▁Release ▁ ▁Film ▁festiv als ▁A ▁Let ter ▁to ▁M omo ▁made ▁its ▁international ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Toronto ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁festival ▁under ▁its ▁" K ids " ▁programming . ▁Later , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁will ▁be ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 4 th ▁Sit ges ▁International ▁Fant astic ▁Film ▁Festival ▁that ▁ran ▁from ▁ 6 th ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁Bus an ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 6 th ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁October . ▁It ▁will ▁be ▁shown ▁in ▁Bus an ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁" W ide ▁Ang le " ▁program . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁A ▁Let ter ▁to ▁M omo ▁was ▁screen ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁Wars aw ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Japanese ▁an ime ▁film ▁to ▁be ▁show c ased ▁at ▁the ▁Wars aw ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁and ▁it ▁competed ▁at ▁the ▁festival ▁under ▁its ▁International ▁Compet ition ▁section . ▁Also , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁this ▁film ▁will ▁be ▁compet ing ▁for ▁the ▁H ale k ul ani ▁Golden ▁Or ch id ▁Award ▁at ▁the ▁ 3 1 st ▁Hawai i ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁from ▁ 6 ▁October ▁to ▁ 1 6 ▁October ▁ 2