Doors to Fantasy
Have you toys, books or photographs from childhood? Are they locked away in drawers, collecting dust? 'Doors to Fantasy' unlocks the doors to your past. Journey with the philosopher and singer Ortansia to the enchanted world of the Academy Award nominated short film animator Yamamura Koji, and let yourself be transported back to a time when you gazed at the twinkling of the stars and the pale light of the moon from your bedroom window when the light was off, and to your small bed where you dreamed those dreams so long ago.
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Noel WilliamsDirectorPrivate Lesson
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Anastasia Marika WilliamsDirectorPrivate Lesson/But the Greatest of These
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Noel WilliamsProducerPrivate Lesson
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OrtansiaKey CastDoors to Fantasy/Private Lesson/But the Greatest of These
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Project Type:Animation, Documentary, Feature
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Runtime:55 minutes 33 seconds
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Completion Date:April 1, 2022
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Production Budget:300,000 JPY
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Country of Origin:Japan
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Country of Filming:Japan
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Language:Japanese
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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9th International Short Film Festival Canton 2022Guangzhou (Ancient Times International Cinema, Panyu District)
China
January 10, 2023
China premiere
Official Selection -
Paus Premieres Festival 2022London
United Kingdom
May 22, 2022
United KIngdom Premier
Official Selection -
Golden Harvest Film Festival 2022Tokyo
Japan
Award Winner (Best Feature Film) -
Golden Harvest Film Festival 2022Tokyo
Japan
Award Winner (Best Documentary) -
Serbest International Film Festival 2022Kishinev
Moldova, Republic of
Semi-Finalist -
Onyko Films Awards 2022Odesa
Ukraine
Official Selection -
Cooper Awards 2022Odesa
Ukraine
Finalist -
Stockholm City Film Festival 2022Stockholm
Sweden
Official Selection -
International Moving Film Festival 2022Abadan and Khoramshahr
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Semi-finalist -
New York Tri-State International Film Festival 2022New York
United States
Honorable Mention/Special Selection -
Tabriz Cinema Awards 2023Tabriz
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Award Winner (Best Documentary) -
Venus Community Awards 2023Istanbul (ICC Culture Center)
Turkey
May 1, 2023
Turkish Premiere
Award Winner (Best Documentary) -
Snow Leopard International Film Festival 2022Madrid
Spain
Official Selection -
Andromeda International Film Festival 2022Istanbul
Turkey
Award Winner (Best Documentary) -
Your Way International Film Festival 2022Paris
France
Official Selection -
CAFF The Cultural Animation Film Festival 2023Honolulu (Honolulu Museum of Art, Doris Duke Theater)
United States
April 15, 2023
North American Premiere
Official Selection -
Lane Doc Fest 2022Jackson, TN
United States
Official Selection -
Golden Giraffe International Film Festival 2022Nice
France
Official Selection -
First-Time FilmMaker Sessions@PinewoodstudiosLondon
United Kingdom
July 17, 2022
Official Selection -
Lulea International Film Festival 2022Lulea
Sweden
Official Selection -
Liber Films International Festival 2023Athens
Greece
Official Selection -
Black Cat Award International Film Festival 2022La Paz
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Official Selection -
Close Film Festival 2023Tabriz
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Award Winner (Best Documentary) -
7th Golden Wheat Awards 2023Istanbul
Turkey
Award Winner (Best Documentary) -
5th Gladiator Film Festival 2023Istanbul
Turkey
Award Winner (Best Documentary) -
7th Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival 2023Paris (Le Grand Rex)
France
April 21, 2023
French Premiere
Official Selection -
Festival del cinema di Cefalu 2023Cefalu, Sicily
Italy
Official Selection
Noel Williams is a university professor, with a doctorate from the University of Oxford. He is a member of the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS). He is the Producer and a co-director of the award-winning documentary film 'Doors to Fantasy', a film about the Academy Award nominated film animator Yamamura Koji.
Anastasia Marika Williams is a film director and actress. After formal schooling in Oxford, Vienna and Tokyo, she attended universities in Tokyo. She graduated with a masters MA degree in Film Theory from Gakushuin University, Tokyo. She then attended the Tokyo Movie School. She has been involved in various aspects of the creative process, including assistant director of a Japanese tv programme, acting in internet commercials, photography, and video work for conferences organized on behalf of the Japanese foreign ministry. She is President of MariJapan Studio and has been involved in the production of internet commercials, as well as films. She is co-director of 'Doors to Fantasy'.
'Doors to Fantasy' was created to introduce the world of the Japanese short film animator Yamamura Koji to a wider English-speaking audience through dialogue with the philosopher and singer Ortansia. We gain insight into Yamamura Koji's soul and passion for creativity.