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Mamoru Oshii Judges New International Animation Festival in Niigata in 2023
posted on by Alex Mateo
Festival takes place on March 17-22, 2023
Shinichirō Inoue will be the festival director.
The festival is planned to run every year, and it aims to be the largest festival of feature-length anime in Asia. The event will take place at the Niigata Civic Plaza and will feature seminars, music performances, and other programs. Around 25-35 works will screen. The staff expect about 12,000 paid attendees.
Niigata has hosted the Niigata Anime and Manga Festival and Niigata Manga Awards. The city is also home to some anime studios.
Oshii is known for writing and directing numerous animated films, original video anime (debuted in February 2021.
Sources: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web, Oricon
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