Sun Xun's 'Magic Atlas' selected for Tokyo film festival competition

Chinese artist and filmmaker Sun Xun's 'Magic Atlas' has become the first animated feature selected for the Tokyo International Film Festival's competition. Sun says he never expected this outcome, as he doesn't see the film as simply animation but as a convergence of many art forms, with animation being just the formal label. The film's selection is a notable event for the festival.

What do you think distinguishes an animated film from a work that uses animation as one of its many artistic forms?