Contests by Canadian Film Institute (CFI) - Contest Watchers https://www.contestwatchers.com/organizer/canadian-film-institute-cfi/ https://www.contestwatchers.com/wp-content/themes/cw-theme/images/contest-watchers-logo-facebook-feed-280x117.png Contests by Canadian Film Institute (CFI) - Contest Watchers https://www.contestwatchers.com/organizer/canadian-film-institute-cfi/ Copyright 2009-2026, Contest Watchers. Some rights reserved. CC-BY-SA 3.0 International Creative Challenges and Competitions Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 5 https://www.contestwatchers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Contest-Watchers-Favicon-180x180.png Contests by Canadian Film Institute (CFI) - Contest Watchers https://www.contestwatchers.com/organizer/canadian-film-institute-cfi/ 32 32 Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) 2026 https://www.contestwatchers.com/ottawa-international-animation-festival-oiaf-2026/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:00:20 +0000 https://www.contestwatchers.com/?p=48731

Film submissions are now open for the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) 2026, scheduled for 23–27 September 2026. Short and feature animated films, completed after 31 May 2025 are eligible to enter the Festival’s competition programs. This year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) will award a total of seventeen (16) different prizes across four (4) main competition categories.

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Film submissions are being accepted for Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) 2025, scheduled for 24–28 September 2025. Short and feature animated films, completed after 31 May 2024 are eligible to enter the Festival’s competition programs. This year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) will award a total of seventeen (17) different prizes across four (4) main competition categories.

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Film submissions are being accepted for Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) 2019, scheduled for 25–29 September 2019. Short and feature animated films, completed after 25 May 2018 are eligible to enter the Festival’s competition programs. This year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) will award a total of fifteen (15) different prizes across six (6) main competition categories.

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Film submissions are being accepted for the 2017 Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), scheduled for 20-24 September 2017. Short and feature animated films, completed after 27 May 2016 are eligible to enter the Festival’s competition programs. This year, the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) will award a total of eighteen (18) different prizes across five (5) main competition categories.

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]]> The Polar Film Festival – Call for Entries https://www.contestwatchers.com/the-polar-film-festival-call-for-entries/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:00:11 +0000 https://www.contestwatchers.com/?p=2242

The Canadian Film Institute (CFI), in partnership with the International Polar Year (IPY) 2012 Conference Secretariat, is officially seeking entries for the Polar Film Festival. The two-day moving image event is a featured presentation of the International Polar Year (IPY) 2012 Conference: From Knowledge to Action, held 22-27 April 2012, in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. This call is open for all films that explore issues and activities of particular relevance to the Arctic and/or Antarctic regions. Here is yet another opportunity to promote your films to the audience in Canada.

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