Selected International Film Festivals
Hiroshima International Animation Film Festival
Hiroshima International Animation Festival
4-17 Kako-machi
Naka-ku
730-0812 Hiroshima
Japan
phone +81-82-2 45 02 45
fax +81-82-2 45 02 46
http://hiroanim.org
email: hiroanim@hiroanim.org
Director and Program Director
Ms. Sayoko Kinoshita
Year of Foundation 1985
Event Date from 23 August 2012 till 27 August 2012
in Hiroshima, Japan
International Competition
Sections Short Animation Film Competition (less than 30 min.), Student Films, Animation For Peace, Best of the World
Category ShortTerms of Entry max. 30 min., completed after 1 April 2010, prior screenings acceptable
Genre Animation
Subtitles English subtitles recommended
Format 16 mm, 35 mm, Beta SP NTSC, DigiBeta NTSC
Registration Deadline 01 April 2012
Fees none
Attendance Figures 32,000
Participants of the Film Industry approx. 5,000
Prizes/Awards Grand Prix (ca. $11,000), Hiroshima Prize (ca. $11,000), Debut Prize (ca. $6,000), Renzo Kinoshita Prize (ca. $3,500), Audience Prize (ca. $1,000), Special Jury Prize, Special Prizes
2012
International Competition
FATHER by Ivan Bogdanov, Moritz Mayerhofer, Asparuh Petrov, Rositsa Raleva, Veljko Popović, Dim Yagodin (BG/HR/DE)
DAS HAUS (THE HOUSE) by David Buob
Stars of Students
ACHILL by Gudrun Krebitz
DER BESUCH (THE VISIT) by Conrad Tambour
DIE FLASCHENPOST (MS. FOUND IN A BOTTLE) by Florian Grolig
HAPPY LIFE by Xin Sun, Yun Li (DE/CN)
HELDENKANZLER by Benjamin Swiczinsky
KITE by Pia Auteried, Christian Bohm, Daniel Brkovic, Letty Felgendreher, Florian Hüsing
LOOM by Jan Bitzer, Ilija Brunck, Csaba Letay
WALLFLOWER TANGO by Wolfram Kampffmeyer
Animation for Children
KLOTZ UND KIESEL (PEBBLE AND STONE) by Ralf Kukula
PRINZ RATTE (PRINCE RAT) by Albert Radl
Prizes for German films 2010
SPECIAL PRIZE
Der Kleine und das Biest (The Little Boy and the Beast) by Johannes Weiland, Uwe Heidschötter
Number of Films Shown approx. 350 films from 50 countries
Media Coverage approx. 200 journalists from international and national press, TV and radio
Specific Characteristics The winner of the short film competition automatically qualifies for the OSCAR competition for the Best Short Film.Evaluation This festival has less of a history and as an international festival its scale is still rather small, but its quality and originality should be regarded highly worldwide. The focus is on films supporting international understanding. Interesting animation workshops. The festival takes place every two years.
