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
Dancing in the Dark (1986 film) and because of this it was then picked up by many other film festivals across the world such as the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. Dancing in the Dark was shown at the Festival of Festival's in Toronto on September 5, 1986. The festival which has now been renamed the Toronto International Film Festival, consisted of thirty-eight different film titles, sixteen of which were feature-length documentaries. By being a part of the festival each film was automatically eligible to win $15,000 sponsored by the City of Toronto and City-TV. Although they did not win the