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World Festival of Animated Film /
3 to 8 June 2024
World Festival of Animated Film / 3 to 8 June 2024
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Authors   |   Koji Yamamura

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Koji Yamamura (1964) graduated from the Tokyo Zokei University. In 2002, his film Mt. Head won grand prizes at six major animation festivals including Annecy and Zagreb and was nominated for the 75th Academy Award. His film Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor (2007) received six grand prizes, and his first feature film Dozens of Norths (2021) won the Grand Prize at the Ottawa and the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. His films have been awarded more than 140 prizes. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts.