新海誠
They host Education Days that run as part of the festival where the public can meet industry professionals in a full day of talks, panel discussions, and workshops. Previous guests have included "The Garden of Words" director Makoto Shinkai and "Promare" director Hiroyuki Imaishi. The festival also regularly invites directors to host Q&amp;A sessions after their films have been screened. Previous Q&amp;A sessions have included Naoko Yamada after the European Premiere of "K-On! the Movie" and Tomoki Kyoda after the European Premiere of "Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Movie 1".