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We Are Aliens Earns Special Mentions at Rome and Philadelphia
We Are Aliens, Kohei Kadowaki's anime feature for NOTHING NEW, received Special Mentions in the Alice nelle città section at the 21st Rome Film Festival on Sunday and an Honorable Mention at the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival the same day.
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Why it matters
The film now carries prizes from Ottawa and Sitges plus weekend mentions in Rome and Philadelphia, a festival run that sits apart from its Japanese release on September 15.
Key Facts
- We Are Aliens received Special Mentions in the Alice nelle città section at the 21st Rome Film Festival on Sunday.
- Philadelphia Film Festival gave the film an Honorable Mention at its 35th edition on Sunday.
- We Are Aliens opened in Japan on September 15.
- Ottawa International Animation Festival awarded the film the Grand Prize for Animated Feature last month.
- Kohei Kadowaki is the film's planner, scriptwriter, director, storyboard artist and editor.
The film's official website posted a clip of footage on Monday. We Are Aliens opened in Japan on September 15 and has screened at Cannes' Directors' Fortnight, Annecy, Melbourne, New Zealand and Busan, and took the Ottawa Grand Prize for Animated Feature.
Footage from We Are Aliens went up on the film's official website on Monday, a day after the two festival notices. Kohei Kadowaki planned, wrote, directed, storyboarded and edited the film, having previously created the second BEASTARS season's ending sequence and music videos for YOASOBI. NOTHING NEW planned and produced it, with French studio Miyu Productions joining the project in June 2025.
Ryota Bando and Amane Okayama voice Tsubasa and Gyotaro as young adults. Yuto Maki and Tasuku Nakagome voice the same characters as children, both cast through auditions. Yaffle composed the music and adieu performs the theme song "Sasakure".
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- Anime News Network We Are Aliens Film Wins Awards at Rome, Philadelphia Film Festivals