A New Look for OCanFilmFest Keep an eye out for new branding elements for our festival by Ottawa-based artist Matt Hertendy on our website and social media accounts. Categories Film613/News/ocan21
The Show Must Go On! Filming in a Time of Covid OCanFilmFest is thrilled to be co-presenting the panel ‘The Show Must Go On! Filming in a Time of Covid’ at the inaugural Ottawa Black Film Festival (OBFF) on Mar 27, 2021 at 4pm. Categories Canadian Films/Film613
Death Isn’t The Same Anymore – Review – Alvin Wai Chung Tsang Alvin Wai Chung Tsang reviewed the short film ‘Death Isn’t The Same Anymore’ from Shorts at Home: Volume 3. Categories Film613/Reviews/Shorts at Home
Dirt Town – Review – Alvin Wai Chung Tsang Alvin Wai Chung Tsang reviewed the short film ‘Dirt Town’ from Shorts at Home: Volume 3. Categories Film613/Reviews/Shorts at Home
Ottawa Canadian Film Festival Opens Call for Submissions for 2021 The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival (OCanFilmFest) is accepting submissions for its 2021 Film Festival Program starting on February 1st. Categories Film613/News/ocan21
OCanFilmFest Board Welcomes Catharine Horsley The Ottawa Canada Film Festival welcomes Catharine Horsley to our board. Categories Film613/News
OCanFilmFest2020 Audience Favourite and Festival Wrap-up As 2020 comes to a close we are pleased to announce the OCanFilmFest2020 Audience Favourite and say a thank you to folks who made this year’s festival a success. Categories Canadian Films/News/OCanFilmFest2020
OCanFilmFest2020 Filmmaker Panel 4 Canadian filmmakers get together at the last panel discussion of the 2020 Ottawa Canadian Film Festival to talk about their films, The Great Disconnect, I Hope They Remember My Name, Tessellate, and Guardians of the Grasslands. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/OCanFilmFest Talks/OCanFilmFest2020
Monique Fuller interviews Jith Paul and Tamer Soliman Monique Fuller interviews Ottawa Canadian Film Festival co-founder Jith Paul and “The Great Disconnect” producer/director/co-writer Tamer Soliman on November 20, 2020. Categories Canadian Films/OCanFilmFest Talks/OCanFilmFest2020
OCanFilmFest2020 Filmmaker Panel 3 In our second part of the Weekend 2 Filmmaker Q&A, we got to talk to filmmakers who were behind Westbound/Eastbound, World of the Fluffs, and Social Mediation. We got to chat about the craft of telling a story with intention, reflecting on the backstory of how these films came together, and sharing some hope for the future. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/OCanFilmFest Talks/OCanFilmFest2020
OCanFilmFest2020 Filmmaker Panel 2 We spoke with Tom Knowlton (StreetSauce!) and Derek Lamoureux (Inhale) whose films screened during the second weekend of the OCanFilmFest. We got to answer some audience questions, and talked about different approaches to telling a story through documentary filmmaking. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/OCanFilmFest Talks/OCanFilmFest2020
OCanFilmFest2020 Filmmaker Panel 1 A conversation with the filmmakers featured in the first weekend of the 2020 Ottawa Canadian Film Festival. We talk about the importance of building trust and relationships, approaching filmmaking from different perspectives, creating stories that are meaningful, and how COVID-19 has impacted filmmaking. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/OCanFilmFest Talks/OCanFilmFest2020
Tessellate – Review – Catharine Horsley Jacobsen conveys how the individuals want to be perfect; their “imperfection breeds desire.” They are rewired to conceal their flaws and characteristics in order to become better people. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/Guest blog/OCanFilmFest2020/Reviews
The Great Disconnect – Review – Hamid Rasouli Trying to survive these days is no longer the same as in the past, and now trying to communicate is an important point in everything that happens in the world today. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/Guest blog/OCanFilmFest2020/Reviews
