Talk to the Snail

I’m going to wrap up tonight writing about my trip last week to the Ottawa International Animation Festival. There was way too much I enjoyed to allow me to write about even five percent of it. It’s been tough picking what I wanted to mention here. Melissa returns tomorrow to the big ol’ cartoon factory, and I’m sure she’ll blog about some of her favorite Ottawa moments.

First, a film I’d actually been well aware of: Xploding Plasitx ‘Joy Comes in the Morning’. Southern California-based Scott Friedman and Joe Ledbetter created this film inspired by the song by Xploding Plastix. It’s funny, attractive to look at, and exciting to listen to. You can watch it here.

Belgium’s Delphing Hermans’ Plan B was one of the many highlights for me at Thursday’s student screening. A wartime espionage film with a sci-fi twist. There’s not a lot I could find on the Web to link to, but if you get the chance, take a look at this film. Best of luck to Delphing and his animation career.

That’s it. See you in Ottawa next year.