New Chitose Airport International Animation Festival 2023, set to take place November 2-6, 2023 in Hokkaido, JAPAN, announces its International Jury, comprised of six filmmakers, artists, curators, and industry professionals. The International Jury presents the awards in the award ceremony on 6th November as a result of deliberation during the festival.

The jury includes a high-profile group of independent filmmakers, including Tomek POPAKUL (“Acid Rain”, “Zima”), Nadja ANDRASEV (“Symbiosis”), and YANO Honami (“A Bite of Bone”). We will also invite other prominent figures such as Japanese contemporary artist Tabaimo, Japanese curator of contemporary art KANAZAWA Kodama, and Animest International Animation Film Festival director Mihai MITRICĂ. The full list of jury members is below:


SHORT Film Jury
● Tomek POPAKUL (Poland)
● Tabaimo (Japan)
● KANAZAWA Kodama (Japan)


FEATURE and STUDENT Film Jury
● Mihai MITRICĂ (Romania)
● Nadja ANDRASEV (Hungary)
● YANO Honami (Japan)

The majority of the jury members will also be presenting programs of work at the festival. Please see the Jury member’s profile ☞ https://site2023.airport-anifes.jp/en/competition/jury/

NEW CHITOSE 2023 will announce the official selection for the Short Films in the end of August!