Hiroshima International Animation Festival
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History
The festival was founded in 1985 by the Association International du Film d'Animation (ASIFA) as the International Animation Festival for the World Peace. The city of Hiroshima was one of the sites of nuclear bombings in 1945 at the end of World War II, and it was chosen to inspire thoughts of unity through the arts. The festival was considered one of the most respected animated film festival, along with Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, and Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films.[1] The founding of the festival is largely credited to Sayoko Kinoshita and her late husband Renzo Kinoshita. The married couple were renowned figures in the independent animation world and also founders of ASIFA's Japan chapter.[2]
The first two festivals were held in odd years: 1985 and 1987. Since 1990, the festival has been held biennially in even years. In 2008, the 12th Festival took place for five days (August 7–11).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In the festival's first year in 1985, the Grand Prize was awarded to Broken Down Film by Osamu Tezuka.[3] Tezuka became one of the members of the jury for the following festival. This cycle has often repeated and many of the grand prize winners have become judges for the following festival.
In 2010, the Festival had nearly 1,937 entries from 58 countries and regions, and had more than 34,516 participants.[4]
In November 2020, the city of Hiroshima announced ending its partnership with ASIFA, and plans to replace the festival.[5]
Description
The city of Hiroshima co-hosts the festival, which takes place in JMS Aster Plaza near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park at the center of Hiroshima city.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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Grand Prize winners
| Year | English title | Director(s) | Country |
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| 1985 | Broken Down Film[6] | Osamu Tezuka | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1987 | The Man Who Planted Trees | Frédéric Back | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1990 | The Cow | Aleksandr Petrov | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1992 | The Sandman | Paul Berry | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1994 | The Mighty River | Frédéric Back | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1996 | Repete | Michaela Pavlátová | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 1998 | The Old Lady and the Pigeons | Sylvain Chomet | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2000 | When the Day Breaks | Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2002 | Father and Daughter | Michaël Dudok de Wit | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2004 | Mt. Head | Kōji Yamamura | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2006 | Milch | Igor Kovalyov | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2008 | A Country Doctor | Kōji Yamamura | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2010 | Angry Man[7][8] | Anita Killi | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2012 | I Saw Mice Burying a Cat[9] | Dmitry Geller | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2014 | The Bigger Picture[10] | Daisy Jacobs | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2016 | The Empty[11] | Jeong Dahee | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2018 | The Blissful Accidental Death | Sergiu Negulici | Script error: No such module "flag". |
| 2020 | Daughter | Daria Kashcheeva | Script error: No such module "flag".
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Notable Hiroshima Prize winners
- 1985 - The Big Snit - Richard Condie (Canada)
- 1987 - The Dreamless Sleep - David Anderson (U.K.)[12]
- 1990 - The Hill Farm - Mark Baker (U.K.)
- 1992 - Cat and Company - Alexander Guryev (Russia)[13]
- 1994 - The Village - Mark Baker (U.K.)
- 1996 - The Monk and the Fish - Michael Dudok de Wit (France)
- 1998 - The Mermaid - Alexander Petrov (Russia)
- 2000 - One Day a Man Bought a House - Pjotr Sapegin (Norway)[14]
- 2002 - Dog - Suzie Templeton (U.K.)
- 2004 - Louise - Anita Lebeau (Canada)[15]
- 2006 - Wolf Daddy - Chang Hyung yun (Republic of Korea)[16]
- 2008 - La Maison en Petits Cubes - Kunio Kato (Japan)[17]
- 2010 - Divers In The Rain - Priit Parn, Olga Parn (Estonia)[18]
- 2012 - Kali the Little Vampire - Regina Pessoa (Portugal/France/Canada/Switzerland)
- 2014 - Symphony No.42 - Réka Bucsi (Hungary)[19]
- 2016 - Among the black waves - Anna Budanova (Russia)[20]
- 2018 - Bond - Judit Wunder (Hungary)[21]
- 2020 - Am I a Wolf? - Amir Houshang Moein (Iran)[22]
Best of the World (Honorable Mention)
- 2020 - Ah - Ying-Fang Shen (Taiwan)[23]
- 2020 - CASTLE - Ryotaro Miyajima (Japan)
- 2020 - Falafel Cart - Abdullah Al-Wazzan (Kuwait)[23]
- 2020 - don’t know what - Thomas Renoldner (Austria)
- 2020 - After the eclipse - Bea R Blankenhorst (Argentina)
See also
References
- ↑ Hiroshima Int’l Animation Festival Closes After 35 Years, To Be Replaced By General Arts Event|Cartoon Brew
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- ↑ Broken Down Film: ANIMATION/Film: TezukaOsamu.net(EN)
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External links
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- Hiroshima International Animation Festival at the Internet Movie Database