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http://www.sfs.org.sg/animation2008/index.html
Highlights that you should not miss include: â– THE PIANO FOREST â– TACHIGUI: THE AMAZING LIVES OF THE FAST FOOD GRIFTERS â– FEAR(S) OF THE DARK â– ANIKURI 15 â– GENIUS PARTY â– SITA SINGS THE BLUES This year, the festival is scheduled from 24th October to 2nd November, with screenings at Fusionopolis, National Museum of Singapore, Alliance Française de Singapour, and library@esplanade, and will feature more than 50 films, both features and shorts, from more than 10 countries. We are also proud to be part of the event lineup for the new Fusionopolis. â– PROGRAMME (Opening Film) “THE PIANO FOREST” (PG), a Japanese animated feature film by director Makoto Isshiki and the production company Madhouse. Based on the manga by the director himself, the film was adapted into a full length animation. This animated feature was also nominated for the 2008 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year, as well as the Theatrical Film category at the 2008 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. A showcase of films from Aardman Animation Studios. David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman, and Luis Cook, director of the award-winning short “THE PEARCE SISTERS” (TBC), will be in attendance for a post-film discussion after the screening. The award-winning animation “Sita Sings The Blues” by Nina Paley, featuring Sita, a goddess who is separated from her husband, Rama. The story is a beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic, The Ramayana. Paley worked on the film on her own, imbibing the story of Sita and Rama with her own personal experience. A retrospective of significant works by famed Japanese independent animator, YAMAMURA Koji. Mr YAMAMURA will give a talk about his latest film based on Franz Kafka’s “THE COUNTRY DOCTOR”. Finally, the director of “FREEDOM PROJECT” (TBC), MORITA Shuhei along with producer MATSU****A Hideo, will also be in attendance to present a seminar on where Japanese animation is headed. â– OTHER HIGHLIGHTS 1. Bill Plympton’s latest feature film “IDIOTS AND ANGELS” (M18), a film about a selfish man who has grown a pair of wings that forced him to do good deeds, will also be part of the feature lineup. 2. “GENIUS PARTY” (NC16), the collection of short films by famed Japanese production house Studio 4C. 3. An international selection of shorts, encompassing some of the most eye-popping works of the past few years, including • BAFTA winner “ONE RAT SHORT” (PG), • the intriguing “DEATH BY SCRABBLE” (PG) by Katie Steed, • award-winning film “YELLOW STICKY NOTES” (TBC), • Academy Award Nominee “I MET THE WALRUS” (TBC), • Two recent shorts from Disney, “GLAGO’S GUEST” (G) and “HOW TO HOOK UP YOUR HOME THEATER” (G). • From Japan, we have “ANIKURI 15” (PG), a collection of 15 one-minute shorts from renowned directors such as KON Satoshi (MILLENNIUM ACTRESS), SHINKAI Makoto (5CM/SEC), Michael Arias (TEKKON KINKREET) and more. 4. “SIGGRAPH SHOWCASE” (TBC), featuring some of the best animation from the association. 5. A screening of “FEAR(S) OF THE DARK” (M18), several scary films by several different directors including renowned artist Chales Burns, portraying our fears, one of the selections for Annecy 2008. 6. “DEAD SPACE: DOWNFALL” (TBC), the film version from the popular video game by Electronic Arts. 7. Czech puppet horror film “One Night In One City” (NC16) by director Jan Balej. 8. “TACHIGUI: THE AMAZING LIVES OF THE FAST FOOD GRIFTERS” (PG), by acclaimed director OSHII Mamoru, director of AKIRA and STEAMBOY. 9. Singapore animation shorts in our annual Singapore Showcase. |