The 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival Press ReleaseMarch 1, 2019

Contact : Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat, c/o Computer Graphic Arts Society (Miku Sega) Tel: +81-3-3535-3501 | Email: jmaf-pr@cgarts.or.jp

The 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival’s Award-winning Works and Special Achievement Awards have been chosen.The Japan Media Arts Festival is a comprehensive festival of Media Arts （Japanese: Media Geijutsu） that honors outstanding works in the four divisions of Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga, as well as providing a platform for appreciation of the Award-winning Works.For the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival, we received a number of 4,384 works from a record 102 countries and regions. After a rigorous review by the jury, each division selected winners of the prizes （Grand Prize, Excellence Award, and New Face Award）. Also, the winners of the Special Achievement Award which commends those who have made exceptional contributions to the field of Media Arts were decided as well. The Exhibition of Award-winning Works will be held from June 1 to 16, 2019, at Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) in Odaiba area (Tokyo) and other locations.

■Grand Prize-Winners of the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival

Art Division『Pulses/Grains/Phase/Moiré』Sound installation

FURUDATE Ken［Japan］

Entertainment Division『Chico Will Scold You!』TV program

“Chico Will Scold You!” Production Team［Japan］

Animation Division『La Chute』Animated short film

Boris LABBÉ ［France］

Manga Division『ORIGIN』

Boichi ［South Korea］

Ⓒ Kouji Nishikawa © NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) All rights reserved.

© Sacrebleu Productions © boichi, Kodansha 2019

Announcement of Award-winning Worksselected from 4,384 Entries!Exhibition of Award-winning Works will be held from June 1 to 16 at venues in Odaiba area (Tokyo), including Miraikan.

22nd Japan Media Arts Festival

The 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival Press ReleaseMarch 1, 2019

Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Martinique, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe （Alphabetical order）

Summary of Entries

■Number of Entries

■Entries from Abroad

Divisions: Four Divisions （Art, Entertainment, Animation, Manga）Entry Period: Wednesday, August 1 - Friday, October 5, 2018 66 days

2,453 works from 101 countries and regions（last time's festival received 2,262 works from 97 countries and regions）

Art Division

Interactive art

Media installations

Video works

Video installations

Graphic art

Internet art

Media performances

230

250

603

208

1,073

55

82

2,501計

Entertainment Division

Games

Video / sound works

Multimedia productions

Gadgets, electronic devices

Websites

Application software

61

271

98

58

25

34

547計

Animation Division

Animated feature films

Animated series

Animated short films

57

401

458計

マンガ部門

計

Comics published in book formComics published in a magazine

Comics published online

Self-published comics

708

49

121

878

Total number 4,384

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Exhibition of Award-winning Works :

Awards Ceremony ：

■Jury Members

■The Awards Ceremony and the Exhibition of Award-winning WorksFriday, May 31, 2019 (TBC) Saturday, June 1 – Sunday, June 16, 2019Venue : Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation) etc.

Organizer: Japan Media Arts Festival Executive CommitteeContact Information: Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat［ c/o CG-ARTS］ Email : jmaf@cgarts.or.jp

Art DivisionABE Kazunao [Curator, Art Producer]　

AKIBA Fuminori [Aesthetician and Associate Professor, Nagoya University]　

Georg TREMMEL [Artist and Researcher]

IKEGAMI Takashi [Researcher of Complex Systems Sciences and Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo]

MORIYAMA Tomoe [Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo]

■Selection MembersArt DivisionFUJIKAWA Haruka [Curator, Chigasaki City Museum of Art]

IMURA Yasuko [Lecturer, Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences]

KANAZAWA Kodama [Independent Curator and Senior Deputy Director ofCuratorial Affairs, Towada Art Center]MIZUNO Masanori [Associate Professor, Department of Creative Media Studies, Konan Women's University]

TADOKORO Atsushi [Creative Coder]

WATANABE Tomoya [Artist and Talent]

■Awards

■Schedule

Grand Prize: Certificate＊, trophy, 1,000,000 Japanese YenExcellence Award: Certificate＊, trophy, 500,000 Japanese YenNew Face Award: Certificate＊, trophy, 300,000 Japanese YenSpecial Achievement Award: Certificate＊, trophyOther outstanding works will be chosen by the jury as Jury Selections.＊ Certificates will be presented by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Animation DivisonKIFUNE Tokumitsu[Animation Artist and Representative, IKIF+ and Professor, Tokyo Zokei University]

MORINO Kazuma [Director and CG Artist]

NISHIKUBO Mizuho [Director]

UDA Konosuke [Animation Director]

YOKOTA Masao [MD and Ph.D., Professor, Nihon University]

Entertainment DivisionENDO Masanobu [Game Creator and Professor, Tokyo Polytechnic University]

KAWADA Tom [AR3Bros.(Three Brothers of Augmented Reality)]

NAKAGAWA Daichi [Critic, Editor]

SAITO Seiichi [Creative Director and CEO, Rhizomatiks co.,ltd.]

SATO Naoki [Art Director and Professor, Tama Art University]

Manga DivisionKAWAHARA Kazuko [Manga Essayist]

MINAMOTO Taro [Manga Artist and Manga Researcher]

NISHI Keiko [Manga Artist]

OMOTE Tomoyuki [Researcher, Kitakyushu Manga Museum]

SHIRAI Yumiko [Manga Artist]

Manga DivisionKURAMOCHI Kayoko [Researcher, Kyoto International Manga Research Center]

MATSUDA Naomasa [Manga Artist and Lecturer, Kyoto University of Art and Design]

MIURA Kazushi [Associate Professor, Shokei University]

NISHIHARA Mari [Lecturer, Aichi Gakusen University]

ODAGIRI Hiroshi [Freelance writer]

OGINO Hitoshi [Manga Artist and Assistant Professor, Tokyo Polytechnic University]

Image from the 21st Japan MediaArts Festival

Significant works exhibiting high levels of artistry and creativity in each division will be awarded the Grand Prize, the Excellence Award, and the New Face Award. In addition, based on the recommendation of the jury members, individuals or groups who have made special contributions to the field of Media Arts will be presented with the Special Achievement Awards.

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Award-winning WorksExhibition ofAward-winning Works

ArtDivision

Title Type of workAward Artist name［Nationality］

Grand Prize Pulses/Grains/Phase/Moiré Sound installation FURUDATE Ken［Japan］

ExcellenceAward

New FaceAward

New FaceAward

New FaceAward

Culturing ‘Paper’cut Media installation / Bio art IWASAKI Hideo［Japan］

datum Media installation HIRAKAWA Norimichi［Japan］

AnimationDivision

Grand Prize La Chute Animated short film Boris LABBÉ［France］

MangaDivision

Grand Prize ORIGIN Boichi［South Korea］

Special AchievementAward

IKEDA Hiroshi Director and Animation Researcher

KURE Tomofusa Critic

KOIKE Kazuko Creative Director

MITAMURA Shunsuke Professor Emeritus, University of Tsukuba

The Girl Without Hands Animated feature film Sebastien LAUDENBACH［France］

EntertainmentDivision

Grand Prize Chico Will Scold You! TV program “Chico Will Scold You!” Production Team［Japan］

ExcellenceAward

KABUKI-CHO DETECTIVE SEVEN Experience-based game

TEAM DETECTIVE 7(KATO Takao / NISHIZAWA Takumi / HIRAI Masataka / HORITA Nobu / IWAMOTO Tatsuro, Representative)［Japan］

ExcellenceAward

DRAGON PILOT: Hisone & Masotan Animated TV series HIGUCHI Shinji［Japan］

ExcellenceAward

New FaceAward

Spacebattleship Tiramisu Original author: MIYAGAWA Satoshi / Drawing: ITO Kei［Japan］

Nagi’s Long Vacation KONARI Misato［Japan］

MOMO & MANJI SAKURA Sawa［Japan］

To dusk SAITO Nazuna［Japan］

KIIROI ENBAN (Yellow Disk) KIJIMA Tenshin［Japan］

The Invisible Difference MADEMOISELLE Caroline / Original author: Julie DACHEZ / Translation: HARA Masato［France /Japan］

metamorphose no engawa TSURUTANI Kaori［Japan］

OKKO’S Inn Animated feature film KOSAKA Kitaro［Japan］

Invisible Animated short film YAMASHITA Akihiko［Japan］

Am I a Wolf? Animated short film Amir Houshang MOEIN［ Iran］

The Little Ship Animated short film Anastasia MAKHLINA［Russia］

Penguin Highway Animated feature film ISHIDA Hiroyasu［Japan］

LINNÉ LENS Application LINNÉ LENS Production Team (SUGIMOTO Kenichi, Representative)［Japan］

Perfume Technology presents “Reframe” Performance

Perfume＋Reframe Production Team (MIKIKO, Representative) / MANABE Daito / ISHIBASHI Motoi［Japan］

Pixel Ripped 1989 Game Ana RIBEIRO / Carlo CAPUTO / Julia LEMOS / Leonardo BATELLI / William RODRIGUEZ［Brazil］

TikTok Application “TikTok” Japan Team［Japan］

Spring Video work OMORI Ayumi［Japan］

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA “The Bamboo Princess” Music video

WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA “Bamboo Princess” Production Team(YAMADA Kento, Director)［Japan］

discrete figures Dance installation MANABE Daito / ISHIBASHI Motoi / MIKIKO / ELEVENPLAY［Japan］

Lasermice Media installation So KANNO［Japan］

SPARE (not mine) Interactive art Jonathan Fletcher MOORE［United States］

Total Tolstoy Media installation Andrey CHUGUNOV［Russia］

watage Media installation (euglena)［Japan］

The 22nd Japan Media Arts FestivalAward-winning Works

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