International Animation Festival Hiroshima
Hiroshima International Animation Festival Logo 2020
LocationHiroshima, Japan
Founded1985
LanguageJapanese

The International Animation Festival Hiroshima is a biennial animation festival hosted in Hiroshima, Japan. The festival was founded in 1985 by Association International du Film d'Animation or ASIFA as International Animation Festival for the World Peace. The city of Hiroshima was one of the sites of nuclear bombings in 1945 at the end of World War II and it was chosen to inspire thoughts of unity through the arts. The festival was considered one of the most respected animated film festival, along with Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Ottawa International Animation Festival, and Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films.[1]

The first two festivals were held in odd years: 1985 and 1987. Since 1990, the festival has been held biennially in even years. In 2008, the 12th Festival took place for 5 days (August 7–11). The city of Hiroshima co-hosts the festival, which takes place in JMS Aster Plaza near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park at the center of Hiroshima city.

The founding of the festival is largely credited to Sayoko Kinoshita and her late husband Renzo Kinoshita. The married couple were renowned figures in the independent animation world and also founders of ASIFA's Japan chapter.[2] Sayoko Kinoshita has been the festival director since the first festival and is now also the president of ASIFA.

In the festival's first year in 1985, the Grand Prize was awarded to Broken Down Film by Osamu Tezuka.[3] Tezuka became one of the members of the jury for the following festival. This cycle has often repeated and many of the grand prize winners have become judges for the following festival.

In 2010, the Festival had nearly 1,937 entries from 58 countries and regions, and had more than 34,516 participants.[4]

In November 2020, the city of Hiroshima announced ending its partnership with ASIFA, and plans to replace the festival.[5]

Grand Prize winners

Year English title Director(s) Country
1985Broken Down Film[6]Osamu Tezuka Japan
1987The Man Who Planted TreesFrédéric Back Canada
1990The CowAleksandr Petrov Soviet Union
1992The SandmanPaul Berry United Kingdom
1994The Mighty RiverFrédéric Back Canada
1996RepeteMichaela Pavlátová Czech Republic
1998The Old Lady and the PigeonsSylvain Chomet France
2000When the Day BreaksWendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis Canada
2002Father and DaughterMichaël Dudok de Wit Netherlands
2004Mt. HeadKōji Yamamura Japan
2006MilchIgor Kovalyov United States
2008A Country DoctorKōji Yamamura Japan
2010Angry Man[7][8]Anita Killi Norway
2012I Saw Mice Burying a Cat[9]Dmitry Geller Russia
2014The Bigger Picture[10]Daisy Jacobs United Kingdom
2016The Empty[11]Jeong Dahee South Korea
2018The Blissful Accidental DeathSergiu Negulici Romania
2020 Daughter Daria Kashcheeva  Russia

 Czech Republic

Notable Hiroshima Prize winners

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hiroshima Int’l Animation Festival Closes After 35 Years, To Be Replaced By General Arts Event|Cartoon Brew
  2. ↑ "Renzo Kinoshita: A Talk with Miyasan Sadao Miyamoto".
  3. ↑ Broken Down Film: ANIMATION/Film: TezukaOsamu.net(EN)
  4. ↑ "Hiroshima International Animation Festival official site - About". Archived from the original on 2016-01-21. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
  5. ↑ "Petition Launched to Save Hiroshima Animation Festival". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
  6. ↑ Broken Down Film (S) (1985)-FilmAffinity
  7. ↑ "毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  8. ↑ "International Animation Festival Hiroshima | Winners".
  9. ↑ "International Animation Festival Hiroshima - 2012 Winners". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "International Animation Festival Hiroshima - 2014 Winners". Hiroshima International Animation Festival. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  11. ↑ "International Animation Festival Hiroshima - 2016 Winners". Hiroshima International Animation Festival. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  12. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 1987(2nd)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  13. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 1992(4th)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  14. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 2000(8th)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  15. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 2004(10th)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  16. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 2006(11th)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  17. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 2008(12th)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  18. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 2010(13th)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  19. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 2014(15th)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  20. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 2016(16th)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  21. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 2018(17th)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  22. ↑ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "HIROSHIMA 2020(18th)". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
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