Sarusuberi. The film originally premiered in Japan in May 2015.
Miss Hokusai previously won: the Jury Award in the Official Feature Film Competition at the 39th Annecy International Film Festival in June 2015; the Sequences Award for best Asian feature film, the
Satoshi Kon Award for best animated feature film, and the Gold Audience Award for best animated feature film at the 19th annual
Fantasia International Film Festival in August 2015; the Best Animated Feature Film award at the 48th annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in October 2015; the Best Animated Feature Award at the Asian Pacific Screen Awards in November 2015; and the Best Animation Film Award at the Mainichi Film Awards in January 2016.
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Kilkenny roots for Cartoon Saloon and Golden Globes glory
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Hopes are high across Ireland that Kilkenny-based animation studio, Cartoon Saloon s latest feature, Wolfwalkers will win a Golden Globe at the ceremony which takes place later today in Hollywood.
The film which is set in medieval Kilkenny is nominated for Best Motion Picture - Animation.
Speaking about the nomination, co-directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart said “We would like to thank the HFPA for nominating Wolfwalkers for a Golden Globe award - we are delighted that this Irish story is so well received by audience, fans and critics from all over the world and the teams behind Wolfwalkers from Ireland, Luxembourg and France are honoured to be nominated alongside the best animated features of the last year. While we would love to be in Hollywood to celebrate the Golden Globe award ceremony, we will likely be in a socially distant safe celebration here in Kilkenny - as Bill Goodfellowe would say
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