We Are Aliens Earns Mentions at Rome and Philadelphia Festivals
The anime film received Special Mentions at the 21st Rome Film Festival and an Honorable Mention at the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival.
The anime film We Are Aliens (Ware Ware wa Uchūjin) received Special Mentions in the Alice nelle città section at the 21st Rome Film Festival on Sunday, and an Honorable Mention at the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival on the same day, according to animenewsnetwork.com.
The film's official website streamed a new video featuring footage from the film on Monday.
We Are Aliens is directed by Kōhei Kadowaki, who also served as planner, scriptwriter, storyboard artist and editor. NOTHING NEW planned and produced the film, with French studio Miyu Productions collaborating.
Festival run continues
The film opened in Japan on September 15, 2026. Before its stops in Rome and Philadelphia, it screened at the Directors' Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2026, and in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, held from June 21 to 27, 2026.
It also screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival, the New Zealand International Film Festival and the Busan International Film Festival. In September 2026, the Ottawa International Animation Festival gave the film its Grand Prize for Animated Feature, and earlier in October 2026 it won the Anima't Award for best feature-length film at the 59th Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya at Sitges.
Quick answers
What awards did We Are Aliens receive at the Rome and Philadelphia film festivals?
It received Special Mentions in the Alice nelle città section at the 21st Rome Film Festival and an Honorable Mention at the 35th Philadelphia Film Festival, both on Sunday.
Who directed We Are Aliens?
The film is directed by Kōhei Kadowaki and produced by NOTHING NEW, with French studio Miyu Productions collaborating.
When did We Are Aliens open in Japan?
It opened in Japan on September 15, 2026.