Das diesjährige Festival findet vom 12. - 17.06.2017 statt. Die folgenden Langfilme werden im Wettbewerb gezeigt:
- A Silent Voice von Naoko YAMADA
- Animal Crackers von Tony BANCROFT, Scott SAVA und Jaime MAESTRO
- Big Fish & Begonia von Xuan (Tidus) LIANG und Chun (Breath) ZHANG
- Ethel and Ernest von Roger MAINWOOD
- Have a Nice Day von Jian LIU
- In This Corner of the World von Sunao KATABUCHI
- Loving Vincent von Dorota KOBIELA und Hugh WELCHMAN
- Lu Over the Wall von Masaaki YUASA
- Tehran Taboo von Ali SOOZANDEH
- Zombillénium von Arthur DE PINS und Alexis DUCORD
"A Silent Voice" ist eine Verfilmung des gleichnamigen Mangas, der auf deutsch bei Egmont (
hier) erscheint. Die Festivalseite zum Inhalt des Films:
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A deaf schoolgirl named Shoko meets a boy named Shoya in her new class when she transfers elementary schools. Shoya, who is not deaf, leads the class in bullying Shoko about her impairment. Years later, Shoya, tormented by his past, decides to go see Shoko to try and make amends for what he did back in school by becoming her friend.
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"Big Fish & Begonia" wird von der Festivalseite wie folgt beschrieben:
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Chun is a celestial being in charge of begonias. When she turns 16, she's sent into the human world disguised as a dolphin as part of a coming-of-age ritual. Kun, a human, saves her life, but loses his own in the process. With the help of her friend Qiu, she tries to revive Kun's spirit in order to thank him for saving her.
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Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsE2cB-ZhFw
Die Festivalseite zu "In This Corner of the World":
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Young Suzu leaves Hiroshima in 1944 to get married and live with her husband's family in Kure, a military port town. The war makes their living conditions more and more difficult, but despite this fact, the young woman cultivates joy and a zest for life. But in 1945, the bombings put her courage to the test.
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Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaRqwKfMlKU
Vom künstlerischen Standpunkt aus dürfte "Loving Vincent" interessant werden:
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The world's first fully painted feature film brings the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is hand-painted by 115 professional oil-painters who travelled from all across Europe to the Loving Vincent studios to take part in this unique production.
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Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47h6pQ6StCk