Visions of Frank: Short Films by Japan's Most Audacious Animators

Genre: Avant Garde
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A series of 9 animated shorts based on the Frank comics by Jim Woodring, featuring computer/CGI, traditional cel, stop-motion, and even sand painting techniques. Contributing animators and musicians include COCOA, Eri Yoshimura, Naomi Nagata, TAMAPRO/DROP, Taruto Fuyama, Masaki Maito, Kanako Kawagushi, Masaya Sakaue, Bill Frisell, Dame Darcy, and Woodring himself.The second episode, made by Taruto Fuyama, was the winner of the Excellence Award on the 7th Japan Media Arts Festival.

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