Makoto Shinkai's BYOUSOKU 5 CENTIMETERS ("5 Centimeters per Second: A Chain of Short Stories about their Distance") has won the Lancia Platinum Grand Prize at the 2008 Future Film Festivasl in Bologna, Italy. In selecting the film, the judges cited its "ability of combininig poetry, art and technical skills with animation and new technologies, a touching and deep-rooted story and a model direction. Every element of the movie, from the screenplay to the editing, is realized with great professionalism and inspiration". TEKKONKINKREET by Michael Arias received a special mention for "the interesting and original graphics; an involving story with a non-rhetorical message."
Rick DeMott
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