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25-05-2025
- Entertainment
Japan's Seto Wins Int'l Critics Award at Cannes
News from Japan Society Culture May 25, 2025 14:03 (JST) Cannes, France, May 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese director Momoko Seto's animated film "Dandelion's Odyssey" won the International Federation of Film Critics' award at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on Saturday. In the French-Belgian production, Seto from Tokyo presents the story of dandelion seeds that travel the universe after surviving a nuclear explosion. The dialogue-free film was the closing work of the Critics' Week, held in parallel with the film festival. "We chose this film for the great editing and the use of particular techniques of image that combine classic and modern animation forms," said the federation, known as Fipresci. The federation also awarded two other films. Meanwhile, this year's Palme d'Or went to Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi's "Simple Accident." Director Chie Hayakawa's "Renoir," the only Japanese nominee, missed out on the top prize. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
Arab News
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab News
Saudi-supported film ‘Dandelion's Odyssey' heads to Cannes Critics' Week
DUBAI: Cannes Critics' Week has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition, which includes the Red Sea Film Foundation-supported film 'Dandelion's Odyssey' from Momoko Seto. The film — which will close the week — will be the first animated feature to screen in the section since Jeremy Clapin's Grand Prize winner 'I Lost My Body' in 2019. A post shared by Red Sea Film Foundation (@redseafilm) Shot from Japan to Iceland, 'Dandelion's Odyssey' is an adventure set in a dystopian world, with plants and animals as the main characters. The feature features a mix of timelapse photography, as well as live-action shooting and 3D animation. More than 1,000 films were submitted for Cannes Critics' Week 2025, which runs from May 14 to 22.
