LA-AFF to Host Special Guest Q&A Following the North American Premiere of No Game No Life English Dub
Los Angeles, California (August 17, 2017) - Los Angeles Anime Film Festival (LA-AFF), presented by international creative company Rydgen Inc. in partnership with L.A. based film distribution company Azoland Pictures, is proud to announce that they will be hosting a post screening Q&A session with cast members and the Director of the highly anticipated film, No Game No Life Zero as part of their opening night gala event on September 15. The special guests will include voice actors Scott Gibbs (English voice of Riku), Caitlynn French (English voice of Schwi) and the ADR Director of the film Kyle Colby Jones. Additional guest announcements will be made at a later date. The LA-AFF will also premiere the subtitled version of the film on September 16.
Tickets for the LA-AFF, including the opening night gala are now available through the official Eventbrite page at: http://la-aff.eventbrite.com. Tickets to the opening night gala includes admission to the opening ceremony where patrons will enjoy a special screening of Namakura Katana, one of the first animated short films from Japan created in 1917, in celebration of the 100th year since the birth of anime. Each ticket holder will also receive an exclusive gift bag which will feature special No Game, No Life Zero themed merchandise.
The LA-AFF takes place September 15- 17, 2017 and all programs will be showcased at the Regal L.A. LIVE: A Barco Innovation Center in Downtown Los Angeles. For a complete list of films that have been announced previously, please look at the lineup below.
Tickets for each screening are available and on sale at: http://la-aff.eventbrite.com
Opening Gala Screening - Friday, September 15
No Game, No Life Zero, dir. Atsuko Ishizuka, Japan, 2017
*North American Premiere
Namakura Gatana (Special Presentation)
Closing Film - Sunday, September 17
Akira, dir. Katsuhiro Ōtomo, Japan, 1988
Festival Lineup
009 Re:Cyborg 3D, dir. Kenji Kamiyama, Japan, 2012
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, dir. Tatsuyuki Nagai, Japan 2013
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, dir. Shinichirō Watanabe, Hiroyuki Okiura, Yoshiyuki Takei, Japan,
2001
Ghost in the Shell, dir. Mamoru Oshii, Japan, 1995
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, dir. Mamoru Oshii, Japan, 2004 (35mm)
Kiki's Delivery Service, dir. Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 1989
KING OF PRISM by PrettyRhythm dir. Masakazu Hishida, Japan, 2016
*North American Premiere
Love Live! The School Idol Movie, dir. Takahiko Kyōgoku, Japan, 2015
Metropolis, dir. Rintarō, Japan, 2001
Miss Hokusai, dir. Keiichi Hara, Japan, 2015
My Neighbor Totoro, dir. Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 1988
Paprika, dir. Satoshi Kon, Japan, 2006 (35mm)
Pigtails, dir. Yoshimi Itazu, Japan, 2015
Porco Rosso, dir. Hayao Miyazaki, Japan, 1992
Red Turtle, dir. Michaël Dudok de Wit, France/Belgium/Japan, 2016
Summer Wars, dir. Mamoru Hosoda, Japan, 2009
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About Rydgen Inc.
Rydgen Inc. is a creative company based in Los Angeles and Harajuku, Tokyo. The company
develops, operates, and promotes entertainment events and film festival in North America and
also provides production services for creative work.
www.rydgen.com
About Azoland Pictures, LLC
Azoland Pictures is a film distribution company that offers Japanese anime and live-action films
to the audience in North America. The company also organizes movie premieres, anime related
film festivals, and J-Pop events in the Los Angeles area. In 2017, Azoland Pictures has
theatrically distributed Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu and Sword Art Online The Movie –
Ordinal Scale – English dub. More information available at www.azolandpictures.com.
