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Honami YANO Special Screening
©MIYU Productions, Au Praxinoscope, Honami YANO
Synopsis
Animation filmmaker Honami YANO created the main visual for ANIAFF 2026.
Her short film A Bite of Bone (2021) won the Grand Prize for Short Animation at the 45th Ottawa International Animation Festival. Her latest work, Eri (2026), was officially selected for the 58th Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Cinéastes) at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. She also created the main visual for the Japan Pavilion at the Marché du Film in Cannes. Continuing to expand her international activities, YANO is attracting increasing attention as an animation filmmaker.
This program will feature a selection of short films by Honami YANO, followed by a talk with the director herself, who will share insights into the making of her films and behind-the-scenes stories from their production.
Director
Honami YANO
Honami YANO
Honami YANO is a Japanese animation filmmaker born on a small island in Japan.
Her short film A Bite of Bone (2021) won the Grand Prize for Short Animation at the 45th Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Her latest work, Eri (2026), was officially selected for the 58th Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Cinéastes) at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.
Alongside her filmmaking practice, she researches sexuality and gender in animation and curates screenings dedicated to queer animation.
Talk Event Interviewer: Yoshi YATABE（Former Director of the Tokyo International Film Festival, ANIAFF Selection Committee Member）
Talk Event Interviewer: Yoshi YATABE（Former Director of the Tokyo International Film Festival, ANIAFF Selection Committee Member）
Born in Paris, France. Since 2000, Yoshi Yatabe has been involved in film distribution and in film festivals. In 2002 he became a member of the Tokyo International Film Festival, where he served as programming director for the Japanese film section and the international competition section, until March 2021.
He has produced Japanese documentary films such as Aga no Kioku (2005, Makoto Sato) and Chokora! (2009, Shigeru Kobayashi) and is now advisor for the Tokyo Documentary Film Festival.
In March 2022, he organised a special screening in Tokyo to support Ukrainian filmmakers. He also writes critics and reports in newspapers and in web media.