Animation Is Film Festival Adds Cherry And Virgin And Ghost To Competition
Both films arrive at the Hollywood festival already routed through Fantasia and lined up for Tokyo International Film Festival, so Animation is Film reads as one stop on an awards-season path rather than a standalone Los Angeles launch.
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Animation is Film announced on Tuesday that it will screen Masanao Kawajiri's Cherry and Virgin and Shingo Natsume and Madhouse's ghost - end of night in competition at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood on October 16-19. The festival also plans a special screening of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. Cherry and Virgin opens in 2027; ghost - end of night opens in Japan on February 11, 2027.
The Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust slot is a special screening, not a competition entry. GKIDS will screen the Japanese language version with English subtitles at select screenings this fall, ahead of theatrical and home entertainment releases in 2027.
Cherry and Virgin won Special Mention of the Jury in the Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation section at the 30th Fantasia International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere in the Animation Plus Section. The 39th Tokyo International Film Festival will also screen it, along with ghost - end of night, from October 26 to November 4.
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