NEW CHITOSE 2026 is excited to announce the official selection for the FEATURE FILM Competition. Five films have been selected from 62 submissions from 28 countries/regions.

Selected films will be screened twice at New Chitose Airport Theater during the festival. Following deliberations by the international jury, the Grand Prize for Feature Film and Special Jury Award will be presented.

“Ana, en passant” is the feature animation debut of Brazilian director Fernanda SALGADO, and an international co-production between Brazil, France, and Portugal.
“CHERRY AND VIRGIN” is the feature film debut of KAWAJIRI Masanao, whose short film “A Japanese Boy Who Draws” won the Audience Award in the Short Film Competition at our festival in 2019. The film is scheduled for nationwide theatrical release in Japan in 2027. “CHERRY AND VIRGIN” received an award and production support through our festival’s 2021 pitching program, “NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT PITCH.”
“Magic Atlas” is a feature film created over a period of ten years by Chinese artist SUN Xun, whose works have previously been selected twice for the Short Film Competition at our festival.
“The Orbit of Minor Satellites” is a feature film combining hand-drawn animation and live action by Chris SULLIVAN, one of the most important figures in American independent animation, who also served as an international jury member at our festival in 2016.
Also selected is “Zsazsa Zaturnnah,” directed by Filipino animation filmmaker Avid LIONGOREN, founder of the independent animation studio Rocketsheep.

During the festival, KAWAJIRI Masanao, Director of “CHERRY AND VIRGIN”; Chris SULLIVAN, Director of “The Orbit of Minor Satellites”; and Joshua PANELO, Art Director of “Zsazsa Zaturnnah,” will attend the festival and take part in talks about the production backgrounds of their respective films.

Thank you very much for all submitters, filmmakers, producers and distributors!

Please see the lineup of the official selection for the Feature Film Competition ☞ https://airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/feature_compe/