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Korea Independent Animation Festival 2023 in Japan

A look at the films and talks that will be screened online at the Korea Independent Animation Festival 2023 – available to viewers in Japan

Genkinahito

Apr 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Korea Independent Animation Festival 2022 in Japan

A look at the films and talks that will be screened online at the Korea Independent Animation Festival 2022 – available to viewers in Japan

Genkinahito

May 9, 2022 • Subscribe

Mirai

Reading list: independent Japanese animation

This is a work in progress (and probably always will be), but here’s a list of resources on indie animation in Japan. I will use a generous definition…

lootype

Nov 19, 2022 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2024 Details

Returning for its 14th year, Welsh anime festival Kotatsu has a two-part convention packed with feature films, shorts, music performances, a...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 29, 2024 • Subscribe

A TV Ad Created Independent Animation

On Faith and John Hubley's (accidentally) era-defining commercial.

Animation Obsessive

Oct 27, 2023 • Subscribe

Japanese and Korean Films at the Glasgow Film Festival 2024

A Preview of the One Japanese Film at the Glasgow Film Festival 2022

Genkinahito

Feb 6, 2024 • Subscribe

Perfect Nervous (2024) Dir: Masaru Sano [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Perfect Nervous (Dir: Masaru Sano, 2024) is a gorgeous short film with fantastical elements as it tells a life-affirming story wherein two young women with incurable body-altering diseases…

Genkinahito

Mar 25, 2024 • Subscribe

A Preview of the Japanese Films at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024

A Preview of the Japanese Films at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 (March 01 – March 10) – trailers and synopses.

Genkinahito

Feb 19, 2024 • Subscribe

Swimming, Sumiko

An introduction to independent animation in Japan

As consumers we’re conditioned to think that the industrial model is the only possible option out there, so it isn’t surprising that animation produced by a single individual, free…

too long for twitlonger

Aug 4, 2015 • Subscribe

Snowdrop スノードロップ Director: Kota Yoshida [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Snowdrop スノードロップ, by director Kota Yoshida, is a socially conscious domestic drama/character study that looks at the welfare system via a woman chased by the trauma of abandonment…

Genkinahito

Mar 5, 2024 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023

 For the second year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) which took place between March 10 and March 19.…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023

 For the second year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) which took place between March 10 and March 19.…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023

 For the second year in a row, the Heroic Purgatory podcast is covering the Osaka Asian Film Festival (OAFF) which took place between March 10 and March 19.…

Heroic Purgatory

Mar 21, 2023 • Subscribe

City of Wind (2023) Director: Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

City of Wind (2023), by director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, is a perfectly-crafted portrait of Mongolian youth that looks at the way modernity and tradition, social order and individuality affect…

Genkinahito

Mar 4, 2024 • Subscribe

Sumiko 22 スミコ22 (2024) Director: Sawako Fukuoka [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Sumiko 22 スミコ22 (2024), sees editor/writer/director Sawako Fukuoka draw upon her own experiences to make a quirky comedy/drama about the everyday pressures and small-scale strangeness experienced b…

Genkinahito

Mar 18, 2024 • Subscribe

Sumiko

Japanese, Korean, and Other Asian Films at the Cannes Film Festival 2024

A preview of the Japanese and Korean films at the Cannes Film Festival 2024, which runs from May 14 to the 25

Genkinahito

May 3, 2024 • Subscribe

A Glimpse at the Films at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024

A glimpse at the feast of films programmed for Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 (March 01st to March 10th)

Genkinahito

Feb 5, 2024 • Subscribe

The Winter of 1905 (1981) Director: Yu Wei-Cheng [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

The Winter of 1905 (1981), directed by Yu Wei-Cheng, is a solid dramatisation of Li Shutong’s time in Japan and the influences that would lead him to become…

Genkinahito

Mar 7, 2024 • Subscribe

Blue Imagine ブルーイマジン Director: Urara Matsubayashi [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 / Japan Cuts 2024]

Director Urara Matsubayashi makes a definitive #MeToo film for the Japanese film industry with her sincere and complex drama Blue Imagine ブルーイマジン [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 / Japan…

Genkinahito

Jul 18, 2024 • Subscribe

On a Boat オン・ア・ボート (2024) Director: Heso [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Black comedy and painful humiliation abound as a mismatched couple vie for control in the black comedy On a Boat オン・ア・ボート (2024) Director: Heso [Osaka Asian Film Festival…

Genkinahito

Mar 2, 2024 • Subscribe

Suton すとん Director: Rikako Watanabe [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Suton すとん, by director Rikako Watanabe. is a quietly affecting character study where a young woman’s life is marked by the poignancy of aging and separation and also…

Genkinahito

Mar 2, 2024 • Subscribe

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023) Director: Elene Naveriani [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023), by director Elene Naveriani, is a touching late coming-of-age film about a 48-year-old woman in a Georgian village growing into herself after a near-death…

Genkinahito

Mar 6, 2024 • Subscribe

Sumiko 22 スミコ22 (2024) Director: Sawako Fukuoka [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024] Second Draft

Sumiko 22 スミコ22 (2024), sees editor/writer/director Sawako Fukuoka draw upon her own experiences to make a quirky comedy/drama about the everyday pressures and small-scale strangeness experienced b…

Genkinahito

Mar 18, 2024 • Subscribe

Sumiko

News Update - Mon, 28 Oct 2024

Train Wreck of the Century. Tim drops by this week to give us his thoughts on Train to the End of the World, and.... man, he really hated it.…

THEM Anime Reviews

24 days ago • Subscribe

Train to the End of the World

News Update - Mon, 7 Oct 2024

An Ode to the Lost and Fallen. Allen takes on Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, a show that does something a bit rare; cover the lives of people who…

THEM Anime Reviews

Oct 7, 2024 • Subscribe

Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!

News Update - Mon, 14 Oct 2024

Rice and Redemption. Allen takes a look at the anime Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin, and finds it a little middle of the road. He basically finds the human…

THEM Anime Reviews

Oct 14, 2024 • Subscribe

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin

News Update - Mon, 21 Oct 2024

A Reviewer's Dilemma: How Low Should You Go? So I honestly didn't have much of a hope for this one, and some times, it turns out that was the…

THEM Anime Reviews

Oct 21, 2024 • Subscribe

Animex 2020 - International Festival of Animation, VFX & Games

With COVID-19 still limiting peoples movements online virtual events have been proving popular. Animex The International Festival of Animati...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 17, 2020 • Subscribe

London Korean Film Festival Announces Full Programme for 2021

In cinemas across London 4th to 19th November

Windows on Worlds

Oct 5, 2021 • Subscribe

Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Oct 1-21

We all knew Dan Da Dan was going to be a hit this season, but did you expect Orb: On the Movements of the Earth to start so…

Anime News Network - Views

23 days ago • Subscribe

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Oct 22-28

It looks like the Ranma ½ remake is living up to the legacy of its predecessor. Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings.

Anime News Network - Views

20 days ago • Subscribe

Ranma ½

Out of TOKYO202x Director: Akinori Ikuse [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022]

A refreshing sci-fi short from Japan, Out of TOKYO202x takes the time-slip formula and uses it on the summer Olympics of 2021! Director: Akinori Ikuse [Osaka Asian Film Festival…

Genkinahito

Mar 12, 2022 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022 Announces Complete Lineup

At venues across Osaka March 10 to 20 plus 10-film retrospective selection streaming worldwide March 3 to 21

Windows on Worlds

Feb 26, 2022 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022’s Japanese Films

Details on many of the Japanese films that will be screened at Osaka Asian Film Festival 2022

Genkinahito

Mar 7, 2022 • Subscribe

Osaka Asian Film Festival 2023 Announces Complete Lineup

In Osaka 10th to 19th March.

Windows on Worlds

Mar 5, 2023 • Subscribe

Independent Japanese Animation & The Commercial Industry In 2020: Blurring The Lines

While the world as a whole is in a pretty bad place, it’s been quite a strong season for independent animation creators. If you need some cheering up,…

Sakuga Blog

Mar 18, 2020 • Subscribe

Independent Japanese Animation & The Commercial Industry In 2020: Blurring The Lines

While the world as a whole is in a pretty bad place, it’s been quite a strong season for independent animation creators. If you need some cheering up,…

Sakuga Blog

Mar 18, 2020 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2021 Details

The good folks from the Kotatsu Festival have just sent us details for their upcoming 2021 event. Set to run in Cardiff - Chapter from Satur...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 8, 2021 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2023 Details

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival will return this autumn 2023. Wale's premier event for Japanese anime is set to run 30th September - 1 O...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 9, 2023 • Subscribe

Kotatsu Japanese Animation Festival 2020 Details

While many events have had to be cancelled this year due to the current COVID-19 crisis a lot of events have been able to shift online. As a...

Otaku News - World Edition

Sep 24, 2020 • Subscribe

Japanese and Korean Films at the Cannes Film Festival 2023

A preview of the Japanese and Korean films at the Cannes Film Festival 2023

Genkinahito

May 3, 2023 • Subscribe

Japanese and Korean Films at the Cannes Film Festival 2022

HUNT, BROKER, PLAN 75, DECISION TO LEAVE – A preview of the Japanese and Korean films at the Cannes Film Festival 2022

Genkinahito

May 3, 2022 • Subscribe

Wash Away うぉっしゅ Director: Ikunosuke Okazaki [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Wash Away うぉっしゅ, the sophomore feature by director Ikunosuke Okazaki, may have an unlikely premise but it works well as an existential examination of loneliness. It plays at…

Genkinahito

Mar 1, 2024 • Subscribe

Performing KAORU’s Funeral カオルの葬式 Director: Noriko Yuasa [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024]

Performing KAORU’s Funeral カオルの葬式 (Dir Noriko Yuasa) is a heady story of remembering an individual through pulling together memories. Amidst the farce and tears of the funeral lies a…

Genkinahito

Apr 8, 2024 • Subscribe

Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Oct 29-Nov 4

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Anime News Network - Views

10 days ago • Subscribe

Masaru Sano on Capturing Good Images for His Phantasmagorical Film Perfect Nervous (2024) [Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024 Interview]

“We meticulously took photographs during the location scouting and created storyboards based on the photos, with the intention of making all the shots as beautiful as possible.”: Masaru…

Genkinahito

Mar 25, 2024 • Subscribe

An Independent Masterwork

On the making and influence of a classic film by Koji Yamamura.

Animation Obsessive

Jul 22, 2022 • Subscribe

Introduction to Korean Cinema: Another List of Best Korean Movies

Visit the post for more.

Ha Neul Seom

Dec 8, 2010 • Subscribe

The End of Russian Animation as We Know It

Animators fight for their rights, Russian animation implodes — and more.

Animation Obsessive

Mar 7, 2022 • Subscribe