Japanese animated movie “Ordinary Life” (Futsu no Seikatsu) gained the runner-up jury prize within the quick movie class on Saturday on the prestigious Berlin International Film Festival.
Directed by Yoriko Mizushiri, the movie took the Silver Bear Jury Prize Short Film for her anime work in tender and pastel-colored tones that portrays the on a regular basis interactions on the planet of a group of human and animal characters.
Mizushiri mentioned in a video message that she is actually honored to obtain an award for a piece that she mentioned appeals to the senses however is tough to explain in phrases.
No Japanese productions made this yr’s function size competitors.
Among different Japanese movies on the Berlinale, Satoko Yokohama’s “Seaside Serendipity” (Umibe e Iku Michi), geared toward youngsters and adolescents, obtained particular point out within the Generations class.
The competition’s prime prize — the Golden Bear for greatest movie — went to Norwegian movie “Dreams (Sex Love)” directed by Dag Johan Haugerud.
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