Jun-pyo HONG
A tragic hero of South Korea’s labour movement is honoured with this emotionally charged, visually splendid animated drama.
Yutaro Kubo, Satomi Maiya
A dark and monstrous creature becomes the guardian of an innocent human child in this affecting gothic anime fairytale.
Atsuko Ishizuka
What regrets would you have if the world ended tomorrow? A memorable, bittersweet coming-of-age anime with a hint of the fantastic.
Nuno Beato
Portugal’s first stop-motion feature is an engrossing drama about how roots can both nourish and entangle, told with a luminous sense of the magical.
Masaaki Yuasa
A blind musician and a deformed dancer send shockwaves through medieval Japanese society in Masaaki Yuasa’s riotous anime rock opera.
Alan Bidard
A sumptuous animated fairy tale, graced with a rich Afro-Caribbean sensibility and profound psychological undercurrents.
Anthony Roux, Jean-Jacques Denis
A dragon’s daughter befriends a human princess in this finely crafted, animated fairy tale for the contemporary family audience.
Alessandro Rak
Born at the end of the world, two wily orphaned teens fight to stay free in this exciting, animated eco-punk adventure.