New York Premiere Screening: Oblivion Island
The 50th Anniversary of Fuji Television Network New York Premiere screening of
Friday Oct. 30 at the French Institute, the Florence Gould Hall
Leading Japanese animator, Naoyoshi Shiotani, will give a short talk before the screening.
New York- In cooperation with Fuji Television Network, Inc. and Production I.G, Fujisankei Communications International, Inc. will organize the New York premiere screening of a new 3DCG animation film entitled “Oblivion Island: Haruku and the Magic Mirror” on Friday, October 30, 2009.
Where do our childhood's treasures disappear when we grow up? This is the universal message of this film which reminds us how we tend to abandon even the most precious objects and memories as time goes by. But in this story, a young girl named Haruka finds where they all go... And for the first time, an Asian Alice takes us to the other side of the mirror!
In creating a visualization of this concept, the movie, “Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror,” incorporates the unique expressive style that has made Japanese animation hugely popular around the globe, while at the same time presenting a completely different texture from Western style 3DCG animation. Production I.G's 3D team in collaboration with Fuji Television Network has taken a fresh departure from 3DCG animation as we know it today after 4 years in the development. The film will entertain you with the heart-warming visuals that are the trademark of new Japanese animation.
On the day of the event, the animation director, Mr. Naoyoshi Shiotani, will talk “behind the scenes” before the general screening.
■Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
■Place: The French Institute/ Florence Gould Theater
55 E. 59th Street(Between Park and Madison Avenues)
■Schedule:
15:45 Doors Open for Press
16:00 Screening for Press
18:30 Doors Open for General Audiences
19:10 Special Greetings from Naoyoshi Shiotani
19:30 Screening (the film duration: 99 minutes)
☆RSVP to attend the screening and arrange individual interviews with the animation Director, Naoyoshi Shiotani by Tuesday, October 27.
☆Contact: Makiko Ito at 212-702-0578 (or Fax: 212-702-0580)
makiko.ito (at fci-ny.com)
About Naoyoshi Shiotani:
Born in 1977, Shiotani is one of Japan's most promising young animation creators. After being mesmerized by anime classics such as My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, he was blown away by Wings of Oneamis and started feeling frustrated at the idea of not being on the creative side of animation. Thus, he enrolled in an anime school, and after graduation, he joined Production I.G His main works include TV series Windy Tales (key animation supervisor, 2004) and Blood+ (2005), for which he also directed the kaleidoscopic third opening film, Colors of the Heart, selected in competition for the 11th Holland Animation Film Festival. His directorial debut, Tokyo Marble Chocolate (2007) was awarded with the Grand Prize in the Feature Films Section of SICAF 2008. Shiotani later joined the staff of Production I.G's first 3DCG animated feature film, Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror as storyboard artist and animation director. For the same movie he designed the character of Cotton, the sheep-shaped plush doll that belongs to the protagonist, Haruka. He's a soft-spoken guy with a naughty boy inside.
Friday Oct. 30 at the French Institute, the Florence Gould Hall
Leading Japanese animator, Naoyoshi Shiotani, will give a short talk before the screening.
New York- In cooperation with Fuji Television Network, Inc. and Production I.G, Fujisankei Communications International, Inc. will organize the New York premiere screening of a new 3DCG animation film entitled “Oblivion Island: Haruku and the Magic Mirror” on Friday, October 30, 2009.
Where do our childhood's treasures disappear when we grow up? This is the universal message of this film which reminds us how we tend to abandon even the most precious objects and memories as time goes by. But in this story, a young girl named Haruka finds where they all go... And for the first time, an Asian Alice takes us to the other side of the mirror!
In creating a visualization of this concept, the movie, “Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror,” incorporates the unique expressive style that has made Japanese animation hugely popular around the globe, while at the same time presenting a completely different texture from Western style 3DCG animation. Production I.G's 3D team in collaboration with Fuji Television Network has taken a fresh departure from 3DCG animation as we know it today after 4 years in the development. The film will entertain you with the heart-warming visuals that are the trademark of new Japanese animation.
On the day of the event, the animation director, Mr. Naoyoshi Shiotani, will talk “behind the scenes” before the general screening.
■Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
■Place: The French Institute/ Florence Gould Theater
55 E. 59th Street(Between Park and Madison Avenues)
■Schedule:
15:45 Doors Open for Press
16:00 Screening for Press
18:30 Doors Open for General Audiences
19:10 Special Greetings from Naoyoshi Shiotani
19:30 Screening (the film duration: 99 minutes)
☆RSVP to attend the screening and arrange individual interviews with the animation Director, Naoyoshi Shiotani by Tuesday, October 27.
☆Contact: Makiko Ito at 212-702-0578 (or Fax: 212-702-0580)
makiko.ito (at fci-ny.com)
About Naoyoshi Shiotani:
Born in 1977, Shiotani is one of Japan's most promising young animation creators. After being mesmerized by anime classics such as My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service, he was blown away by Wings of Oneamis and started feeling frustrated at the idea of not being on the creative side of animation. Thus, he enrolled in an anime school, and after graduation, he joined Production I.G His main works include TV series Windy Tales (key animation supervisor, 2004) and Blood+ (2005), for which he also directed the kaleidoscopic third opening film, Colors of the Heart, selected in competition for the 11th Holland Animation Film Festival. His directorial debut, Tokyo Marble Chocolate (2007) was awarded with the Grand Prize in the Feature Films Section of SICAF 2008. Shiotani later joined the staff of Production I.G's first 3DCG animated feature film, Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror as storyboard artist and animation director. For the same movie he designed the character of Cotton, the sheep-shaped plush doll that belongs to the protagonist, Haruka. He's a soft-spoken guy with a naughty boy inside.
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