KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 -- The 6th New Chitose Airport International Animation Film Festival was held at New Chitose Airport, Japan for four days, beginning Nov 1.
Two short films produced by the festival were shown at the opening ceremony of the festival. The two films were made for a 330 inch/4K vision called a Digital Symbol set at the lounge of the international terminal.
The first film, ‘Sagashimono’ (Things You Are Looking For), was produced by Project, a Japanese producer unit, while the second, ‘Fly Me to HOKKAIDO’, was directed by TOCHKA.
During the film festival, a variety of programmes was held, including the screening of invited works at the New Chitose Airport Theater and talk programmes by invited creators from Japan and overseas, on the 4th floor of the domestic terminal building.
The competition screening, the main event of the festival, covered 91 films carefully selected from over 2,200 works submitted (which included short films and feature films). An award ceremony was held on Nov 4.
The Grand Prix (Short Film) was awarded to ‘Acid Rain’ by Polish artiste Tomek Popakul while the Grand Prix (Feature Film) went to ‘I Lost My Body’ by Jeremy Clapin (France). All winning works can be found on the official festival website (http://airport-anifes.jp/en).
The 6th New Chitose Airport International Animation Film Festival was a great success with the highest attendance in history, of 43,000 visitors, according to a statement from the New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival Executive Committee.
-- BERNAMA
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