IN OSAKA

About this manifestation

International Animation Day 2012 in OSAKA will be held on October 25th and October 27th, at different venue, organized by Osaka Designers’ College and ASIFA -JAPAN.

As for the inquiries regarding the contents of IAD2012 in OSAKA,
please kindly contact Osaka Designers’ College.

tel: +81-75-791-9280
fax: +81-75-791-9434

Date, Venue and Programs

October 25th, 2012

“50th Anniversary Festival of Osaka Adachi Gakuen

Venue

Osaka-shi Chuo Kokaido (Osaka City Central Public Hall)

Access

Please visit the link below;
http://osaka-chuokokaido.jp/english/index.html

Program

16:00 - 17:45

Lecture by Koji Morimoto (Animation Director)
--- Talking about our Future through FUTURE NEWS

Koji Morimoto, a talented animation director having numerous enthusiastic fans around the world, will make a presentation of a new animation project in collaboration with students of Osaka Designers’ College. Morimoto will present “imaginary news”, which could be a happy future plan for human beings that may happen in reality.

For more details: oag.ac.jp/50th/

Tickets

admission free, no application required

Organizers

Osaka Adachi Gakuen – Osaka Designers’ College

Co-Organizer

Osaka Adachi Gakuen Alumni

Cooperation

Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA),
 ASIFA-JAPAN

Contacts

Osaka Designers’ College (50th Anniversary Festival Organizing Committee)
Tel: +81 – 6 – 6438-0558

October 27th, 2012

Osaka Designers’ College Festival
“The History of Japanese Animation and Western Japan Animation”

Venue

Osaka Designers’ College, main building, room 404
Address: 2-3-20 Doujima, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi 530-0003

Access

Please visit the link below;
http://www.odc.ac.jp/access/index.html (in Japanese)

Program

13:30 -

Program A : 53 Years of “Yan-bo Ma-bo”,
a lecture by Yasuo Nakamura

A lecture by Yasuo Nakamura, who is a talented animator working in the frontline for more than half a century in Osaka. Nakamura started making the famous animation for “Yan-bo Ma-bo Weather Forecast” when he was 19 years old. Various anecdotes from the time he started the production will be talked, as well as “the key to continue your creative work” will be lectured for young animation students. A special program of “Yan-bo Ma-bo Weather Forecast” showing the animation techniques and the change of expression during decades will also be screened.

15:00 -

Program B : Animation made by Filmmakers of Western Japan

Those films, which cannot be forgotten in the history of Japanese animation, made by filmmakers from western Japan, will be shown. Each film will be introduced accompanied by the context of the time when the film was made.

“Issun-boushi Chibisuke Monogatari” directed by Mitsuyo Seo, 10 min., 1935
“Kumo to Chuurippu (Spider and Tulip)” directed by Kenzo Masaoka, 16 min., 1943
“Fushigi na Kusuri” directed by Tadanari Okamoto, 15 min., 1965

Tickets

admission free, no application required

Organizers

Association Internationale du Film d’Animation (ASIFA),
ASIFA-JAPAN
Osaka Adachi Gakuen – Osaka Designers’ College

Contacts

Osaka Designers’ College (College Festival Organizing Committee Animation Department )
Tel: +81 – 6 – 6438-0558