OCan21
Our 2021 Annual Festival, OCan21, was streamed online from November 12 to 21, out of an abundance of caution due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The film festival programme consisted of 14 films —7 feature-length and 7 short films. We continued our Shorts at Home programme, featuring 8 short films this year. While the annual November festival selections are a result of a competitive selection by our festival jury, the selections for 'Shorts at Home' are non-competitive and curated by our board of directors. All screenings were presented online using Vimeo’s Video on Demand platform as a means to continue our mission to promote and celebrate and promote Canadian filmmakers and films in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. As is our usual practice, artists fees were paid for films selected for our annual festival screenings. In 2021, this policy was expanded to pay artist fees to 'Shots at Home' films as well.
OCan21 Promotional Videos
Press Releases
- Ottawa Canadian Film Festival 2021 - A Celebration of Canadian Independent Film - October 2, 2021
- 'Blue Hour' is the 2021 Audience Favourite at the Ottawa Canadian Film Festival - November 26, 2021
Festival Programme
- OCan21 Festival Film line-up with Taglines / Synopses and Filmmaker Bios
- Festival Film Trailers, Teasers and Intros by Filmmakers
- Shorts At Home film series
Film Reviews
Print Media / blogs
- Apartment613 - Ottawa Canadian Film Festival highlights local and national films and documentaries - November 9, 2021
- La Rotonde - Festival du film d’Ottawa : moteur, ça tourne ! - 13 novembre 2021
- The Charlatan - Ottawa Canadian Film Festial online for another year - December 3, 2021
Television
Radio / Podcasts
- CKCU FM 93.1 Ottawa - Curiocity with Erik Stolpmann - October 18th, 2021
- CKCU FM 93.1 Ottawa - A Luta Continua with Monique Fuller - November 12, 2021
- CBC Radio One FM 91.5 Ottawa - In Town and Out with Giacomo Panico - November 13, 2021 (archive no longer available on CBC.ca)
- CKCU FM 93.1 Ottawa - Midweek - November 17, 2021