"The Taste of Pineapple Bread" by Manfei Li Two films produced by Asako will screen at the Fantoche International Animation festival in September 2026. Manfei Li's "The Taste of Pineapple Bread" will celebrate its premiere at the festival. The bittersweet short about...

On June 15th, 2026, Anja Kofmel was a guest on the SRF Kultur podcast format "Kulturplatz Talk".She spoke with moderator Barbara B. Peter about the promise and the difficulties of producing Swiss animated films. The 30 minute, German-language interview can be listened...

Following the world premiere in Locarno in 2025, Justine Klaiber's animated short "Lost Touch" has had a very successful festival year. The film was screened at the 27th Bucheon International Animation festival in Korea, at the 58th International Fantastic Film...

We are delighted to announce that "Lost Touch", the short science fiction drama by Justine Klaiber, will celebrate its world premiere in Locarno as part of the "Pardi di Domani" Concorso Nazionale. The screening times and venues are as follows: Tuesday, 12th August,...

Asako Film at the Annecy festival Spring 2025 was busy - Luise Hüsler and Frances McStea first attended the Animation Production Days in Stuttgart, where they presented Luise's animadoc "Papierschloss" as one of four Swiss film projects represented. This year,...

In January 2025, "Lost Touch" by Justine Klaiber entered the final phase of production. Animation concluded on Justine Klaiber's short "Lost Touch" in December 2024. We were delighted to have the talented animators Julia Krummenacher, Dario Marti, Fredi Siegel and our...

In February 2024, production officially began on Cécile Brun's mixed media short, "Groppo's Garden". This subtle story of loss and grief will be realized using mixed media and a multiplane camera set-up as seen on the photo below. With this technique, depth is created...

We were delighted to present not one, but two projects at the 2024 Solothurn Film Festival: Thirza Ingold's "Kill Your Darlings" screened in the animation competition, with the director attending both screenings. On the Friday, director Luise Hüsler and Frances McStea...

The "Meet Your Neighbour" conference aims to foster the cross-border collaboration between filmmakers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and this year's edition was hosted by the Vienna Film Commission. The focus was on challenges and opportunities for young...

In July 2023, we were delighted to show Thirza Ingold's stop motion short "Kill Your Darlings" at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. Thirza Ingold was present at the event to answer the many questions the wonderful audience had about her film and...