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
Cuba in the OTI Festival from 1992 to 1994 and then, selecting the entrants internally. The best scoring Cuban entry came in 1995 in the Paraguayan city of San Bernardino with the song "Hoy que no estás" (Today you are not here) performed by Cristina Rebull, which came third in the festival. The following Cuban competing songs in the contest from 1996 to 2000 were also successful, managing again to reach the top 10. Due to the short trajectory of Cuba in the OTI Festival, the country never won or hosted the festival which came to an end in 2000. Cuba in the OTI Festival