MONSTRA | Festival de Animação de Lisboa

Veils of Landscape

Chihiro Yamanaka

Veils of Landscape

JAPAN 2025 6' M/12

"The east wind begins to blow, carrying warmth into the water. Landscapes merge without boundaries, and in time, the mountains drift into slumber." _Veils of Landscape_ takes its title from a phrase in Japan’s traditional 72 micro-seasons: “Kasumi Hajimete Tanabiku,” which describes the softening air and hazy mountains of late February. Through this phrase, I realized that Satoyama landscapes are formed not by a single phenomenon, but through multiple layers of nature—light, wind, humidity, and more—interacting and overlapping. This inspired my technique: layering three to seven levels of animation, like watercolor pigments that bleed and blend across boundaries.

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Director Chihiro Yamanaka Script Animation Music Sound Production Distribution

19 March | CINEMA SÃO JORGE - Sala 2 | 23:15

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In the same session: Jazzanim

That Which I See .Maï Calon. 8'

The Lumber's Here .Zanna Abasova. 4'

Machine's Dream .Natalia Ryss. 4'

Turing Toon n1 .John Patterson. 5'

Pictures for Piano .Diek Grobler. 3'

Externalities . Dan McHale. 3'

Dance of Creation .Natalia Ryss. 5'

Bird Calls .Lucas Boisard. 4'

No Man’s Land .Wu Zeyang. 4'

TAO .Shuxin Yan WANG, Haoran Yan YANG, Simai Stella HUANG. 3'

Surprise! .Andrea Hollis. 3'

Line II .Andrea Leoni. 4'

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