Masanao Kawajiri's original film Cherry and Virgin won Special Mention of the Jury in the Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation at the 30th Fantasia International Film Festival, where it had its world premiere, and is scheduled to open in 2027.
Cherry and Virgin is an original film directed by Masanao Kawajiri. The 30th Fantasia International Film Festival, running July 16 through August 2 in Montreal, hosted the film's world premiere. The festival also screened the North American premiere of the Sekiro: No Defeat anime, the international premiere of the live-action WIND BREAKER film, and the international premiere of The Origin of Ultraman documentary.
At the festival, Cherry and Virgin won Special Mention of the Jury in the Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation. The award section is named after the late director Satoshi Kon. The film is scheduled to open in 2027. No further details about the film's plot, cast, or production studio have been reported in the available stories.
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Director Kawajiri Yoshiyuki's feature film Cherry and Virgin won the Audience Award and the Gold Prize in the feature animation category at the 30th Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal. The film, a rotoscope love story about an erotic manga artist and a fujoshi, also recently took the Special Jury Prize in the Satoshi Kon Competition.
Masanao Kawajiri's feature debut 'Cherry and Virgin' premiered at Fantasia Festival. The film follows two inexperienced artists who meet on a dating app, using rotoscoped performances and manga panel-style illustrations to depict their sexual anxieties. Kawajiri discussed the film's lengthy crowdfunded development, which was extended by the pandemic.
Masanao Kawajiri's original film Cherry and Virgin won Special Mention of the Jury in the Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation at the 30th Fantasia International Film Festival. The film had its world premiere at the festival and is scheduled to open in 2027. The award section is named after the late director Satoshi Kon.
The 30th annual Fantasia International Film Festival will host the world premiere of the Cherry and Virgin film, the North American premiere of the Sekiro: No Defeat anime, and international premieres of the live-action WIND BREAKER film and The Origin of Ultraman documentary. The festival runs July 16-August 2 in Montreal.