4 Japanese Films to Compete in Annecy 2024 Official Feature Film Selection

The official website for the upcoming 48th Annecy International Animation Film Festival has revealed 12 films to compete in this year's official selection of feature films. The lineup includes four Japanese film — Ghost Cat Anzu (French-Japanese co-production)

The official website for the upcoming 48th Annecy International Animation Film Festival has revealed 12 films to compete in this year’s official selection of feature films. The lineup includes four Japanese film — Ghost Cat Anzu (French-Japanese co-production) directed by Yoko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita, The Colors Within directed by Naoko Yamada, Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window directed by Shinnosuke Yakuwa, and The Imaginary by Yoshiyuki Momose.

The 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival Official Selection – Feature films

Into the Wonderwoods by Vincent Paronnaud, Alexis Ducard / France, Luxembourg

Flow by Gints Zilbalodis / Latvia, Belgium, France

Ghost Cat Anzu by Yoko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita / Japan, France

The Colors Within by Naoko Yamada / Japan

The Most Precious of Cargoes by Michel Hazanavicius / Belgium, France

Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window by Shinnosuke Yakuwa / Japan

Memoir of a Snail by Adam Elliot / Australia

Rock Bottom by María Trénor / Spain, Poland

Sauvages by Claude Barras / Switzerland, France, Belgium

A Boat in the Garden by Jean-François Laguionie / Luxembourg, France

The Imaginary by Yoshiyuki Momose / Japan

The Storm by Busifan / China

Other Japan-related nominees include:

Kawauso by Akihito Izuhara in Short Films

The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe by Goh Koga in Feature Film Contrechamp

My Inner Ear Quartet by Koji Yamamura in VR Works

Pokemon Concierge “Episode 2: What’s on Your Mind” by Iku Ogawa in TV films

Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead “Akira of the Dead” by Kazuki Kawagoe in TV films

Return by Lindong Chen in Graduation films

Yapolaponky by Masataka Kihara in Graduation films

Additionally, the festival will launch a non-competitive section this year in order to host high-profile films’ premieres. In its Annecy Present section, Give It All by Yuhei Sakuragi, Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram by Chika Nagaoka, and Sand Land by Yoshihisa Yokoshima, will be screened.The 48th Annecy International Animation Film Festival is scheduled to run from June 9 to 15, 2024.