Animation Division
Award
Jury Selections
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keina
Chris Delaporte
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NASU:SUMMER IN ANDALUSIA
KOSAKA Kitaro
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CRYON SHINCHAN/ARASHI WO YOBU EIKO NO YAKINIKU ROAD
MIZUSHIMA Tsutomu
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Fuusigisekai ATAGOURU
HASHIMOTO Katsuyo
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small LAND JAZZ
SATO Yoshinao
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RED CATERPILLAR
ABE Kouhei
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Lights
SUDO Yu
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FANTASTIC CELL
MIZUE Mirai
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woman in the Attic
Chansoo KIM
Jury Critiques
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Head of the Jury
TAKAHATA Isao
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KAMIMURA Sachiko
Animator
[Critique by work category] Full-length Animation
We evaluated 60 TV/OVAs, 24 theatrical films, and 10 others as full-length works, though they were mainly works for commercial use, except for the short ones. Among theatrical films, there were some large-scale works created by using lots of time, money, and talent, all of which were technically of the highest quality. It is nice to know that we can now produce a number of high quality films …
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YAMAMURA Koji
Animation Artist and Professor, Tokyo University of the Arts
[Critique by work category] Short Animation
The criteria for selection of this year are as follows: Whether or not the work was convincing as an independent piece of short animation; whether or not there were expressions unique to animation; and whether or not it had interesting content. While applications increased in number this year, there were many works that had not reached the required quality level, which, to our regret, made the …
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In the screening process this year, entries were first divided into two categories of full-length works and short works. They were then narrowed down to some candidates on whom we conducted thorough reviews and comparisons and finally decided on the final prizewinning works. While stable rendering techniques are required of more entertaining full-length works, originality and artistry are …