Date: June 4, 2024 (Tue) - June 17, 2024 (Mon), Online venue: April 25, 2024 (Thu) - June 30, 2024 (Sun)

Dragon Gate

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"Dragon Gate" is the first-ever ink-wash style short animation created by artificial intelligence (AI) technology. The film draws inspiration from a historical event during the Ming Dynasty to illustrate the chivalrous Chinese culture.

Director
WenKai Duan
Time
0:02:54
Country
China
Genre
Animation
Year
2023
Cast
Lei Wang, Wenkai Duan, Danqi Zheng, Youchun Liu, Yi Wang

Awards Nominations

T.I.F.A. - Tietê International Film Awards
The More Than Decent Film Festival-Short
Experimental Brasil
AltFF Alternative Film Festival

Director

WenKai Duan

Wenkai Duan is an animation director and an associate professor at the Communication University of China. He directed the animated short film " Lion Dance", which won over 20 awards including the Tokyo International Animation Fair Jury Special Award. "Dragon Gate" is his first AIGC animation, which illustrates his passion in new technology.

Cast

Lei Wang, Wenkai Duan, Danqi Zheng, Youchun Liu, Yi Wang

Screening

Online Screening

OnlinescheduleOnline Screening
Online Grand Theater2024.04.25 [Thu] - 05.24 [Fri]

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Sponsors

KODANSHA Ltd.

NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

Cunard Line

Milbon Co., Ltd.

Hoppy Beverage co.

NIPPON STEEL KOWA REAL ESTATE CO.,LTD.

Digital Hollywood Co., Ltd.

Indeed

The JIKEI COM Group of Colleges

Futakotamagawa Rise

U25 Project Partner

Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Digital Innovation Partner

Deloitte Digital

Web 3.0 Partner

DeCurret DCP Inc.

Creative Partner

株式会社TYO

Media Partners

J-WAVE, Inc.

CONDÉ NAST JAPAN

TOKYO HEADLINE

Media Supporters

cinemacafe.net

Kinema Junposha., Ltd

ORICON NEWS

English Media Supporter

Kyodo News Plus

Festival Supporters

MORI Building

Equipment Supporter

LED TOKYO

War and the Power To Live Program Special Support

International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)

Tokyo Tokyo Festival