CHITOSE, Japan, Oct. 31, 2017 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/--
New
Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2017, an international
animation film festival held in its entirety within the airport
terminal building, is to be held from Thursday, November 2, to Sunday,
November 5.
In this fourth edition of the festival, animation
filmmakers, both Japanese and international, and fans communicate with
one another through the internationally common culture of animation, to
be shown at the three theaters in the airport.
An International
competition, the main part of the animation festival, will show 44 works
from 21 countries, which were selected from 2,037 works submitted from
85 countries and regions. The number of the films submitted showed an
increase of about 800 works from last year.
There will also be
special screenings. Masaaki Yuasa's "Lu Over the Wall" and "MIND GAME"
as well as "Legend of the Galactic Heroes -- My Conquest is the Sea of
Stars," a collection of works by Yuri Norstein known as animation
master, will be shown in collaboration with "Bakuon (extremely loud)
Screening" featuring the full blast of dynamic sound generated by
speakers used for a live concert. There will be the live score screening
of "A Silent Voice" by composer Kensuke Ushio. Moreover, "KUBO and the
Two Strings" is to be screened during the festival in advance of its
theatrical release in Japan.
Furthermore, at the Center Plaza,
the main event space on the second floor of the domestic terminal
building, there will be exhibitions and workshops, featuring Indie
Games.
For more details, please visit the official website:
http://airport-anifes.jp/en/
Source: New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival Executive Committee
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