9TH NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL HELD FROM NOVEMBER 3 TO 6

CHITOSE, Japan, Nov. 24, 2022 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ - The New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival was held at New Chitose Airport and online for four days, from November 3 (Thursday) to 6 (Sunday), 2022. Image: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M102801/202211180037/_prw_PI1fl_FqO15a5y.jpg NEW CHITOSE 2022 Signal Film: https://youtu.be/9tcWWQiV4Bg The competition screening, which is the main event of the festival, showed 76 films selected from over 2,100 submissions. An award ceremony was held on November 6 at the Portom Hall located in the international terminal building of New Chitose Airport. Awards Grand Prix for Short Films: "Backflip" Nikita Diakur, Germany & France Japan Grand Prix: "Lawless Love" Ryuya Suzuki, Japan New Talent Award: "Space" Zhong Xian, United Kingdom & Taiwan Grand Prix for Feature Films: "My Love Affair with Marriage" Signe Baumane, Latvia, United States & Luxembourg Best Student Film: "Mom, What's Up with the Dog?" Lola Lefevre, France Best Music Animation: "Sliver Cave" Caibei Cai, mainland China Kids Award & Audience Award: "A Town Called Panic: The Summer Holidays" Vincent Patar & Stephane Aubier, France All winning works can be found on the official festival website: https://airport-anifes.jp/en The festival held the "NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT PITCH 2022" where eight Japanese animation filmmakers made short presentations on their upcoming projects, with the festival office commending the following project. NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT PITCH Award: "Poproy Broadcasting Station" Project by Poproy The archive movie of NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT PITCH 2022 will be available on the festival's official YouTube channel until December 10. NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT PITCH 2022: https://youtu.be/jkvOolzEXSU See more details at the official website of the festival: https://airport-anifes.jp/en Source: New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival Executive Committee