We have put together a wonderful program, for the industry as well as for the community and general public to experience: from Opening Night Gala, to exciting Halloween screenings for kids and the rest of the family.

Opening Night Gala

The ION International Animation, Gaming and Short Film Festival will honor the Emmy Award winning studio DPS Film Roman, animators of such hits as THE SIMPSONS and KING OF THE HILL, for their 20th anniversary at the opening night gala for the festival, taking place October 28th. The festival will honor the studio for "20 Years of Excellence," while the ION Festival gives birth to its first year.

The opening night gala will also feature the first-ever Max Fleischer Lifetime Achievement Award, presented this year to Fleischer Studios. In future years, this award will be presented to individuals who have made a monumental impact in the animation world.

We are honored that ION can launch itself as a festival by celebrating DPS FILM ROMAN for 20 phenomenal years of cutting-edge work. This festival's mandate is to reflect the brilliance and innovation of just such work. The worlds of animation and film are rapidly merging with games and ION sees this convergence as the future of content.

Click here to purchase tickets for the Opening Night Gala.

The ION Festival is proud to announce that we have secured a wonderful Halloween animated film from Mainframe, one of the largest Animation studios in Canada. "Scary Godmother" is a great one-hour film for kids and parents of all ages - to see on "Kids' Day" which is appropriately on Sunday, Halloween day.

Also included in our Kids' Day line-up is a series of children's animated shorts, sponsored by "Animators, Ink."  Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for kids. (Kids under 4 years old get in free). Tickets can be purchased online at www.ionfilmfestival.com or by calling the ticketing office at (800) 838-3006.

Kids are encouraged to come as their favorite Halloween character. Special Halloween goodie bags will also be given out to children.

Kids' Day screenings begin at 12:00 noon.

Click here to purchase tickets for Kid's Day.