June 16, 2014

Mizuho Nishikubo's new animated feature film, Giovanni's Island was greeted with the Jury Distiction Award in the Official Competition of the 38th Annecy Animation Film Festival, held in Annecy, France from June 9 to 14, 2014. It is the first recognition for a Japanese feature film at Annecy since 2011.

The jury, composed by Brazilian director Luiz Bolognesi, Neckelodeon Animation Vice President Rich Magallanes and THR journalist Rhonda Richford motivated the recognition as follows: "for its story and the quality of the direction, with a treatment of the war through a positive and poetic message."

Established in 1960, the Annecy Animation Film Festival is the world's oldest and most prestigious animation film festival. This year, the festival received 2298 entries from 88 countries, of which 70 were feature films.

Screening schedule:
Date: June 9, 2014 (Mon)
Time: 20:30
Place: Decavision 3 & 4
English subtitles

Date: June 10, 2014 (Tue)
Time: 18:00
Place: Decavision 1
French subtitles

Date: June 11, 2014 (Wed)
Time: 20:30
Place: MJC Novel
French subtitles

Date: June 12, 2014 (Thu)
Time: 10:30
Place: Salle des haras
English subtitles
Introduction with director Mizuho Nishikubo, scriptwriter Yoshiki Sakurai and art director Santiago Montiel

Date: June 13, 2014 (Fri)
Time: 21:00
Place: La Turbine
French subtitles

Annecy Animation Film Festival 2014 official website:
http://www.annecy.org/home/

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