NIAFF Press Accreditation Applications OPEN!

Press Accreditations for the 2nd annual Niigata International Animation Film Festival (NIAFF) are now open! APPLY HERE: https://niigata-iaff.net/en/press/

Highlights of the festival to include:

opening film KURAMERUKAGAI with director Shigeyoshi TSUKAHARA

the feature film competition with jury members Nora TWOMEY (Ireland), Michael FUKUSHIMA (Canada) & Yuichiro SAITO (Japan) who each have their own TALK EVENTS

special guest Masaaki YUASA at screenings of INU-OH and a short film showcase!

Isao TAKAHATA Retrospective

Sunao KATABUCHI (Mai Mai Miracle, In This Corner of the World) gives us an update and a sneak peek at his work in progress The Mourning Children Nagiko and The Girls Wearing Tsurubami Black

Invitational screenings with Yoshiyuki TOMINO (Mobile Suit Gundam),  Hiromasa YONEBAYASHI and Studio Ponoc’s Modest Heroes, Dwarf stop motion animation studios (Domo-kun, Komaneko, Pokémon Concierge), Hiro KABURAGI and GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto

World Trends (Women Animators, Works in Progress, New Production Methods, Stop Motion & Asian Trends)

OKAWA / FUKIYA Award winner screenings and Talks including The Boy and the Heron

All-Night Movie Marathon with special guests Fullmetal Alchemist screenwriter Shō AIKAWA and Puella Magi Madoka Magica screenwriter Gen UROBUCHI