Belle Wins Special Jury Prize At Animation Is Film Fest

The official web site for GKIDS, Annecy, and Selection co-organized “Animation Is Movie” introduced on Oct. 26 that Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu’s new BELLE (Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, actually “The Dragon and the Freckled Princess”) anime movie received the Particular Jury Prize.

Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s documentary “Flee” took the grand prize whereas Florence Miailhe’s “The Crossing” received the viewers award.

The AIF pageant hosted the West Coast premiere of Hosoda’s BELLE together with the world premiere of the English dub for Poupelle of Chimney City on October 23. Hosoda additionally held an in-person Q&A session with the screening.

The Deer King (U.S. premiere), Fortune Favors Girl Nikuko (Los Angeles premiere), and My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes’ Mission (North American premiere) will even display screen on October 24.

The anime function premiered this 12 months at Cannes, the place it reportedly obtained a 14-minute standing ovation.

The pageant came about on the TCL Chinese language 6 Theatres in Los Angeles from October 22 to 24.

Hosoda collaborated on the movie with high-profile artists, together with Disney veteran Jin Kim and a staff from Eire’s Cartoon Saloon.

GKIDS will start screening the movie in English and in Japanese with English subtitles within the U.S. on January 14.

Supply: Cartoon Brew