WOOD CHILD AWARDED THE GRAND PRIZE @ NEW CHITOSE

Wood Child & Hidden Forest Mother won the Grand Prize at the New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival! Many thanks to Nobuaki Doi and Tomoko Ono, as well as the jury Naohiro Ukawa, Hiroko Tasaka and AC-Bu.

"The Grand Prix went to Wood Child & Hidden Forest Mother by Stephen Irwin (UK). The award includes a 1 million yen prize (US$9600).

The festival received 2,174 entries from 91 countries this year. From that, 100 short films and 5 features were selected. The international jury - Naohiro Ukawa, Hiroko Tasaka and AC-Bu - also presented numerous other awards, including those for new talent and Japan competition categories."