The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), the largest event of its kind in North America, kicks off today!

The Irish are being represented by rising animation star David OReilly (The External World, Please Say Something) who alongside holding a retrospective of his films, will also be serving as a jury member and sitting down for a live chitchat for Chris Robinson's The Animation Pimpcast.

Check out this year's OIAF poster designed by OReilly:

Check out the OIAF trailer:

There's a whole host of great screenings and talks from Disney this year, including several curated classic shorts and also a screening of The Little Mermaid as it celebrates its 25th anniversary! The films directors, Ron Clements & John Musker, will be there to chat and share stories from their years at Disney studio and discuss the art of directing some of the world's most memorable films.

Follow Ottawa Animation & Ottawa Artistic Director Chris Robinson on Twitter for blow by blow accounts of OIAF 14!

Check out the full schedule here!