DIGIPENDENCE - declare yours!

This is the poster for the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), the largest of its kind in North America, attracting film buffs, art lovers, filmmakers, and cartoon fans from around the world to the nation’s capital. Apparently, not everyone likes it (Blecchh!), and some people are critical of that dislike (Sheridan Instructor Attempts Art Criticism (and Fails)). The poster was designed by Montreal-based artist Theodore Ushev and here’s what he has to say about the controversy.

And here are the posters for the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 2008 and 2007. Posters for past animation festivals from around the world can be found at Affiches de Festivals D’animation