Every year at this time I find myself jealous of the people in the vicinity of Kitchener-Waterloo in Northern Ontario, Canada. No, not because of the weather, but for The Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema. I’m thankful, however, this event is happening anywhere in North America as it’s the only annual festival devoted to “showcasing the latest unreleased international animated feature films”. The festival just announced the first 12 films (several more to be announced shortly) of the 12th edition of the Festival – and it looks like an incredible program with a strong set of productions from Japan and Europe. The films confirmed so far include:
A LETTER TO MOMO • Director: Okiura Hiroyuki (Japan, 2011)
ANIME MIRAI • Directors: Kawamata, Miyashita, Kaiya and Tomonaga (Japan, 2012) A compilation of “four delightful films that point to the future of anime”
ARRUGAS (Wrinkles) • Ignacio Ferreras (Spain, 2011)
ASURA • Director: Sato Keiichi (Japan, 2012)
AZ EMBER TRAGÉDIÁJA • (The Tragedy Of Man) Director Marcell Jankovics (Hungary, 2012)
BABELDOM • Director: Paul Bush (U.K., 2012)
BLOOD-C: THE LAST DARK • Director: Shiotani Naoyoshi (Japan, 2012)
HEART STRING MARIONETTE • Director: M Dot Strange (U.S.A. / Iceland, 2012)
JENSEN & JENSEN • Director: Craig Frank (Denmark, 2011)
MARCO MACACO • Director: Jan Rahbek (Denmark, 2012)
STRANGE FRAME • Director: G.B. Hajim (U.S.A., 2012)
WOLF CHILDREN • Director: Hosoda Mamoru (Japan, 2012)
The 12th Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema runs November 15th to 18th, 2012. All screenings will be held at The Chrysalids Theatre, 137 Ontario Street North in Kitchener. For more information on each film and how to obtain festival passes click here.
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