We Are Aliens Anime Film Screens at Festivals in Canada, Australia, New Zealand in 2026
The festival circuit run extends the film's reach beyond its Cannes and Annecy premieres, bringing it to North American and Oceanian audiences.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The We Are Aliens anime film will screen at the Ottawa International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, and New Zealand International Film Festival in 2026. The festivals also announced screenings for Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3 and the live-action film The Samurai and the Prisoner.
The Ottawa International Film Festival will screen Kōhei Kadowaki and NOTHING NEW's We Are Aliens alongside Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3: Snake God and a selection of short films including Atsushi Wada's little boarlet and Tomiki Misato's Candy Caries. The Melbourne and New Zealand International Film Festivals will also screen We Are Aliens and Kiyoshi Kurosawa's live-action The Samurai and the Prisoner. OIAF runs September 23-27, MIFF runs August 6-23, and NZIFF runs July 29-August 9.
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