The movie version of the anime "Inu-Oh" will be screened at "The Godfather" at the Annecy Film Festival

 

 It has been revealed that director Masaaki Yuasa, such as the anime "Lu Over the Wall" and "Keep Your Hands Off Eight!", Will be appointed as "The Godfather" at the MIFA Campus at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2022. Every year at the festival, a representative of the anime world holds a special master class for young animators and students, and directors Guillermo del Toro and Richard Williams have served as "The Godfather". I came. Director Yuasa, who has won the Crystal Award, the highest award of the film festival, and the Jury Prize in the TV series category, will play a major role for the first time as a Japanese director.
 

It was also announced that the movie version of the animation "Inu-Oh" (released on May 28) directed by Yuasa will be invited and screened as an official selection of the film festival. Marcel Jean, the artistic director of the film festival, said, "The bond between Annecy's most award-winning director, Yuasa, and Annecy International Animation Film Festival is very strong. I am honored to be able to screen the long-awaited new film "Inuou" by director Yuasa. Please dive into the luxurious world of Masaaki Yuasa, a master of movement and an innovator of visual story telling. " ..
 

Director Yuasa said, "The Annecy International Animation Film Festival is an important film festival for me. I am looking forward to participating in Annecy again this year and seeing your latest film, Inu-Oh. Thank you for inviting me as a Godfather on the MIFA campus. I'm not very good at talking to young animators, but if anyone wants to hear, I'd love to talk, and vice versa. I would love to hear from you all. I am very pleased to have such an opportunity. "
Annecy International Animation Film Festival is the world's largest animation film festival officially recognized by the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA), which became an independent film division of the Cannes International Film Festival in 1960. 2022 will be held in France from June 13th to 18th.