We Are Aliens Selected for Three More Film Festivals
The film's consecutive selections at major festivals suggest NOTHING NEW is establishing itself as a reliable export brand for new Japanese animation.
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The first original feature-length animation from Japanese film label NOTHING NEW, 'We Are Aliens,' has been selected for three additional international film festivals: the Melbourne International Film Festival, the New Zealand International Film Festival, and the Ottawa International Animation Festival. The film was previously selected for Cannes and Annecy. Director Kohei Kadowaki expressed surprise and gratitude at the growing festival run.
The NOTHING NEW label, founded in 2022, has been steadily placing its works at prestigious festivals. Its upcoming release 'Chilled' won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival this year. Now the label's first original feature-length animation, 'We Are Aliens,' has been added to the lineups of three more festivals: Melbourne's Animation section, New Zealand's Fresh section, and Ottawa's Feature Animation Competition. Director Kohei Kadowaki said the selection at Ottawa, one of the world's three major animation festivals, marks the second of that trio after Annecy, and that the staff's belief in the project is being validated.
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