We Are Aliens Takes Best Animated Feature at SITGES

The anime film We Are Aliens has secured the Best Animated Feature Film award in the Anima't section at Spain's 59th SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia. Director Kohei Kadowaki, aged 30, becomes the youngest Japanese filmmaker to receive this honor. The movie previously earned recognition at the Cannes Film Festival and Ottawa International Animation Festival. It is currently screening in Japan.
The story follows two boys in a rural Heisei-era town whose lives are altered by strange occurrences.
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Original headline at Crunchyroll News: “We Are Aliens Anime Film Wins Best Animated Feature Film at SITGES in Spain”
Key facts
- Festival
- SITGES International Fantastic Film Festival
- Award
- Best Animated Feature Film (Anima't)
- Director
- Kohei Kadowaki
- Studio
- MIYU PRODUCTION, NOTHING NEW
Tags
- #Animation Award
- #Anime Film
- #Kohei Kadowaki
- #SITGES
- #We Are Aliens
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