Japan’s animated feature “We are Aliens” has expanded from 72 to 110 screens one month after release, earning ¥422M and winning acclaim at Cannes, Annecy, Ottawa, and Sitges.
Anime film “Look Back,” based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga, has won the Kineko Grand Prix Teens Feature category at the 33rd Kineko International Film Festival held in Tokyo on November 3.
NOTHING NEW has released a new trailer and visual for the We Are Aliens anime film, directed by Kōhei Kadowaki, putting the heroine Konatsu front and center ahead of its September 25 Japan opening.
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Texas will screen six anime films at its Modern Film Festival 2026, running September 18–20, introduced by anime scholar Dr. Marc Hairston.
The anime film We Are Aliens, directed by Kadowaki, is set to screen at OIAF, MIFF, and NZIFF in 2026, following its Cannes and Annecy premieres.
Toei Animation’s new Eterna Animation brand will debut its first short film, FOXING: Kitsuné-tsuki, on the international festival circuit starting July 2025.
Yoshitoshi Shinomiya’s debut feature animation Hanryokusho ga Akeru Hi ni has won the Jury Award in the Contrechamp section at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026.
