Lu Over the Wall (known in Japan as Yoake Tsugeru Lu no Uta) will compete in the Feature Film category of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, a prestigious international film festival dedicated to the art of animation that will be held from June 12 – 17 in Annecy, France.
Lu Over the Wall is one of 10 total films in the Feature Film competition track, including other Japanese films such as In This Corner of the World and A Silent Voice.
Previous winners in the Feature Film category include Hayao Miyazaki for Porco Rosso in 1993 and Isao Takahata for Pom Poko in 1994.