ANIAFF opens first ticket sales for Dezaki and Kamiyama programmes

ANIAFF 2026 has opened the first ticket sales for its Director Focus programme on Osamu Dezaki and an all-night screening dedicated to Kenji Kamiyama. Tickets went on sale at 3pm local time on Wednesday, 14 October, through the official programme pages.¹

The second Aichi-Nagoya International Animation Film Festival runs in Nagoya from 13 to 18 November. Its first ticket release covers a 10-film Osamu Dezaki retrospective and the Kenji Kamiyama all-night programme, which includes screenings and a guest appearance by the director.¹²

Two very different programme spotlights

The Dezaki strand traces the director's career through 10 works, while the all-night event examines Kamiyama's creative work through animation, technology and ideas about the future.¹ The festival's wider programme also includes an international feature competition, talks, conferences and a programme exploring how animation has portrayed artificial intelligence.¹

The official festival site lists Midland Square Cinema 2, Winc Aichi and other Nagoya venues for the event. Further programme and ticket information is available through ANIAFF's official website.¹

Our opinion

Opening ticket sales with two sharply defined retrospectives is a smart way to give ANIAFF 2026 a clear identity before the full festival arrives. Dezaki's 10-film focus offers a substantial history lesson, while Kamiyama's all-night event gives fans a more concentrated contemporary conversation around animation and technology. The combination should appeal to both curious newcomers and viewers already planning their November trip to Nagoya.

For readers outside Japan, the useful detail is that these are not vague festival announcements: the first ticket window is tied to specific programmes, venues and a confirmed sale time. The remaining competition, talks and screenings can then build on that initial reason to pay attention.