International Animation Day in Japan
October
28th, 1892 marks the occasion when Émile Reynaud (1844 - 1918) presented the first public animation screening at the
Musée Grévin in Paris. Since 2002, ASIFA
(Association Internationale du Film d'Animation / the International Animated Film Association) has
celebrated this historic occasion as International
Animation Day (IAD) with the goal of promoting and developing animation art
all over the world simultaneously. Too date, the
event has been celebrated in over 40 countries.
Each year,
ASIFA asks a famous director to create the poster design for the IAD. Poster design artists have included Daniela
Bak, Iouri Tcherenkov, Eric Ledune, Paul Driessen, Noureddin Zarrinkelk, Abi
Feijo, Michel Ocelot, Nina Paley, Raoul Servais, Ihab Shaker and Gianluigi
Toccafondo. This year’s poster has been
designed by Oscar-nominated animator Kōji
Yamamura (Mt. Head,
Franz
Kafka’s A Country Doctor, Muybridge’s
Strings).
IAD 2014 in Japan will be held throughout
October and November in three cities – Kyoto, Hiroshima, and Osaka (details and
links below). The screenings will showcase inspiring animation films from Japan
and overseas. ASIFA JAPAN also makes
available 3 DVDs of
innovative Japanese animation shorts for ASIFA screenings abroad.
IAD 2014 in Kyoto (info)
October
31st, at 17:00-19:30
Eizo Hall in
the Art and Culture Information Centre
Kyoto
University of Art and Design.
IAD 2014 in Osaka (info)
November 6th
Osaka
Designer’s College
IAD 2014 in Hiroshima (info)
October –
November
Hiroshima
City Cinematographic and Audio-Visual Library (Eizo Bunka Library)
+ eight
public facilities in each of the eight wards in Hiroshima.
