Animation Division
Jury Selections
SHIROBAKO
SHIROBAKO PROJECT / MIZUSHIMA Tsutomu
This animated TV series centers on five young girls and sheds light onto the collective struggle to complete an animation project. The ensemble drama portrays the everyday lives of these people in the animation industry as they deal with creative blocks, arguments, setbacks, solidarity, and clashes that arise from working as a team. It offers glimpses into the process of producing a commercial animation.
(21 min. x 24 episodes)
©SHIROBAKO PROJECT
Profile
MIZUSHIMA Tsutomu
Born in 1965. He is an animation director whose recent work includes GIRLS und PANZER and Prison School.