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by Rob Kohr

It’s a rare thing these days to find traditional animation in American theaters. Unlike their Japanese counterparts, theaters in the US are fraught with 3d eye candy pumped out by studios that will as soon as capture the movements of an actor and then throw them up on the screen and call that animation instead of ACTUALLY doing animation. True, there was a day when Ralph Bakshi was using live action video to make “American Pop”, but that was different, the hand of the animator still came through.

“Paprika” is the latest jaunt in animation from Satoshi Kon. Kon is well known for his psychological thrillers such as “Perfect Blue” and the television show “Paranoia Agent” as well as more subdued films such as “Millenium Actress” and “Tokyo Godfathers”. Not since “Perfect Blue” has Kon played with the ideas of psychological trauma and distress. In fact “Paprika” takes it to a new level.

29 year old Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a research psychotherapist whose work on a powerful new psychotherapy devise known as the “DC-MINI” allows her to enter into people’s dreams, as her alter ego named Paprika, and synchronize with their unconscious to help uncover the source of their anxiety or neurosis. It is believed that someone is manipulating the machines has a more evil purpose. The DC MINI is being used to destroy people’s minds and merge reality and fantasy.

Art Director, Nobutaka Ike, who has worked with Kon on all his past films brought forth really solid character designs that contrasted the world of reality and the dream world. For instance Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a very solidly realistic character, while her dream self Paprika is very solidly anime looking.

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http://www.fff.se
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Submissions Due: June 30
Festival Date: September 13 - 22

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http://www.hiff.org/
Phone: 808 528-3456
Submissions Due: June 1
Festival Date: October 19 - November 5

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http://www.pardo.ch/
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Submissions Due: June 1
Festival Date: August 1 - 11

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Festival Date: October 18 - 26

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Submissions Due: June 4
Festival Date: September 13 - 22

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