Forum - View topicAnnouncement: anime film festival in Waterloo, Ontario
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WFAC
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We're pleased to announce that the second annual WFAC will be held this year on November 6-7th, 2002, at the Waterloo Galaxy theatres in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Last year's inaugural festival featured "Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust", "Metropolis" and "Jin-roh: the Wolf Brigade". This year, we've got an even more exciting lineup planned. We are pleased to announce the first two titles on our programme: - "Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (2001): an action-packed all-new story of the band of bounty-hunting misfits from the fan-favourite anime TV series, "Cowboy Bebop". Action, with style. - "A Tree of Palme" (2002): a fantasy-adventure written and directed by Takashi Nakamura, whose earlier credits include the wonderfully imaginative "Catnapped!", as well as the anime TV series "Peter Pan" and the "Nightmare" segment of "Robot Carnival." Mr. Nakamura was also the chief animator for the classic anime film "Akira." We have other exciting films planned, and we hope that you will be able to join us to watch the best animated feature films of the past year, in their their full 35mm glory with digital surround sound - the way anime movies are meant to be seen. Please visit us over the upcoming days at http://www.wfac.ca for the latest news, movie reviews and ticketing information. |
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LordByronius
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What the...? I've never heard of this. But now that I have, I WANT TO SEE IT. Catnapped was some cool but freaky ish, and Robot Carnival rocks the house as well. |
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WFAC
Posts: 6 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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The following description (edited) gives a good idea of what the movie is about:
In "A Tree of Palme", (Takahashi Nakamura) conjures up a stunning fantasy universe, which is radically different from the current vogue of OVA. A cross between Pinocchio and A.I., it goes further than both to envisage an organic relation between nature, humans and robotics. Like the hero of A.I., Palme is a robot, except he's carved out of wood. Palme was made by the botanist Fow as his surrogate child, complete with strange pre-historic memories. Driven by love for the mortal Popo, and entrusted with a mysterious capsule by a warrior on a mission from the celestial world, who has been wounded by forces unknown, Palme traverses Toto, Arcana and Tamas - the celestial, terrestrial and subterranean spheres of his world - on a quest to become human. As far as we know, the WFAC screening of this movie will be its premiere outside of Asia and Europe. It has been screened in film festivals in Hong Kong and Berlin; it is scheduled to screen in Brussels. Come see it if you can! |
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WFAC
Posts: 6 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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The past few days have been a whirlwind of activity at the WFAC. Here's what's new:
I. SPRIGGAN CONFIRMED (10/10/02) Cybernetic secret agents battle one another while trying to claim the ultimate prize – Noah’s Ark, a device that holds enough power to elevate someone to godhood, or destroy the world. Spriggan, the popular action-packed adventure by Hirotsuge Kawasaki, is the latest addition to the festival lineup. Kawasaki other works include key animation for Laputa, Akira and Ghost in the Shell. Spriggan is also produced under the supervision of Akira's own Katsuhiro Otomo. Spriggan joins a WFAC programme that now includes "A Tree of Palme", "Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door", and "Spirited Away." II. FESTIVAL SCHEDULE NOW AVAILABLE (10/11/02) With the addition of Spriggan, the schedule of shows for the festival has been set: Wednesday November 6th, 2002 18:00 Opening presentation, Spriggan (English-subtitled) 21:30 Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi ('Spirited Away') (English-subtitled) Thursday November 7th, 2002 19:00 Palme no Ki ('A Tree of Palme') (English-subtitled) 21:30 Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (TBA) III. TICKETS NOW ON SALE (10/12/02) Starting tomorrow, Saturday October 12, tickets will be on sale for each of the WFAC's four feature movies, as well as a limited number of 2-day passes which allow the bearer admission to all the movies at the festival. Tickets are $8 each in advance, $10 at the door. To obtain in advance, tickets can either ordered online by emailing [email protected], or can be purchased directly at the following outlets: - The Princess Cinema 6 Princess Street West, Waterloo - Gemini Jetpack 255 King Street North, Waterloo - Steve's TV 385 Frederick St, Kitchener Passes are priced at $30 each and may ONLY be obtained online by emailing [email protected]. ---------- Waterloo Festival for Animated Cinema http://www.wfac.ca |
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WFAC
Posts: 6 Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
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We're pleased to confirm that "Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door" will be played in its original language of Japanese, with English subtitles.
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