Summary Kotatsu Cardiff 2010
Fri 26th Nov 2010
10:00 Ponyo – C2
18:00 Short Film Programme – Atrium
Sat 27th Nov 2010
All Day Japanese Marketplace
11:00 Ponyo – C1
15:00 Ponyo – C1
18:00 Barry Purves Masterclass
Sun 28th Nov 2010
All Day Japanese Marketplace
14:00 Cardmaking Workshop
14:30 Short Film Screenings – C2
18:00 Summer Wars – C1
Day 1 – Fri 26th Nov 2010
10:00 Ponyo Cinema 2
![Image from Ponyo On The Cliff](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ponyo-on-the-cliff.jpg)
Feature Film Screening (Suitable for Children)
An animated adventure centred on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Followed immediately by:
Film Literacy Workshop with 3 Schools
Teacher: Matt Beere – Chapter Arts Centre Education Officer, in association with Reel Education
18:00 – 20:00 Screening at the ATRiuM
![Images from short film programme](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/atrium-screenings.jpg)
Short film screenings – Japanese short animations, lasting approximately 1hr. Introduced by: Midori
The following short films will be shown throughout the evening:
- Chisato stared – Wataru Uekusa
- WORKU “From Behind” – Masahide Kobayashi & Keita Funamoto
- KAMISUMOU – Shigeru Okada
- DEVOUR DINNER – Mirai Mizue
- Indigo Road – Tomoyasu Murata
- Betty & Painy Penguin – Keiko Nakamura
- The Life of Ants – Yuko Asano
- GAKI Biwa-houshi – Reiko Yokosuka
- Ikamatsuli – Naoyuki Niiya
- The Tide – Yurika Kaneko
- U.SA.GUI – Tetsuji Kurashige
- and presenting the trailer for Looking for a Star by Eiko Ishii Meredith.
This event is sponsored by University of Glamorgan
Enjoy the rest of the evening in the beautiful surroundings at the ATRiuM.
Day 2 – Sat 27th Nov 2010
From 11:00 – Japanese Marketplace
![Marketplace from Kotatsu Festival 2017](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kotatsu-marketplace-2017.jpg)
Featuring market traders, Otakuzoku, TK Trading, Takumasa Ono Studio and more. Full details below.
11:00 Ponyo – Cinema 1
![Image from Ponyo On The Cliff](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ponyo-on-the-cliff.jpg)
Feature Film Screening (Suitable for Children)
An animated adventure centred on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
Worksheets available to take away.
15:00 Ponyo – Cinema 1
![Image from Ponyo On The Cliff](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ponyo-on-the-cliff.jpg)
Introduced by Mrs Eiko Meredith, Festival Director.
An animated adventure centred on a 5-year-old boy and his relationship with a goldfish princess who longs to become human. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
18:00 Barry Purves Masterclass
![Photo of Barry Purves](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/barry-purves-869x1024.jpg)
Barry Purves will talk about the making of his Japanese themed animation entitled “Screenplay”, his current works, and his newest book “Basics Animation: Stop-Motion”.
Guest speaker: Barry Purves
Interviewer: Tim Allen – stop-motion animator
Followed by Book Signing
This event is sponsored by University of Glamorgan
Day 3 – Sun 28th Nov 2010
From 11:00 – Japanese Marketplace
![Marketplace from Kotatsu Festival 2017](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kotatsu-marketplace-2017.jpg)
Featuring market traders, Otakuzoku (1pm-6pm), Yakiniku (Bento Box), and more. Full details below.
14:00 – 16:00 Japanese Themed Card-making Workshop
![Image of Cards by Inspired Bliss](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/card-making-01.jpg)
Come along and make your very own Japanese themed card, under the expert guidance of Vanessa Feuillade, from Inspired Bliss.
14:30 – 17:00 Short Film Screenings
![MWM Entertainment Logo](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/mwm_entertainment.jpg)
Film presentations with panel discussion, featuring the first episode of Samurai Champloo, together with:
- Fumiko’s Confession (Hiroyasu Ishida)
- She and her Cat (Makoto Shinkai)
- Loop Pool (Daiki Aizawa)
- Kni-Train (Miho Yata)
- Origami Butterfly (Shigeru Okada)
- The Demon (Shin Hosakawa)
- The Mechanism of Spring (Atsushi Wada)
- Tegwon Rhapsody (Kenichiro Mizuno)
- Traces of Other (Daisuke Nagaoka)
- and presenting the trailer for Looking for a Star by Eiko Ishii Meredith
Guest speakers:
Midoriko Hayashi – Organises independent animation screenings in Japan.
Tetsuji Kurashige – University lecturer and independent film maker.
![Image from Samurai Champloo](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/short-samurai-champloo.jpg)
Samurai Champloo
![Image from Fumiko's Confession](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/short-fumikos-confession.jpg)
Fumiko’s Confession
![Image from She And Her Cat](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/short-she-and-her-cat.jpg)
She And Her Cat
![Image from Loop Pool](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/short-loop-pool.jpg)
Loop Pool
![Image from Kni-Train](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/short-kni-train.jpg)
Kni-Train
![Image from Origami Butterfly](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/short-origami-butterfly.jpg)
Origami Butterfly
![Image from The Demon](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/short-the-demon.jpg)
The Demon
![Image from The Mechanism Of Spring](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/short-the-mechanism-of-spring.jpg)
The Mechanism of Spring
![Image from Tegwon Rhapsody](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/short-tegwon-rhapsody.jpg)
Tegwon Rhapsody
![Image from Traces Of Other](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/short-traces-of-other.jpg)
Traces of Other
Followed by:
Raffle Prize Draw
Make sure you have your tickets at the ready! Raffle tickets will be available from the beginning of November, at a cost of £1 each. Please contact the Chapter Box Office for more information.
18:00 Summer Wars – Cinema 1
![Image from Summer Wars](https://kotatsufestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/summer-wars.jpg)
Submitted for Oscar Nomination!
Feature Film Screening (PG)
This is the Welsh première of the 2009 anime science fiction film, which focuses on a timid eleventh-grade math genius who has been falsely implicated in the hacking of a virtual world and must prevent the real and computer-simulated worlds from colliding. It was produced by the Japanese animation studio Madhouse and directed by Mamoru Hosoda.
Exhibitions
Flip-book Exhibition by Chie Arai.
Animation Puppets Exhibition by Eiko Ishii Meredith, in association with Bekah D’Aborn.
Also available at our Marketplace
Japanese Food Shop:
TK Trading,
Yakiniku
Japanese Art Shop:
TAKUMASA ONO STUDIO
During the festival there will be a selection of sushi and sake made available.
Tickets will be available for our Raffle at just £1 each, with some great prizes on offer.
Jules Bears & Crafts will be making a teddy bear with kimono specially for the event.
Barry Purves will be available for a special Book and DVD signing session.