Animation Division
Award
Jury Selections
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Time of EVE The Movie
YOSHIURA Yasuhiro
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Welcome to THE SPACE SHOW
MASUNARI Koji
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Macross Frontier the Movie －Itsuwari‐no‐Utahime－
KAWAMORI Shoji
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The Disappearance of HARUHI SUZUMIYA
TANIGAWA Nagaru / ISHIHARA Tatsuya
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Cheburashka
NAKAMURA Makoto
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MIDORI-KO
KUROSAKA Keita
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Angel Beats!
MAEDA Jun
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Arakawa Under The Bridge
SHINBOU Akiyuki
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ARMORED TROOPER VOTOMS KOEIFUTATABI
TAKAHASHI Ryosuke
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8 bits
Valere AMIRAULT / Jean DELAUNAY / Sarah LAUFER / Benjamin MATTERN
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CITY
KIM Young-geun / KIM Ye-young
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DUST KID
KIM Kihyun / Jung YUMI
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farm music
OOMOMO Yousuke
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Googuri Googuri
MISUMI Yoshiko
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hezarfen
Ari TOLGA / Romain BLANCHET / Rémy HURLIN / Georges HUANG
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Hoshi Shinichi's Short Shorts/A Dinosaur Afternoon
加藤 隆
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Sleep
Claudius GENTINETTA / Frank BRAUN
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telegraphics
Antoine DELACHARLERY / Lena SCHNEIDER / Leopold PARENT / Thomas THIBAULT
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TWO TEA TWO
ICHINOSE Hiroco(decovocal)
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The Messenger from the sea
nosferatu
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anti-chaos
NAGASAKO Shino
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A GUM BOY
OKUDA Masaki
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Komaneko's Christmas -A lost Present-
GODA Tsuneo
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a song like a fish
TAKEUCHI Taijin
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Little Sweetheart
KIM Yewon
Jury Critiques
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Head of the Jury
FURUKAWA Taku
Animation Artist
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ITO Yuichi
Hopes for evolution to the next dimension
Participating in this jury was a stimulating experience, which allowed me to take a panoramic view of the vastness and evolution of Japanese animation and its unbalanced status. In the long animation category, we saw many original animations marked by the touch of true professionals: powerful challenges, meticulous research and production, and high standards. The Tatami Galaxy is the first TV …
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HIKAWA Ryusuke
Animation Critic
A milestone year from the perspectives of culture, expression, and generational diversity
From the moment I was appointed to the jury, I knew that this year the selection would be very difficult. I had seen many ambitious and unique works through my work alone, so I was aware that there would be a rich variety this year. Just as I expected, the screening process was fierce. We narrowed down the award nominees with much regret. The selection of the Grand Prize winner, in particular, …
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HIGUCHI Shinji
The importance of animation experienced through the ear
Thanks to digital technologies, the power of expression has expanded dramatically not only in commercial works, but also in independent animation productions. The technological barriers that in the past stood between the passion for creation and the results have vanished, and many works submitted from art universities are a must see and fill us with expectations and hope for the future. What …
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Rintaro
Animation Director
A sense of stagnation and passion on the edge of turbulence
Led by The Tatami Galaxy, which spectacularly won the Grand Prize in the Animation Division of the 14th Japan Media Arts Festival, the four works that won the Excellence Prize and the work that was awarded the Encouragement Prize, add up to an impressive lineup of brilliant animation works. All are truly wonderful works born from the unique talent of the artists, who freely make use of …
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Need for a more fulfilling environment for production
There were 425 entries to the Animation Division including works from overseas. One of the characteristics of this year's entries was that the number of feature length animations such as movies increased, while the number of works in the short animation, TV animation, and Original Video Animation (OVA) genres was about the same as the previous year. There was a slightly higher number of entries …