Background
The Ottawa Canadian Film Festival (abbreviated as OCanFilmFest) was co-founded by Ottawa-based filmmakers Jith Paul, Ed Kucerak and Blair Campbell in 2015. The festival was an evolution of the Treepot Film Festival spearheaded by Treepot Media's Jith Paul. The festival features CanadianHighlights
2017 Festival Films
Feature Films: * RAW* (feature film) – Ottawa Premiere - Director: David I. Strasser (Vancouver, BC) * Broken Mile (feature film) – Ottawa Premiere - Director: Justin McConnell (Toronto, ON) * Heroes Manufactured (feature film) – Ottawa Premiere - Director: Yaron Betan (Toronto, ON) * Sisyphus Rides (feature film) – Ottawa Premiere - Directors: Lisa Lightbourn Lay & Tim Alberts (Limehouse, ON) Short Films: * Hue Quilted Windowpane – Ottawa Premiere - Director: Lasha Mowchun (Winnipeg, MB) * Honestly Charlotte – Canadian Premiere - Director: Sarah Hedar (Vancouver, BC) * Milo – Ottawa Premiere - Director: Jeremie Azencot (Montreal, QC) * The Talk – World Premiere - Director: Tyler Boyco (Peterborough, ON) * Poison in the Water – Ottawa Premiere - Director: Romeo Candido (Toronto, ON) * Andre the Anti-Giant – Ottawa Premiere - Director: Kim Saltarski (Toronto, ON)2018 Festival Films
Feature Films: * Pur Laine (feature film) - Director: Alexander Cruz (Ottawa, ON) - WORLD PREMIERE * The True North Project (feature film) - Director: Emil Agopian (Calgary, AB) Short Films: * the art of the morning - Director: Nathan Hauch (Ottawa, ON) * Harevan - Director: Marilou Caravecchia-Pelletier (Montreal, QC) * Russian Gangster - Director: Maissa Houri (Ottawa, ON) * As It Was - Director: Blake Garbe (Toronto, ON) * It Could Be You - Director: Cody Westman (St. John’s, NL) * Away Home - Director: Jana Stackhouse (Toronto, ON) * Super Bingo - Director: Matthew J. Blecha (Vancouver, BC) * What We Owe - Director: Bryce Mercier (Oakville, ON) * Intercept - Director: Kirk Knapp (Ottawa, ON) * End of the Night - Director: Tavit Melikian (Montreal, QC) * Angels - Director: Taylor Olson (Halifax, NS)2019 Festival Films
Feature Films: * The Mayor of Comedy: A Canadian Stand-Up Story – Director: Matt Kelly (Toronto, ON) - WORLD PREMIERE * Nose to Tail – Director: Jesse Zigelstein (Toronto, ON) * Trouble In The Garden – Director: Roz Owen (Toronto, ON) Short Films: * Baba Yaga – Directors: Nicole Sitanski and Cheryl Taam (Vancouver, BC) * Dog Bite – Director: Luvia Petersen (Vancouver, BC) * Fragile Dream – Director: Isabelle Hayeur (Rawdon, QC) * Girl in the Hallway – Director: Valerie Barnhart (Ottawa, ON) * Life Via Rail – Director: Jonny Micay (Toronto, ON) * May Flowers – Director: Marianna Phung (Toronto, ON) * Newborn – Director: Ray Savaya (Toronto, ON) * The Order of Things to Come – Director: Tavit Melikian (Montreal, QC) * Overgrowth – Director: Christian Belisle (Ottawa, ON) * Rise n’ Shine – Director: Silver Kim (West Vancouver, BC) * The Still Life of Annika Myers – Director: Matthew Blecha (Victoria, BC) - WINNER, Audience Favourite2020 Shorts at Home
In addition to annual screenings, a series of streamed short film screenings 'Shorts at Home' was launched in May 2020. The series is intended to prepare OCanFilmFest for online and hybrid physical/virtual screenings in 2020 and beyond.2020 Festival Films
OCanFilmFest moved to an online event in 2020 out of an abundance of caution due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fans can rent specific films for 24-hour streaming periods during the three weekends starting on November 6, 2020. Feature Films: * Project Cold Days (Ottawa, ON) Director: Stephen R. Coleman * The Great Disconnect (Ottawa, ON) Director: Tamer Soliman * The Manhattan Project (Etobicoke, ON) Director: Matthew Campanile Short Films: * Advances (Burlington, ON) Director: Tyler J. Seguin * and also, for youth (Harrowsmith, ON) Director: Eamon Hillis - WINNER, Audience Favourite * Guardians of the Grasslands (Bashaw, AB) Directors: Sarah Wray, Ben Wilson * I Hope They Remember My Name (Toronto, ON) Director: Patrick Weiers * Inhale (Strathroy, ON) Director: Brian Chambers * Miracle, Baby (Toronto, ON) Director: C. Hudson Hwang * Not Your Average Bear (Vancouver, BC) Director: Cliff Skelton * Saint-Tite (Montreal, QC) Directors: Florence Pelletier, Élizabeth Marcoux-Bélair * Social Mediation (Toronto, ON) Director: Matt Pittroff * StreetSauce! Public Art in Waterloo Region? (Kichener, ON) Directors: Paul Campsall, Tom Knowlton * Tessellate (Vancouver, BC) Director: Rob Jacobsen * The Date (Halifax, NS) Director: Taylor Olson * Vessel (Toronto, ON) Director: Ethan Godel * WESTBOUND / EASTBOUND (Etobicoke, ON) Director: Rohan Bader * World Of The Fluffs (Vancouver, BC) Director: Chaisi Glover2021 Festival Films
The 2021 edition of the festival, OCan21, took place online on Vimeo's On-Demand platform. Fans can rent specific films for 24-hour streaming periods from November 12-21, 2021. Feature Films: * Blue Hour (Red Deer, AB) Director: Jesse Pickett - WINNER, Audience Favourite * Company Town (Toronto, ON) Director: Peter Findlay * I'll See You Later (Chestermere, AB) Director: Bruce McAllister & Jesse Nakano * LUNE (Toronto, ON) Director: Aviva Armour-Ostroff & Arturo Perez Torres * My Tree (Toronto, ON) Director: Jason Sherman * Parallel Minds (Calgary, AB) Director: Benjamin Ross Hayden * Seeking Oblivion (London, ON) Director: Brent Baird Short Films: * Camp Tipsy (Toronto, ON) Director: Jana Stackhouse * Curbside Pickup (Ottawa, ON) Director: Hingman Leung * The Debate (Ottawa, ON) Director: Allison Elizabeth Burns * The Flexed Arm Hang (Winnipeg, MB) Director: Findlay Brown * Mute (Toronto, ON) Director: Constance Hilton * Pinball & Perogies (Ottawa, ON) Director: Sammy J. Lewis * What Flowers They Bloom (Toronto, ON) Director: C Hudson Hwang2022 Festival Films
The 2022 edition of the festival, OCan22, took place on November 3-5 at theReferences
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