FOXING: Kitsuné-tsuki Short Screens at Festival Circuit
FOXING: Kitsuné-tsuki is the first project from Toei's new Eterna Animation brand to enter the festival circuit, competing for a major animation award.
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Toei Animation's Eterna Animation brand short film FOXING: Kitsuné-tsuki will screen at three festivals, including a competition slot at Fantasia IFF for the Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation. The film follows character designer Shinano as she encounters her discarded creations. Takeru Shinozuka makes his commercial directorial debut, writing and designing the characters. The short also screens at Indy Shorts Film Festival and RIFFA. Eterna Animation launched this year for Toei's 70th anniversary, focusing on original works.
Director Takeru Shinozuka, a commercial director making his anime debut, wrote and designed the characters for FOXING: Kitsuné-tsuki. The film follows Shinano, a character designer whose loneliness manifests as a fox-masked figure from her old sketches. The short is part of Toei's Eterna Animation brand, launched this year to produce original works and develop new talent. The film screens at Fantasia IFF in competition for the Satoshi Kon Award, then at Indy Shorts Film Festival and RIFFA.
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