Look Back Wins Teens Feature Award at Kineko International Film Festival
The anime film of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot won the Kineko Grand Prix Teens Feature award at the Kineko International Film Festival in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Why it matters
The award is decided by teenage judges, so it measures how the film lands with the age group the festival category targets rather than with industry panels.
Key Facts
- The Look Back anime film won the Kineko Grand Prix Teens Feature award at the Kineko International Film Festival in Tokyo on Tuesday.
- The Teens Feature category covers Japanese and foreign films for ages 13 to 18 and is judged by teenagers of that age.
- Kiyotaka Oshiyama directed Look Back and handled the screenplay and character designs at Studio Durian.
- Look Back opened in Japanese theaters in June 2024 and earned 227 million yen (about US$1.40 million) in its first three days.
- GKIDS screened Look Back in North America in October 2024, where it earned US$688,253 in its opening weekend.
The category covers Japanese and foreign films for ages 13 to 18, and judges of the same age pick the winner. Kiyotaka Oshiyama directed the film at Studio Durian, with Yumi Kawai and Mizuki Yoshida voicing Fujino and Kyomoto.
The Kineko Grand Prix Teens Feature category is judged by teenagers themselves, and the winner is chosen from Japanese and foreign films made for ages 13 to 18. Look Back opened in Japanese theaters in June 2024, sold 135,000 tickets and earned 227 million yen (about US$1.40 million) in its first three days. GKIDS screened it in North America in October 2024, where it earned US$688,253 in its opening weekend.
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Sources
- Anime News Network Look Back Anime Film Wins Kineko Int'l Film Fest's Teens Feature Award