{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ab6c3de2ff4941ec6115c675","clusterId":"c_9dce3c7537142f968b57d3d8","slug":"live-action-look-back-film-wins-unimed-award-at-venice-film-festival","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Live-Action Look Back Film Wins UNIMED Award at Venice Film Festival","summary":"The live-action film of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga won the UNIMED Award from the student jury at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Director Hirokazu Kore-eda accepted the award at a ceremony during the festival, which ran September 2-12. The film opened in Japan on September 11. GKIDS will release it in theaters in 2026 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.","whyItMatters":"The student jury honor at Venice adds a festival award to the live-action Look Back adaptation ahead of its GKIDS theatrical release in 2026.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eUNIMED, the Mediterranean Universities Union, said the award reflects the values of cultural diversity, freedom of artistic expression, and promotion of intercultural dialogue. An international jury of 25 students from 16 associated universities across 7 countries voted on the prize. Kore-eda accepted the award at a ceremony during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, which ran September 2-12.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film opened in Japan on September 11. Aju Makita plays Kyomoto and Natsuki Deguchi plays Fujino. Kore-eda directed, edited, and wrote the screenplay, with music by Yuta Bando. The film was shown at the 79th Cannes International Film Festival on May 15 and will screen at the London Film Festival in October.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The live-action Look Back film won the UNIMED Award from the student jury at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Kore-eda accepted the prize. The film opened in Japan September 11, and GKIDS releases it in theaters in 2026.","twitterPost":"The live-action Look Back film took the UNIMED Award from the student jury at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Kore-eda accepted. Opened in Japan September 11; GKIDS releases it in 2026.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The live-action Look Back film won the UNIMED Award from the student jury at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Director Hirokazu Kore-eda accepted the prize. The film opened in Japan on September 11, and GKIDS will release it in theaters in 2026 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-14/live-action-look-back-film-wins-student-jury-unimed-award-at-venice-intl-film-fest/.241776\",\"title\":\"Live-Action Look Back Film Wins Student Jury's UNIMED Award at Venice Int'l Film Fest\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4765,"outputTokens":2201,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789412923,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T18:53:37.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T18:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T18:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9dce3c7537142f968b57d3d8","canonicalTitle":"News\nLive-Action Look Back Film Wins Student Jury's UNIMED Award at Venice Int'l Film Fest","representativeArticleId":"a_caf3e4a8f94cf0c1335916ab","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Look Back\"],\"work_titles\":[\"Look Back (live-action film)\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tatsuki Fujimoto\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-14T18:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-14T18:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T18:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-14/live-action-look-back-film-wins-student-jury-unimed-award-at-venice-intl-film-fest/.241776","title":"News\nLive-Action Look Back Film Wins Student Jury's UNIMED Award at Venice Int'l Film Fest"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Look Back"],"work_titles":["Look Back (live-action film)"],"studios":[],"people":["Tatsuki Fujimoto"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}