Date: Thursday, May 29 – Tuesday, June 10, 2025, ONLINE: Thursday, April 24 – Sunday, June 30, 2025

Animation Program

Competition 22

Les Bêtes

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A mysterious rabbit with a set of magic keys summons a host of strange creatures to entertain a wicked king and his decadent court in this dark stop-motion animated fantasy inspired by the works of Ladislas Starevich.

Director
Michael Granberry
Time
0:11:38
Country
United States
Genre
Animation
Year
2024

Awards Nominations

Boston Sci Fi Film Festival 2025 - Best Animation
Knoxville Horror Film Fest 2024 - Special Jury Prize for Design
Anima Deba 2024 - Best Film
Fantasia 2024 - Audience Award, Bronze
Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology 2024 - Best Portland Animation
LA Underground Film Forum 2024 - Best Film, Best Underground Short, Best Score

Director

Michael Granberry

Michael Granberry is a 3-time Emmy award-winning director and stop-motion animator whose work can be seen in the critically acclaimed series "Severance" directed by Ben Stiller, the Oscar-winning "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio", Henry Selick's "Wendell & Wild", Charlie Kaufman's Oscar-nominated "Anomalisa", and numerous other feature films, documentaries, TV shows, web series and music videos.

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Screening

Screening Venue

VenueScheduleTicket Reservation
WITH HARAJUKU HALL2025.6.8 [Sun] 15:10-17:00

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Grand Theater2025.06.12 [Thu] - 06.30 [Mon]

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Festival Partner

Little Universe OKINAWA produced by Aim Universe

Event Partner

TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY

Creative Partner

TYO Inc.

Japan Cultural Expo 2.0

Media Partners

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Media Supporters

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Festival Supporters

MORI Building

War and the Power To Live Program Special Support

International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)

Venue Supporter

NTT Urban Development Corporation

Tokyo Tokyo Festival