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Hawaii, Warsaw Int'l Film Fests to Show A Letter to Momo
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
A Letter to Momo will screen at October film festivals in Hawaii and Warsaw, Poland.
The Hawaii International Film Festival will screen the film on October 16 at 11:30 a.m. and October 17 at 5:30 p.m. in Japanese with English subtitles. A Letter to Momo is nominated for the Halekulani Golden Orchid Award in the "Narrative Feature" category at the festival. The Pacific Rim festival will also Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos.
The Warsaw Film Festival will screen A Letter to Momo on October 7 at 9:30 p.m., October 8 at 11:30 a.m., and October 10 at 4:15 p.m. The festival will also show several live-action Japanese films.
The Toronto International Film Festival screen A Letter to Momo next month.
The anime film Hiroyuki Okiura as follows:
Meet 13-year-old Momo, a shy, imaginative girl struggling with some major life changes. After the sudden death of her father, Momo must leave the big city for her mother's childhood home, a remote island village. Still coming to with the loss of her father, Momo is not happy with her new surroundings. But as she muddles over her dad's last cryptic two-word note, ‘dear Momo…’ she finds that her new house seems to have gained an otherworldly presence. These strange new residents quickly turn Momo's life upside down, and may possibly change her life forever…
Kiki's Delivery Service) is serving as the art director.
The November issue of serializing a manga adaptation of A Letter to Momo drawn by Akiko Kitami.
Source: Anime Anime Japan
Image © 2012 Momo e no Tegami Production Committee
