Another nice show to recommend.
This movie is only 30 minutes! It was done by a Japanese anime amateur.
He started off the project as a hobby after winning an award for an earlier film about a cat but as he tracks his progress through his blog, its sophistication attracted a commercial company who decided to release the film commercially. They got professional actors to re-dub the voices but otherwise the film remains intact. The DVD includes his earlier award winning cat film as well as clips by the animator on how he did it on his macintosh.
Its a love story...a sad one too although you may think its a "gundam-type" movie initially. The visuals are stunning!
it tracks the mobile phone communication between a 15 year old girl mecha fighter pilot and her boyfriend and how they age differently due to travelling at light speed. As she travels to Sirius to battle aliens threatening earth, his boy friend ages faster than her in accordance with einstein's theories. Don't miss it!
The show won the following awards!Not bad for a young animator on his home pc! :
* 2002 Digital Contents Grand Prix - The Award for image design (Entertainment Category)
* 2002 Tokyo International Animation Fair 21 - The Highest Award (Public Offering Category)
* 2002 Animation Kobe - The Award for Packaging
* 2002 Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festival - Digital Arts Special Prize
* 2002 Japan Otaku Award - The Gunbuster Award
* 2002 AMD Award - Best Director
* 2003 Seiun Award - Best Media of the Year
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices_of_a_Distant_Star
