-competition screenings include panoramas (Canadian/International), special curated programs, and retrospectives. Youth: Along with many free outreach programs for youth throughout the year, the OIAF hosts InGenius jr. - a day dedicated entirely to families. INgenius jr. features screenings geared at youth, free hands-on workshops and talks. The OIAF’s locally based kids jury judges competition films and tv series for young audiences, presenting alongside the OIAF’s renowned international jury. For further information on how the OIAF can promote your business visit: http://www.animationfestival.ca/pdfs/OIAF_Sponsorship_Package.pdf