Katsuhiro Otomo's STEAMBOY - US PREMIERE - with Q&A by director Otomo
US PREMIERE
KATSUHIRO ÔTOMO's
STEAMBOY
with Q&A by director Ôtomo following the screening
Saturday, March 5, 6:00 pm
Directors Guild of America Theater – 110 West 57th Street
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STEAMBOY
Japan – US PREMIERE
(Animation, Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 2004, 120 min)
Recommended ages 10 to adult
$12 General Admission
In 1988, Katsuhiro Ôtomo took the worlds of anime and science-fiction by storm with his post-apocalyptic cyberpunk adventure Akira. The film set new standards for the genres and was instrumental in launching the worldwide boom in Japanese animation. Seventeen years later, NYICFF is proud to present the US Premiere of Ôtomo's long-awaited follow-up, Steamboy, the most expensive Japanese animated film ever made and an unparalleled feat of animation, imagination and non-stop action. Director Ôtomo will be on hand to answer audience questions following the film. Steamboy is a retro sci-fi anime spectacular set in a gritty 1860's industrial England. Steamboy is a retro sci-fi anime spectacular set in a gritty 1860's industrial England. Ten years in the making, the film uses a phenomenal 180,000 hand drawn frames, painstakingly recreating the feel and texture of 19th century industrial London down to the very greasiness of the oil, the heat and dampness of the steam and the coarse rustiness of the iron. Ôtomo's personal vision of dystopia is rendered in an obsessive detail approaching photorealism. The story, a techno-skeptic fable of human progress and human folly, centers on young Ray, the latest genius in a family of scientist inventors. One day Ray receives a mysterious metal ball from his grandfather. The “steam ball” is in fact a source of unimaginable nuclear-like power, and the heart of the ominous Steam Tower. Soon Ray finds himself thrust into the center of a vicious power struggle with no one to trust. Torn between his disfigured cyborg father and maniacal grandfather, pursued by agents of the powerful American O'Hara Foundation and the British army, Ray must determine which of these organizations have good intentions and which mean evil. The mounting intrigue erupts in an epic steam-driven mecha battle set against opening day of London's Great Exhibition. Huge swaths of impeccably detailed Victorian-era cityscape are laid to waste as the secret of Steam Tower is finally revealed. Featuring the voices of Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina and Anna Paquin.
Comment: This film is rated PG-13 for violence.
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About NYICFF
NYICFF presents the best animation, live action, documentary and experimental films from around the world, for ages 3-18. Established in 1997, NYICFF is the largest festival of film for children and teens in North America. Susan Sarandon, James Schamus and Gus van Sant are voting members of the NYICFF Jury. This hugely compelling three week festival presents 60 new films in competition, plus gala premieres, retrospectives, filmmaker Q&As, workshops, receptions, and the NYICFF Awards Ceremony. NYICFF 2005 takes place March 4-20 at the Director's Guild of America Theater, Peter Norton Symphony Space, Cantor Film Center, Brooklyn Museum, and Museum of the Moving Image. For more information visit www.gkids.com
KATSUHIRO ÔTOMO's
STEAMBOY
with Q&A by director Ôtomo following the screening
Saturday, March 5, 6:00 pm
Directors Guild of America Theater – 110 West 57th Street
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
www.gkids.com
STEAMBOY
Japan – US PREMIERE
(Animation, Katsuhiro Ôtomo, 2004, 120 min)
Recommended ages 10 to adult
$12 General Admission
In 1988, Katsuhiro Ôtomo took the worlds of anime and science-fiction by storm with his post-apocalyptic cyberpunk adventure Akira. The film set new standards for the genres and was instrumental in launching the worldwide boom in Japanese animation. Seventeen years later, NYICFF is proud to present the US Premiere of Ôtomo's long-awaited follow-up, Steamboy, the most expensive Japanese animated film ever made and an unparalleled feat of animation, imagination and non-stop action. Director Ôtomo will be on hand to answer audience questions following the film. Steamboy is a retro sci-fi anime spectacular set in a gritty 1860's industrial England. Steamboy is a retro sci-fi anime spectacular set in a gritty 1860's industrial England. Ten years in the making, the film uses a phenomenal 180,000 hand drawn frames, painstakingly recreating the feel and texture of 19th century industrial London down to the very greasiness of the oil, the heat and dampness of the steam and the coarse rustiness of the iron. Ôtomo's personal vision of dystopia is rendered in an obsessive detail approaching photorealism. The story, a techno-skeptic fable of human progress and human folly, centers on young Ray, the latest genius in a family of scientist inventors. One day Ray receives a mysterious metal ball from his grandfather. The “steam ball” is in fact a source of unimaginable nuclear-like power, and the heart of the ominous Steam Tower. Soon Ray finds himself thrust into the center of a vicious power struggle with no one to trust. Torn between his disfigured cyborg father and maniacal grandfather, pursued by agents of the powerful American O'Hara Foundation and the British army, Ray must determine which of these organizations have good intentions and which mean evil. The mounting intrigue erupts in an epic steam-driven mecha battle set against opening day of London's Great Exhibition. Huge swaths of impeccably detailed Victorian-era cityscape are laid to waste as the secret of Steam Tower is finally revealed. Featuring the voices of Patrick Stewart, Alfred Molina and Anna Paquin.
Comment: This film is rated PG-13 for violence.
www.gkids.com
About NYICFF
NYICFF presents the best animation, live action, documentary and experimental films from around the world, for ages 3-18. Established in 1997, NYICFF is the largest festival of film for children and teens in North America. Susan Sarandon, James Schamus and Gus van Sant are voting members of the NYICFF Jury. This hugely compelling three week festival presents 60 new films in competition, plus gala premieres, retrospectives, filmmaker Q&As, workshops, receptions, and the NYICFF Awards Ceremony. NYICFF 2005 takes place March 4-20 at the Director's Guild of America Theater, Peter Norton Symphony Space, Cantor Film Center, Brooklyn Museum, and Museum of the Moving Image. For more information visit www.gkids.com
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