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
World Of The Fluffs – Review – Catharine Horsley Chaisi Glover’s World Of The Fluffs is a delightful animated feature that is inspired by a very real, and unfortunate habit. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/Guest blog/OCanFilmFest2020/Reviews
I Hope They Remember My Name – Review – Rachel Loewen I Hope They Remember My Name is a timely film that paints an intimate portrait of the potential effects of social media on mental wellbeing. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/Guest blog/OCanFilmFest2020/Reviews
Not Your Average Bear – Review – Catharine Horsley A mediocre man with little talent and capability goes to desperate measures to perform a robbery in order to provide himself with a sense of accomplishment. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/Guest blog/OCanFilmFest2020/Reviews
Miracle, Baby – Review – Chantelle Blanchard This story brings an informative and personal touch to the hockey player, and can be appreciated by both sports fans, and non-sports fans. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/Guest blog/OCanFilmFest2020/Reviews
Vessel – Review – Catharine Horsley Technology sets us up with unrealistic expectations when it comes to the dating scene in Ethan Godel’s short film Vessel. Categories Canadian Films/Film613/Guest blog/OCanFilmFest2020/Reviews
Filmmaker Intros – OCanFilmFest2020 Weekend 1 Some of our featured filmmakers sent us video introductions to their films. Here are the introductions related to films screening during weekend 1 (November 6-8, 2020) Categories Canadian Films/Film613/OCanFilmFest2020