Chris Robinson - Writer & Artistic Director of Ottawa International Animation Festival

Ottawa International Animation Festival is the largest and oldest animation festival in North America and celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2016. In addition to his role at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Chris regularly contributes to Animation World Network.   Chris has written several books including: Estonian Animation: Between Genius and Utter Illiteracy, Unsung Heroes of Animation, Great Left Wingers of Hockey's Golden Era, Ballad of a Thin Man: In Search of Ryan Larkin, Japanese Animation: Time out of Mind, and The Animation Pimp. Chris is currently working on a magic realist memoir called My Balls are Killing Me along with a book about the classic Canadian hockey animation short film, The Sweater.