The Deer King and Fire Craft were nominated in the Feature Film Category and Short Film Category, respectively, of the festival’s Satoshi Kon Award for Achievement in Animation.
Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (Gyokō no Nikuko-chan) won the “Axis: The Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation” award as a Special Mention.
The Deer King won the Bronze Audience Award for Best Animated Film.
The French documentary film Satoshi Kon, l’illusionniste (previously titled Satoshi Kon: La Machine À Rêves) by director Pascal-Alex Vincent had its world premiere at the Festival de Cannes 2021, which took place from July 6-17.