It’s that time of the year again and Animation Nation is back with an enticing selection of shorts, feature films and talks! I can’t keep this to myself: Koji Yamamura, Japanese independent director/animator of The Country Doctor and Atama Yama, is coming to Singapore in conjunction with the retrospective screening of his important works! Can’t wait to pick his brains.

24 Oct – 2 Nov. Keep a lookout here for full programme!

A preview after the jump.

A list of must-watch’s, because who knows when they are coming here again?
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Fear(s) of the dark by Charles Burns
A wildly inventive and visually dazzling collection of fearful tales by six of the world’s most renowned comic and graphic artists – Blutch, Charles Burns, Marie Caillou, Pierre Di Sciullo, Lorenzo Mattotti, and Richard McGuire.
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Anikuri 15
A collection of 15 one-minute shorts by renowned directors like Satoshi Kon (Millennium Actress) and Michael Arias (Tekkon Kinkreet)
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Idiots and Angels by Bill Plympton
A dark comedy about a man’s battle for his soul.
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One Night in One City by Jan Balej
Tales of human lonelines, weird events and strange people that surrounds us all the time.
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Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley
Three hilarious shadow puppets narrate both ancient tragedy and modern comedy in this beautifully animated interpretation of the Indian epic Ramayana.
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And these are just 5 out of the 50 films, both features and shorts. On the speakers’ list are David Sproxton (Aardman Animations), Luis Cook (The Pearce Sisters), Nina Paley, Morita Shuhei (Freedom Project) and of course Koji Yamamura.

I need time to digest the whole programme. Be right back.

Big hug to Singapore Film Society which always brings in such an amazing selection.

Previously on Animation Nation ‘07