Nishikata Film Review 西片映画レビュー

04/04/2024

My overview of Yuichi Ito's Phenakistiscope installation in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Minatomirai Line in Yokohama.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Minatomirai Line in Yokohama, The Bashamichi Mirai Project (馬車道みらいプロジェクト) co...

15/02/2024

MOVOP Animation Screenings & Exhibition with up & coming young animation artists Fukumi NAKAZAWA (中澤ふくみ), Lina MACHIDA (まちだりな), Nana KAWABATA (川畑 那奈), Riku TAKAHASHI (高橋李空) / DOKUZEN, MARU AKARI, Hiroki KURASAWA (倉澤 紘己), and Aiko OKAMURA (岡村 あい子). On the Saturday there is a special Talk Event with guests Yū ISEKI (井関悠), the curator of the Contemporary Art Center, Art Tower Mito, artist Hirotoshi IWASAKI (岩崎博俊), and dancer / choreographer Nobunashi KON (のばなしコン).

MOVOP is a collective of young animators under 30 who want to re-evaluate contemporary animation practices. The members of the collective ...

08/01/2024

More from the NIAFF Archives! Hidari / Dwarf Studios Talk Event featuring Masashi KAWAMURA of Whatever Co, Takeshi YASHIRO of Tecarat, and Tsuneo GŌDA and producer Noriko MATSUMOTO.

In addition to its feature film competition, the Niigata International Animation Film Festival (NIAFF) also shines a spotlight on the lat...

08/01/2024

In the run up to NIAFF 2024, the Niigata International Animation Film Festival is posted video highlights from its 2023 archive. Learn more:

Renowned animator Rintarō (りんたろう, b. 1942) premiered his latest animation at the debut Niigata Animation Film Festival (NIAFF) in March 2...

04/01/2024

Happy New Year! The Niigata International Animation Film Festival (March 15-20, 2024) has announced that the Niigata Anime and Manga Festival will run concurrently (March 16 & 17). They have also posted messages from jury members on their official YouTube channel.

After a successful inaugural year, the Niigata International Animation Film Festival (NIAFF) is returning in 2024 with an even more ambitio...

19/08/2023

My overview of 90s Animation at INTO ANIMATION 8

90s Animation 90年代アニメーション Into Animation 8 I first discovered independent Japanese animation while living in Tokyo in the mid-2000s, an...

15/08/2023

Review of the Katsuo Takahashi Featured Event: Exploring 3D Animated Films // 高橋克雄特集/立体アニメーション映画への模索 at INTO ANIMATION 8 Kariko Takahashi
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