Viborg Animation Festival 2017

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Description

Viborg Animation Festival 2017 - Kawaii & Epikku had the main focus on Japanese art and culture and creative industry to celebrate the 150-year anniversary of diplomatic relations between Denmark and Japan. This festival was the most expansive both in terms of events and screenings. In cinema, guests found amazing features, shorts and tv episodes, all demonstrating the width and breath of Japanese animated storytelling.
Viborg Manga and Anime Museum exhibited a wide variety of Kawaii & Epikku manga and anime art. The exhibition was the biggest of its kind in Northern Europe.
VAF 2017 presented a number of conferences and seminars like Animated Learning, Animated Health, JP- DK Creative Media Forum, Sci - Vi (Science and Visualization), and Manga and Comics.
VAF 2017 also included event like Manga Artist Battle, Solar Walk animated concert Solar Walk, animation related installation art Expanded Animation, Immersion Game Expo, VIMAPP and others.
Short titleVAF 2017
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date25/09/1701/10/17

Collaborative partners

  • Viborg Kommune
  • Sybo Games
  • Aarhus 2017 - Europæisk Kulturhovedstad
  • Danish Film Institute
  • Nomura Foundation
  • Kyoto Seika University
  • Kyoto Seika University International Manga Research Center
  • Kyoto Internatioal Manga Museum
  • Nordisk Film Fonden
  • Den Obelske Familiefond
  • Danish Ministry of Business
  • Japan Foundation
  • Jysk Display
  • Danish Ministry of Culture
  • Region Midtjylland
  • Nyt Viborg Museum
  • Viborg Kunsthal
  • NFC
  • Kinoshita Group
  • Interactive Denmark
  • EU Interreg midler
  • ANIS - The Danish Animation Society
  • Creative Europe
  • Arsenalet
  • Sunny Side of the Doc
  • Euranim
  • Toyota Lihn & Boi A/S
  • Association of Japanese Animation
  • Anime 100
  • Filmkopi
  • Annecy International Animation Film Festival
  • Game HUB Scandinavia
  • Viborg Bibliotek
  • Biograf Center Fotorama
  • Inter College Animation Festival
  • Film og TV-arbejder Foreningen
  • The Animation Workshop (lead)

Keywords

  • aesthetics, design and media
  • animation
  • festival
  • Japan
  • Denmark
  • Exhibition
  • films

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