Three Animation That Matters Awards at Animation Day in Cannes

Screening in Cannes – opening film of Animation Day in Cannes:  May 22, 8:00 pm – Gray 1

In a war torn country, a female writer and teacher has to accompany two of her students on a life changing journey.

Sareh is a school teacher who writes comic strips. Due to a happening, she has to start a journey with two of her students to take them to their fathers. During the journey she tries to make them calm by telling them a part of the last story she has written. Regarding that the story is sort of related to her own past and nostalgia she herself gets submerged in it as well as the kids. In the middle of their journey they discover a cave which has been in Sareh’s childhood imagination and she had described it in her story. However the discovery of this cave in real world makes her realize a truth about her childhood and makes her love the hero of her story. She finds out that the man who is the hero of her story is not just an imaginary person but a real character who had made her childhood world beautiful with his kind behavior and nice stories. Now she has just realized that her heaven like daily life is no longer attractive to her and she is determined to embrace the hardships and find her lost hero along with the search of her students’ fathers; unaware of the fact that she herself is becoming a hero for her students by her behavior and stories just like her own childhood hero with whom she had gone on a journey.

JUNOD by Shinichiro Kimura – Japan 76 minutes          Trailer

SCREENING IN CANNES 25 May Palais E

A Swiss doctor arranged for the delivery of 15 tons of medicine and medical supplies to Hiroshima just after the atomic bomb was dropped on the city and personally treated the victims himself. That benefactor was Marcel Junod, head of the ICRC delegation in Japan. There is a monument to Dr. Junod in a corner of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, but, unfortunately, few people are aware of his selfless achievements.

As an ICRC delegate, Dr. Junod plunged ahead through a war-torn era and saved many precious lives without regard to nationality or race. Armed with know-how, courage, the ability to negotiate and, most of all, a love for humanity, he got through many hopeless situations. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the idea for the Red Cross. We want to produce an animated film that will portray selfless love – the spirit of the Red Cross which Dr. Junod embodied – and his accomplishments and send from Hiroshima a “gift of love” like that of Dr. Junod to as many people as possible.

The “Junod” Animation Production Committee is seeking donations to assist with the production of “Junod” in order to make Dr. Junod’s selfless love for humanity known to people throughout the world. Your support would be greatly appreciated.

Donations may be made by funds transfer to the following accounts:

From post offices
Postal Savings Account No. 15160-28848291
Shizuko Tsuya
“Junod” Animation Production Committee LLP
1-6-3 Ushitawaseda, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City 732-0062 JAPAN

From banks
•Hiroshima Bank, Ushita Branch Ordinary Savings Account No. 3068831
Shizuko Tsuya
“Junod” Animation Production Committee LLP

•Momiji Bank, Ushita Branch Ordinary Savings Account No. 1536203
Shizuko Tsuya
“Junod” Animation Production Committee LLP

•Hiroshima Shinkin Bank Ordinary Savings Account No. 0372449
Shizuko Tsuya
“Junod” Animation Production Committee LLP

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