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"Giovanni's Island" greeted with Jury's Distinction at Annecy 2014

Tokyo, June 15, 2014

Giovanni's Island receives Jury's Distinction at Annecy 2014



Mizuho Nishikubo's animated feature film, Giovanni's Island (original title: Giovanni no Shima, 2014) was greeted with the Jury's Distinction Award at the 38th Annecy Animation Film Festival, held in Annecy, France from June 9 to 14. It is the first recognition for a Japanese feature film at Annecy since 2011.

Established in 1960, the Annecy Animation Film Festival is the world's oldest and most prestigious animation film festival. This year, the festival received 2298 entries from 88 countries, of which 70 were feature films. Giovanni's Island was one of the nine films that made it into the final Feature Competition selection.

Giovanni's Island is a hand-drawn animated feature film directed by Mamoru Oshii's longtime collaborator, Mizuho Nishikubo, and penned by Shigemichi Sugita (Kita no kuni kara / From the Northern Lands) and Yoshiki Sakurai (Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.). The film is presented by the Japan Association of Music Enterprises (JAME) to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and it has been theatrically released in Japan on February 22, 2014 by Warner Entertainment Japan. Production I.G is in charge of international sales.

The film is also going to have its Russian premiere as part of the official selection at the forthcoming 36th Moscow International Film Festival (June 19-28).

STORY In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast… and on the unhealed border of this remote corner of the world, friendship among children from two different countries timidly blossomed, striving to overcome language barriers and the waves of history. Based on true events.

MAIN STAFF Presented by: Japan Association of Music Enterprises Original Story: Shigemichi Sugita (From the Northern Lands) Screenplay: Shigemichi Sugita, Yoshiki Sakurai (Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C.) Directed by: Mizuho Nishikubo (Musashi) Animation: Production I.G (A Letter to Momo, Ghost in the Shell)
MAIN CAST Junpei: Kota Yokoyama Tanya: Polina Ilyushenko

ABOUT PRODUCTION I.G
Established by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa in 1987, Production I.G is one of the world's leading animation studios. With its cutting-Edge Works, such as "Ghost in the Shell" (1995), "Jin-Roh" (2000), "Blood: The Last Vampire" (2000), "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" (animation segment, 2003), "Innocence" (2004), "The Sky Crawlers" (2008), and heart warming family feature films such as "Oblivion Island" (2009), "A Letter to Momo" (2012) and "Giovanni's Island," I.G has gained high reputation around the globe, inspiring
Hollywood creators such as James Cameron, Quentin Tarantino and the Wachowskis.

Official Website: www.production-ig.com

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