PROGRAM
- Japan Cultural Expo Special Program
- Awards program 1
- Awards program 2
- Family & Couple 1
- Family & Couple 2
- Star & Space
- Nature and Environment 1
- Nature and Environment 2
- Animation program 1
- Animation program 2
- Kids program
- Special program
Animation program 1
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Merry Big Mess
France / Animation / 2021 / 06:46
On christmas night, Santa claus makes his round as usual. But this night, he has to face an unusual household ; one that does not seem to be waiting for any gifts.

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Takano Intersection
Japan / Animation / 2021 / 06:31
In a certain city, for just a moment in time, the lives of three strangers intersect.

- Profile
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Mizuki Ito
Kyoto International Cartoon Animation Grand Prix 2021 (Japan) DigiCon6 ASIA 2021(Japan)JAPAN Silver & Jury Award Japan Media Arts Festival 2021 (Japan) – Jury selection
Born and raised in Nara prefecture, currently resides in Kyoto. Animation director. He self-tought digital animation when he was a student. After graduated from schools, he continue creating animation by himself. In 2021 he created “Takano Intersection” which he directed for the first time.
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Blink in the Desert
Japan / Animation / 2021 / 10:34
Malice comes up abruptly. In the blnk of an eye. Suddenly on a whim like a flapping insect. One day a young hermit finds a winged insect and crushes it out of disgust. Meanwhile, the elephant sees the incident but says nothing. From that day on , the boy is chased by shadows of the winged insects.

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Shinobu Soejima
68th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen – Selection (Germany 2022) Mainichi Film Awards – Nominated (Japan 2022) Campus Genius Contest – Gold Award (Japan 2022)
Having great interest in alienated world such as “shadow” or “death”, and through research in folk culture and legend of Asia, the director try to create common image through visual expression that can be shared and sympathized by any generation or race. Her work has been selected in numerous film festivals nationally and internationally, such as International 68th Short Film Festival Oberhausen.
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A Guitar in the Bucket
South Korea / Animation / 2021 / 14:51
In a world where you can rent everything from vending machines, a girl wants to be a guitarist, but people choose otherwise for her.

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Boyoung Kim
Warsaw Film Festival 2021 (Poland)
Uppsala Short Film Festival 2021(Sweden)
Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival 2022 (France)
Reel Asian Film Festival 2021(Canada)
Santa Barbara Film Festival 2022 (U.S)
Tricky Women/ Tricky Realities 2022 (Austria)
Animocje 2022 (Poland)
AniFilm 2022 (Czech Republic)
Jeonju International Film Festival 2022 (Korea)
Fantaspoa 2022 (Brazil)Korean animation director. She is the creator of animated films, Replacement, Impersonation, Prey and the <The Levers> has nominated at Annecy Animation Festival, won The Best Short Animation Award at the Festival du Film Coréen à Paris and screened over 70 festivals around the world.
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Final Deathtination
United States / Animation / 2021 / 02:05
A suicidal man encounters “Death” who is a “travel agent” to find the best place to die.

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Marika Tamura
Student Academy Awards 2021 (USA) – Nominated
Marika Tamura is a visual development artist. Born in Japan, she decided to pursue a dream of working in the animation industry. She currently works at LAIKA as a prop designer during the day and freelance at night. She received a BFA from Ringling College of Art and Design with a major in Computer Animation in 2021.