Ottawa International Vegan Film Festival 2019

The 2019 Ottawa International Vegan Film Festival has announced its list of 26 nominated films.

The event will showcase a collection of the finest vegan-themed short and long format films from this year. The awards will be announced at the Festival’s Premier event on October 6, 2019 at The Chamber Theatre in Ben Franklin Place in Ottawa.

The Festival received 40 film submissions in 2019, up from 28 last year. The films that have been selected have been submitted from 14 countries around the world. 60% of the films are from female directors.

Category and Films:

Lifestyle Category:

· Apollo: Rise of the Poly-Vegan Soldier (New Zealand)

· A Strange Trial (Switzerland)

· Gold Doesn’t Rust: Animal Testing and its 21st Century Alternatives (USA)

· Let us be Heroes – The True Cost of our Food Choices (Singapore)

· Pig Man (New Zealand)

· The Hunter and the Girl with Pokemon (Belgium)

· Bad Vegan: The Original Recipe (Canada)

· Double Decade Vegan (Australia)

Health and Nutrition Category:

· H.O.P.E. What You Eat Matters (Austria)

· Code Blue: Redefining the Practice of Medicine (USA)

· Multiple Seasons (USA)

Animal Welfare Category:

· Casa de Carne (USA)

· Reclaim (Canada)

· Cow’s Milk? (Germany)

· Cows Come Home (USA)

· Bucking Tradition (USA)

· Coming Closer (USA)

· The Cube of Truth (New Zealand)

· Why Not Me (USA)

· The Door (Denmark)

· Hami Shelter (Iran)

Environmental Protection Category:

· Diet Change Not Climate Change (Germany)

· The Farm in My Backyard (Canada)

· The Man of the Trees (Italy)

· #Powerplant (Netherlands)

· Planet Vegan: Episode One (USA)

Tickets for the festival can be purchased online here.