My Broken Mariko, Inu-Oh, Summer Ghost Claim Victory At Fantasia International Film Festival

The festival takes place from July 14 - August 3.

July 28, 2022

The 26th Fantasia International Film Festival of Montreal recently announced on Twitter that INU-OH movie, Summer Ghost film, My Broken Mariko live-action movie, and Kappei film have won Satoshi Kon Best Animated Feature award, a Special mention by Satoshi Kon Jury award, the Best Screenplay Award (Cheval Noir Competition), and the New Flesh Award for Best First Feature, respectively.

🎸⚔️🇯🇵 Freshly awarded #Fantasia2022's Satoshi Kon Award for Best Animated Feature, don't miss INU-OH (@inuoh_anime) from master anime radical @masaakiyuasa (MIND GAME, #Fantasia2005)!
An astonishingly inventive & riotous rock opera, tomorrow at 9:30PM! ➡️ https://t.co/HLiP3boVDc pic.twitter.com/PmdQd5FAe6
— Fantasia International Film Festival (@FantasiaFest) July 26, 2022

🏅 #FANTASIA2022 SPECIAL JURY MENTION!
Our Satoshi Kon (#Animation) Jury wishes to award a special mention to the short animated film SUMMER GHOST by @loundraw!
"Each story of three struggling teens and a ghost was told beautifully in a not too angsty way, unlike other movies." pic.twitter.com/WMwc9X9TYS
— Fantasia International Film Festival (@FantasiaFest) July 24, 2022

🏆 #FANTASIA2022 WINNER!
The Best Screenplay Award (Cheval Noir Competition) goes to Kosuke Mukai and Yuki Tanada for MY BROKEN MARIKO!
"Expertly skirting the maudlin, the writing reveals the tenderness shared between two women knocked around by family and fate." pic.twitter.com/B2U2I4HWav
— Fantasia International Film Festival (@FantasiaFest) July 24, 2022

The festival is also screening the new Shin Ultraman film along with the Canadian premiere of Madhouse‘s Goodbye, Don Glees! an anime original film. It is also premiering the anime movie based on Nagabe‘s The Girl from the other side: Siuil, a run manga.

The festival takes place from July 14 – August 3.

Fantasia film festival is an international festival taking place in Montreal, Canada. It attracts movie fans all over the world and has garnered fairly good media coverage. It has also received a huge footfall of various famous celebrities including Hollywood and Japanese stars.

Source: Fantasia Twitter Account

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