Arts and culture allow for a celebration of Olympic values and an exploration of their relevance in today’s world through diverse and creative perspectives.

The Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage presents “Tomorrow’s Leaves”, an animated film inspired by the Olympic values. “Tomorrow’s Leaves” is a hand-drawn, animated short film that provides a fresh perspective on the Olympic values of excellence, friendship and respect. Produced by Yoshiaki Nishimura, known for his Academy Award-nominated films, “Tomorrow’s Leaves” will premiere at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, ahead of the cultural programme at Tokyo 2020.

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#### About Studio Ponoc

<a href="https://www.ponoc.jp/" target="_blank">**Studio Ponoc**</a> is an animation studio founded by former Studio Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura to create beautiful hand-drawn, hand-painted films for families to enjoy together, and for general audiences around the world. “Ponoc” comes from the Croatian word “ponoć” meaning “midnight” or the beginning of a new day. The studio produced and released worldwide director Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s *Mary and The Witch’s Flower* in summer 2017 as its first animated feature film. In 2018, the studio created a new production label – “Ponoc Short Films Theatre” – releasing *Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Films Theatre, Volume 1*, the first anthology of short animated films from Studio Ponoc, comprising a grand fantasy adventure (director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi), a moving human drama of love (director: Yoshiyuki Momose), and an action spectacle (director: Akihiko Yamashita), followed in 2020 by *Tomorrow’s Leaves* (director: Yoshiyuki Momose)_, _a short film for the International Olympics Committee inspired by the Olympic Values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect.