New Chitose Airport Animation Film Festival Reveals 13th Edition Program
An airport festival that began in 2014 is now the venue where Natsume's 'ghost／Night's End' screens months before its February 11, 2027 nationwide release, and where Yoneyama and Natsume appear as competition judges rather than only guests.
Reporting from 1 source: KAI-YOU.
The 13th New Chitose Airport International Animation Film Festival runs November 20 to 24 at the New Chitose Airport Terminal Building, with more than 60 programs. The lineup includes a special screening and solo talk by Mai Yoneyama, an advance screening of Shingo Natsume's 'ghost／Night's End', a screening of Atsushi Nishigori's 'GROTESQQQUE', a selection screening of 'Goodbye Lara' with director Takashi Koide, and a PERIMETRON retrospective.
Both Yoneyama and Natsume hold jury duty at this edition: Yoneyama judges the short film section, Natsume the feature film section. Natsume's advance screening comes with a making-of talk, and 'ghost／Night's End' is scheduled for nationwide release on February 11, 2027.
Atsushi Nishigori, also a feature-section judge, screens 'GROTESQQQUE' after its nationwide release on November 6, with a making-of talk. Takashi Koide appears for 'Goodbye Lara', and Shu Sasaki, OSRIN, and Yuhei Kanbe appear for the PERIMETRON retrospective.
- Mai Yoneyama special screening and solo talk: Yoneyama judges the short film section; talk titled 'Exploration of Expression Beyond Genres'
- Shingo Natsume 'ghost／Night's End' advance screening: Making-of talk also held; nationwide release set for February 11, 2027
- Atsushi Nishigori 'GROTESQQQUE' screening: Making-of talk by Nishigori; nationwide release on November 6
- 'Goodbye Lara' selection screening: Director Takashi Koide invited for screening and talk
- PERIMETRON retrospective: 'PERIMETRON Retrospective: Cross-Creation of Animation Expression Opened by Music'; Shu Sasaki, OSRIN, and Yuhei Kanbe appear
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