Two short French animation films and one feature animation, as well as a coproduction, garnered a cluster of prizes at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival.
With three French features (and a coproduction) among the five titles in Competition at the TAAF, which took place 19 through 23 March, and with four awards, French animation is currently enjoying fine times in Japan.
The award-winning French titles:
Feature Film Competition
Grand Prize: Song of the Sea by Tomm Moore (France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Belgiun, Denmark).
Best Films: Mune by Alexandre Heboyan and Benoit Philippon (photo)
Short Film Competition
Best Films (ex aequo): Bang Bang ! by Julien Bisaro, and Beach Flags by Sarah Saidan (France).
The complete awards list can be found at the festival website.
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