The Ottawa Worldwide Animation Competition (OIAF) proclaims the creation of the Hélène Tanguay Award for Humor in recognition of the late Nationwide Movie Board of Canada worker and 2007 OIAF Honorary President. A champion for the worldwide animation group, Tanguay was recognized for her infectious humorousness. In her honor, the brand new award acknowledges animated works that convey an analogous sense of untamed, darkish or absurd humor.
“Hélène was beloved by all of the traditional animation festivals however her connection to the OIAF was particular,” says OIAF Inventive Director Chris Robinson. “For a lot of attendees, Hélène was a fixture of the OIAF for the reason that Nineteen Seventies, regaling festival-goers with numerous hilarious tales about animation, travels, cats and … extra cats. Having an award in her honor ensures that we maintain her spirit going at future OIAFs — and given her love of each kind of humor, from the foolish to the darkish to bawdy — it simply is sensible that we have fun and acknowledge humor in her identify.”
The Hélène Tanguay Award for Humor joins the roster of awards on the OIAF, together with the Grand Prize for Animated Function, the Grand Prize for Animated Brief, the Public Prize, the Canadian Movie Institute Award for Finest Canadian Animation, and quite a lot of craft awards. The winner of this newest award addition will likely be chosen by a handpicked, rotating jury of Tanguay’s pals and colleagues.
OIAF is open for movie competitors submissions till Might 31, 2023. This yr’s pageant will run September 20-24. Extra data at animationfestival.ca.
Tanguay handed away on January 7. You could find her obituary right here.
