Canadian Premiere
My First Fantasia

Liv&Bell " Bell kun no hosokute nagai otomodachi "

Directed by Natsuki Kida

Credits  

Official selection

Alameda International Film Festival 2022
Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival 2021
SHORT to the Point International Short Film Festival 2021
CINANIMA 2021

Honors

Seoul International Cartoon & Animation Festival (SICAF), Award Winner 'Best Picture' award in Official Competition - Production Character Animation for TV, 2021

SHORT to the Point International Short Film Festival, Award Winner Best Children Short, 2021

Alameda International Film Festival, Finalist,2022

CINANIMA - International Animated Film Festival of Espinho,Official Selection, 2021

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia2022, Official Selection

Director

Natsuki Kida

Producer

Ryosuke Komine, Izumi Nakazawa

Writer

Naoya Kida, Natsuki Kida, Saori Ikekame

Cinematographer

Miki Ogawa

Sound Designer

Kyoko Teramura

Composer

Shuko Kinoshira

Editor

Natsuki Kida

Animator

Naoya Kida, Natsuki Kida, Goro Nakajima, Mina Nohara

Special Effects

Goro Nakajima

contact

Legolas inc.

Japan 2021 5 mins OV - Without dialogue
Genre AnimationFamilyFantasy

Liv & Bell, the story of Liv, a girl with a big ribbon, and Bell, a colorful hedgehog, who travel in the flying house with an inventor pig.
One day, the flying house lands in a beautiful but Lackluster town.
On the outskirts of town, there is a lot of nature, but there is also a factory spewing black smoke.

When Liv and Bell go out into the town, they are guided by beautiful insects and meet curious-looking creatures.

The creatures lie in long, thin shapes.
They are making a path between the town and the forest.

Why did the creatures appear in this world?

A beautiful story is spun in stop-motion animation with a set made of paper craft pop-ups in the background, full of surprises to stimulate children's imagination.

Is it possible for nature and civilization to live together?
This is a message to the children who will live in the world of the future.