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Tekkonkinkreet in the running for "Best animated" Oscar Fri, 9 Nov 2007

Studio 4C's movie Tekkonkinkreet is the only anime in the running for this year's "Best Animated Feature" Oscar. These preliminary nominations will eventually be whittled down to a final three choices for the award.

Also in the running are heavy hitting American CG efforts like Ratatouille, Shrek the Third and The Simpsons Movie. Tekkonkinkreet is arguably the least known film on the list, despite being directed by an American in Michael Arias.

Anime UK News reviewed the alternative action/fantasy film back in September. Tekkonkinkreet is adapted from an acclaimed manga by indie artist Taiyou Matsumoto, whose previous work includes Ping Pong (which was also adaptated into a film released on UK DVD; though this time, a live action movie). You can read an archived and rare English language interview with Matsumoto at inter-g7.or.jp.

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