2008 in anime Internationally, "La Maison en Petits Cubes" won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film and "Le Cristal d'Annecy" at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. "Sword of the Stranger" was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film. "Ponyo" and "The Sky Crawlers" were in competition for the Golden Lion at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. A list of anime that debuted in theaters between January 1 and December 31, 2008. A list of anime television series that debuted between January 1 and December 31, 2008. A list of original net animations that debuted
Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival feature films and 13 shorts, including the first iteration of the festival's popular "Short Film Showcase" in the form of a "best of 2012 shorts" programming block and a midnight film on the Saturday night of the festival. Running from November 30 to December 2, 2012, titles that year included the World Premieres of and In The House of Flies, along with screenings of Beyond The Black Rainbow, Devil's Night, Famine and the Canadian Premiere of Blood for Irina. 2013 marked the first year the festival utilized a traditional festival submission layout with the introduction of a full programming team.