IN TOKYO

Animation of the World

18:30 - 20:15 Film Show
"Animation of the World - Award Winning Titles of Hiroshima International Animation Festival"

A special screening of 7 award winning titles from the past thirteen Hiroshima Festival, including Grand Prix and Hiroshima Prize.

(1) Angry Man
Directed by :Anita Killi / Norway / 2009 / 19:50
HIROSHIMA ‘10 Grand Prize

Angry Man is a film about secrets that shouldn’t be secret. When the Mom-fish dies, Boy has had enough, and gets power from his own fantasy to go further.


(2) Cuckoo's Nephew
Directed by :Oksana Cherkassova / Russia / 1992 / 10:00
HIROSHIMA ’94 / Category F (5-15min.) 2nd

An old shaman passes on his experiences.

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(3) The Hill Farm
Directed by :Mark Baker / U.K. / 1988 / 17:40
HIROSHIMA ’90 / HIROSHIMA Prize

A Family of Farmers struggle to feed their hungry animals. Their farm is remote and the countryside around is wild and dangerous.

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(4) Birdcalls
Directed by :Malcolm Sutherland / Canada / 2006 / 4:58
HIROSHIMA ’06 / Debut Prize

While checking messages on an answering machine, the written languages of birds come alive to show us a birds point of view.

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(5) The Mermaid
Directed by :Alexander Petrov / Russia / 1996 / 10:33
HIROSHIMA ‘98 / Hiroshima Prize

In a lonely hut there live an old monk and his young novice. Many years ago, the old man betrayed his bride and she committed suicide. Now the girl reappeared as a mermaid to revenge herself upon him for his treachery by the most crafty and terrible way.

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(6) Instinct
Directed by :Rao Heidmets / Estonia / 2003 / 10:25
HIROSHIMA ‘04 / Special Prize

What happens when the Maker loses control over His Creation and if it starts to obey following its own will? Highly recommended for everyone involved in cloning, A.I., and otherwise witty people.

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(7) Milch
Directed by :Igor Kovalyov / Russia, U.S.A. / 2005 / 15:15
HIROSHIMA ’06 / Grand Prize

A boy discovers love and comes face to face with the mortality of his family. The film speaks of this through a web of oblique details, attempting to capture the flesh of relations and, perhaps, the very tension of being.

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