TOKYO -- A movie about a time-traveling teenager took home the animation of the year award at the sixth annual Tokyo International Anime Fair on Thursday, while a Canadian production earned the grand prize in the open competition.
"The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" was one of 457 film shorts screened or distributed in Japan that was up for the award. Produced by Tokikake Film Partners, it tells the story of 17-year-old Makoto Konno, who can change events by traveling into the past.
In addition to winning the best film prize, "Time" also won the best director award for Mamoru Hosoda and best original story for Yasutaka Tsutsui, for a tale he wrote 40 years ago. It also earned a screenplay nod for Satoko Okudera, best art direction for Nizou Yamamoto and the character design prize for Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.
"I would like to thank all the people who worked on this title and gave us such great characters, story line and music," Hosoda said in accepting his award.
"The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" was one of 457 film shorts screened or distributed in Japan that was up for the award. Produced by Tokikake Film Partners, it tells the story of 17-year-old Makoto Konno, who can change events by traveling into the past.
In addition to winning the best film prize, "Time" also won the best director award for Mamoru Hosoda and best original story for Yasutaka Tsutsui, for a tale he wrote 40 years ago. It also earned a screenplay nod for Satoko Okudera, best art direction for Nizou Yamamoto and the character design prize for Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.
"I would like to thank all the people who worked on this title and gave us such great characters, story line and music," Hosoda said in accepting his award.
- 3/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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