Lu over the wall film won the top "Cristal for a Feature Film" award in 2017 — the first win by a Japanese film at the festival in 22 years.
Mirai Mizue's "Kanashimi No Kodomotachi" music video for the idol group Maison book girl is competing in the Commisioned Films category. Momoka Furukawahara's "Kata no Ato" is competing in the Graduation Short Films category.
Established in 1960, Annecy is the world's oldest and largest animation film festival. This year's event will run from June 14-19 in the French town of the same name, and it will celebrate the event's 60th anniversary.
Last year's physical Annecy International Animation Film Festival was canceled due to concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Instead, an online version of the festival was held last June.