The Institut français du Nigeria and the Embassy of Japan in Nigeria are pleased to invite you to the second edition of the Animated Film Festival in Abuja. FREE All films with English subtitles ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday 2nd November - 6pm OPENING CEREMONY Opening speeches French & Japanese cocktail Followed by: PHANTOM BOY (France) - 7pm Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli 2015, 1h24min in French with English subtitles Leo, a very sick little boy, is able to float outside of his own body at night, swooping through the skies over the glamorous lit-up city of Manhattan. He helps a wheelchair-bound policeman in his attempt to bring down a mob kingpin. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday 3rd November - 7pm SPIRITED AWAY (Japan) Hayao Miyazaki 2001, 2h05min In Japanese with English subtitles During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches, and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Firday 4th November - 7pm Nigerian evening – films and panel discussion Animated cinema: a developing industry in Nigeria? This evening will showcase animated films “made in Naija”, followed by a discussion on the situation of animation in the country. Experts and film makers from Nigerian studios, as well as young Nigerian animators, will share their views and knowledge with the audience. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday 5th November - 3pm APPROVED FOR ADOPTION // COULEUR DE PEAU : MIEL (France) Jung Sik-jun, Laurent Boileau 2011, 1h15min in French with English subtitles Using sepia-toned animated vignettes, this remarkable animated documentary traces the unconventional upbringing of the filmmaker Jung Henin, one of thousands of Korean children adopted by Western families after the end of the Korean War. It is the story of a boy stranded between two cultures. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Saturday 5th November - 7pm WOLF CHILDREN(Japan) Mamoru Hosoda 2012, 1h 57min College student Hana falls in love with another student who turns out to be a werewolf, who dies in an accident after their second child. Hana moves to the rural countryside where her husband grew up to raise her two werewolf children.