Hiroshima International Animation Festival is a biennial manifestation held in Hiroshima City in August, endorsed by Association Internationale du Film d'Animation (ASIFA). Under the spirit of LOVE & PEACE, the Hiroshima Festival has been dedicating to the advancement of visual media art culture in general, by promoting international cross-cultural exchanges through the development of animation art.

Organizers: Hiroshima International Animation Festival Organizing Committee, Hiroshima City, The Hiroshima City of the Future Foundation
Co-organizer: ASIFA-Japan

Hiroshima International Animation Festival is considered as one of the most high quality animation festivals in the world. It was established in 1985, as a project commemorating the 40th anniversary of the atomic bombing. From the beginning, Hiroshima City and ASIFA shared a same idea, that is, to promote the international mutual understanding and to pursue eternal world peace through the development of animation art, which is a medium common to all human beings beyond nations and languages. The creation of this festival was largely due to the earnest efforts of the two animation filmmakers --- Renzo Kinoshita, who at that time was serving as a Board Member of ASIFA and the President of ASIFA-Japan, and Sayoko Kinoshita, who was serving as the General Secretary of ASIFA-Japan. Sayoko has been the festival director since the first edition, dedicating herself to lay foundation of this festival until today. She is now also the Vice-President of ASIFA and President of ASIFA-Japan.

Hiroshima Festival is a comprehensive animation festival, featuring competition programs to choose the Grand Prix, Hiroshima Prize and other prizes out of many latest animation shorts submitted from around the world. The festival also offers many special programs including retrospectives of masters and talented filmmakers, feature animations, high quality student works, animations for peace, for children, as well as seminars, symposiums, workshops, exhibitions, and educational film market, etc. With its outstanding international programs and administration, the festival is highly recognized not only within animation field but also throughout the media art society. On the occasion of the thirteenth edition HIROSHIMA 2010, the competition attracted 1,937 entries from 58 countries and regions, and more than 34,000 people participated during the five days of the festival. Hiroshima Festival continues to contribute ceaselessly as a festival respecting animation filmmakers in the first place, and also to serve as a gateway to become successful world-class professionals.

The 14th edition HIROSHIMA 2012 will be held from August 23rd to 27th, 2012.

Official Site, the Hiroshima International Animation Festival

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