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.