Hiroshima International Animation Festival
Hiroshima Kokusai Animation Festival (Japanese広島 国際 アニメーション フェスティバル, Hiroshima Kokusai animēshon fesutibaru, dt "International Animation Festival Hiroshima " ) is a film festival that takes place in Hiroshima since 1985. It is one of the leading international festivals for animated films and the most important in Asia.
The festival was founded by the Association internationale du film d'animation. The venue Hiroshima was chosen because of its history, in order to promote " idea of unity " in the form of art. The festival director since the first festival Sayoko Kinoshita, who was also instrumental in the establishment. The first two times was the festival held on odd years (1985 and 1987) since 1990, held every two years in even-numbered years in August.
The most important section is the competition. During 1985, approximately 450 films were submitted, in order to apply for a performance at the Festival, in 2006 it was over 1,700. An international jury, often consisting of former award winners, awards several awards. Of these, the Grand Prix for Best Short Film at the main.