Nippon Animation Shorts Competition: Shades of Reality
Nippon Animation ³
Few forms of media blur the boundaries between imagination and reality as playfully as animation. These short films reflect their creators’ own realities in diverse ways, each offering a fresh and often surprising view of the world. Selected from numerous submissions, all these films are competing for the NIPPON ANIMATION SHORTS AWARD, to be presented by a jury for the first time on June 6.
Guests:
Chih-Chen HSU, Nao USAMI, Dinora PEREIRA, Masataka KIHARA, Ruihan YANG, Jisoo KIM
Sat., June 6, 2026, 12:15
Eldorado Arthouse Kino
In presence of the directors Chih-Chen HSU, Nao USAMI, Dinora PEREIRA, Masataka KIHARA and Ruihan YANG
NOT approved for persons under 18 years (NC has not applied for age rating)
Animation Shades of Reality Shorts
| English Title | Japanese | Directors | Countries | Year | Language | Duration | Premiere |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Towards the Sun | 光の方へ | Dinora PEREIRA | Germany | 2025 | English original version | 5 Min. | |
| Clean Up My Pixels | Nao USAMI | Japan | 2025 | Original with English subtitles | 16 Min. | World premiere | |
| I | Chih-Chen HSU | Taiwan, Japan | 2025 | no dialog | 4 Min. | ||
| Q | キュー | Masataka KIHARA | Japan | 2025 | Original with English subtitles | 8 Min. | German premiere |
| I DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT MY DEAR GRANDPARENTS. AND THEN … | じいちゃんばあちゃんの 〜食で創る暮らし〜 | Ren MIZUGAKI | Japan | 2025 | Original with English subtitles | 11 Min. | International premiere |
| goodbye waves | Ruihan YANG | Japan | 2025 | no dialog | 8 Min. | German premiere | |
| I Fly When No One’s Watching | だれにも見えないところで わたしは空を飛んでいる | Hana TAKUBO | Japan | 2025 | Original with English subtitles | 4 Min. | European premiere |
| Jelly Fish | 海月 | Tarafu OTANI | Japan | 2024 | Original with English subtitles | 4 Min. | European premiere |
| A Recipe for Cat Ghosts | おばけ猫のレシピ | Saki HARUO | Japan | 2025 | Original with English subtitles | 8 Min. | German premiere |
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