Thank you for your participation at our first Creative Industries Series event at Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) held in Ottawa on September 22nd and 23rd, 2017.

The purpose of this report is to provide you with a summary of the event, including exhibitors’ feedback as well as other useful information. We trust that this report will enable you to report return on investment and assist with future decision making.

OIAF stands for Ottawa International Animation Festival. It is one of the most important animation-only film festivals worldwide, and it is the largest on its kind in North America. The OIAF has grown into one of the largest animation festivals in the world, with a total attendance of around 26,600 (including high school students, graduates and professionals interested in Graphic Design and Animation.)

Animation and Graphic Design professors/lecturers from 4 UK institutions (listed below in the Exhibitors’ Feedback section), engaged with high school students from Ottawa, and graduates and professional from across Canada and the US, in two of OIAF’s main events, providing the audience with information on Graphic Design, Game Design and Animation education programmes in the UK.

At British Council we highly appreciate your support, and hope that we can continue to provide valuable marketing services in terms of both our exhibitions and also our range of other targeted activities during the year.