Film Show & Lecture.
Sayoko Kinoshita, the Festival Director of Hiroshima International Animation Festival and the President of ASIFA, will talk about the variety of animation expression as well as about understanding different cultures through animation art media.
October 25th (Sat) 16:45 -
(1) The Hill Farm
Directed by: Mark Baker / U.K. / 1988 / 17:40
HIROSHIMA'90 HIROSHIMA Prize
A family of farmers struggle to feed their hungry animals. Their farm is remote, and the countryside around is wild and dangerous.
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(2) The Ride to the Abyss
Directed by: Georges Schwizgebel / Switzerland / 1992 / 4:00
HIROSHIMA'92 Category E (within 5 minutes) 2nd Prize
Two riders on galloping horses; they disappear, then re-appear, alternating with other animated images moving to the same rhythm as their own.
(3) The Big Snit
Directed by: Richard Condie / Canada / 1985 / 9:49
HIROSHIMA'85 HIROSHIMA Prize
A game of scrabble and a passion for sawing the furniture are two elements in this hilarious love story - with a twist at the end.
(4) Revolver
Directed by:Jonas Odell, Stig Bergqvist, Lars Ohlson, Martti Enstrand / Sweden / 1993 / 7:53
HIROSHIMA'94 Special International Jury Prize
A short history of the passing of time.
(5) Screen Play
Directed by: Barry J.C. Purves / U.K. / 1992 / 11:10 HIROSHIMA'94 Category F (5 - 15 minutes) 1st Prize.
A multi-layered film about an old Japanese man who becomes rather too involved in reminiscences of his own dramatic youth. A tragic love story.
(6) Rabbit
Directed by: Run Wrake / U.K. / 2005 / 8:35
HIROSHIMA 2006 Special International Jury Prize
A selection of 1950s educational stickers provide the ingredients for this adult fairy tale. When a boy and a girl find an idol in the stomach of a rabbit, great riches follow, but for how long?
(7) Nibbles
Directed by: Christopher Hinton / Canada / 2003 / 4:45
HIROSHIMA 2004 Special Prize
Based on the true story of a father who takes his sons on a fishing trip in the untamed forests of Montreal, this hilarious animated short is a paean to the joys of family travel and the multiple wonders of fast food. Nibbles presents the unvarnished truth about the pleasures of the road, the beauty of nature, and the unbridled desire for food consumption that lies at the heart of every family outing.
(8) Apple Pie
Directed by: Isabelle Favez / Switzerland / 2006 / 9:23
HIROSHIMA 2006 Special Prize
A baker falls in love with the butcher, but the hunter's dog muddles her plans.
(9) Balance
Directed by: Wolfgang & Christoph Lauenstein / Germany / 1989 / 7:40
HIROSHIMA'90 Category F (5 - 15 minutes) 1st Prize
Five figures are moving upon a floating platform. It can be kept in balance only when all persons apportion their weight on the platform evenly...