Tokyo – Toei Animation’s La Grenadière has been selected to screen during the closing ceremony of this year’s Kinotayo, the 3rd Annual Contemporary Japanese Film Festival taking place in France from November 18-25, it was announced by Kanji Kazahaya, director of the international department of Toei Animation Co. Ltd. La Grenadière was adapted from the novel by the renowned French writer Honoré de BALZAC. La Grenadière reflects Ga-nime, a new genre of animation that Toei launched in 2006 to celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary. Ga-nime originated from the idea of allowing artists to express their original creative worlds fully and freely through the art charm that ‘Ga (image/picture)’ has naturally. Koji Fukada, director for La Grenadière put together over 70 paintings by Japanese artist Ken Fukazawa, to tell the story of a mother and child in the 19th century. “We are deeply honoured to screen La Grenadière in the closing ceremony of this film festival. We hope the French audience would appreciate the universe of La Grenadière adapted and expressed by Japanese,” said Kazahaya.