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"Atlas of the Universe" (Courtesy of Razvan Marinescu) The 13th Sharjah Intl. Film Festival for Children and Youth wrapped Sunday with Paul Negoescu’s “Atlas of the Universe” taking best feature film and Celia Catunda’s “My Grandfather Is a Nihonjin” winning best animated feature.
The jury described “Atlas of the Universe,” a Romanian-Bulgarian coming-of-age drama about a 10-year-old boy whose errand to buy school shoes becomes a journey toward independence, as “the essence of this festival.” Brazilian animation “My Grandfather Is a Nihonjin,” about a Japanese-Brazilian boy exploring his family history and cultural identity, was recognized for its treatment of tradition and “the difficulty of starting a new life in a foreign place.”
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