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“I feel that this film, which depicts men obsessed with running faster than anyone else, could be a work that resonates with audiences around the world,” says director Kenji Iwaisawa.
Beneath its seemingly lighthearted surface, the film delves into issues related to gender, healthcare, pregnancy, parenting, and adulthood.
The studio has set the film’s U.S. debut for October 29, 2025.
The film won grand prizes at both Fantoche and Ottawa animation festivals.
The festival, which takes place next month, will also present a major retrospective on Satoshi Kon.
“Without AI, the work would take a minimum of one week to ten days. Using AI, it is about four of five hours,” says the studio’s design director.
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In 1963, Kuri was the first Japanese filmmaker to be honored with an award at the Annecy animation festival.
“It’s wonderful to find somebody who can show us this positive side of ourselves,” Yamada says of the idea behind her new film.
His style complements the whimsical narrative of a woman taking an unconventional cab ride to the moon.
GKIDS has been nominated 13 times for the Best Animated Feature Oscar and won earlier this year for Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron.’
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In just under three months the retro-style music video ‘Hai Yorokonde’ has amassed over 67 million views.
The partnership aspires to combine the “distinctive styles and specialized expertise” of each studio.
Ahead of the second season launch, key figures on ‘Solo Leveling’ are talking about the production of the ambitious series.
Studio Ponoc founder Yoshiaki Nishimura says that ‘The Imaginary’ gave the studio a chance to move outside of its storytelling comfort zone, as well as push the look of their animation.
After years of mismanagement, the 40-year-old Japanese studio has ceased operation.
The Japanese feature ‘Who Said Death is Beautiful?’ used Stable Diffusion among other software in its production.
It marks the first time that the festival has given its honorary prize to a group of people rather than an individual artist.
Animation is heating up the box office all over the globe.