11th Kinder Film Fest Japan (2003)

We screened 5 long films and 7 animation films as competition films and 7 special featured films. At 11th festival, we firstly gathered some films form the public and screened 3 awarded films. Philippe Baylauq, the visual creator from Canada, had workshops of making puppet animation with children.

Awarded films

• Animation department

  

  The boy who wanted to be a bear

  Director:?????

  Denmark / 2002 / 76 min.

• Drama department

  

  An Angel For May

  Director:?????

  / the UK / 2002 / 100 min.

12th Kinder Film Festival Japan (2004)

We screened 6 long films and 5 animation films as competition films and 9 special featured films. From USA, Ms. Elsa Kvamme came and had some workshops of visual arts with children. 21 children has come as Juries and journalists to the festival.

Awarded films

• Animation department

  

  Stormy Night

  Director:

  Canada /????? / 10 min.

• Drama department

  

  My Sister’s Kids

  Director:

  Denmark / / 78 min.

13th Kodomotachino Kinder Film Festival (2005)

We screened 5 long films and 6 animation films as competition films and 21 special featured films. From USA, we invited Gini Santos, the animator of Pixar Animation Studios, which has made “Toy Story”, “Finding Nimo”, “Mr. Incredible”. Gini had some workshops with children. 15 children participated in the festival as juries, staffs.

Awarded films

• Animation department

  

  Little Pig is Flying

  Director:

  Sweden / 2004 / 10 min.

• Drama department

  

  In Orange

  Director:

  The Netherlands / 2004 / 90 min.

14th Kodomotachino Kinder Film Festival Tokyo (2006)

We screened 5 drama films, 6 Animation films as competition films and 12 special featured films. From Japan to world, we invited 8 guests and they were having some workshops with children. 29 children took part in the festival as juries, MCs, journalists, and staffs (reception, sound-effect, lighting and stage art).

Awarded films

• Animation department

  

  Circleen ?Mice and Romance

  Director: Jannik Hastrup

  Denmark / 2000 / 60 min.

• Drama department

  

  Ruudi

  Director: Katrin Laur

  Estonia, Germany, Finland / 2005 / 100 min.