The total number of visitors: 44,385
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The exhibition took place on the 2nd and 3rd floor of the Museum.The award-winning works of the interactive works, installations, visual works, still pictures, and web works in the Art Division were displayed in the second floor exhibition hall.What attracted the audience’s eyes was the Art Division Grand-Prize-winning work, which was exhibited just inside of the hall entrance.The space was projected on a three dimensional screen which switched between the movements of a man and a woman’s silhouettes one after another, making the audience feel as if they were watching a science fiction scene.
Also the screening of  ,a work which had filmed splashing liquid paints for 11 years and edited using the digital technology, was very impressive with its movements of splattering paints and their vivid colors. |
 On the 3rd floor, works of the Jury’s Recommendation in the Entertainment Division including MUSHIKING-The King of Beetles, METAL GEAR SOLID3 SNAKE EATER, and resident evil 4, etc. were displayed. |
 On the monitor screens, short and feature animated films were presented. The Grand-Prize-winning MIND GAME especially attracted a great number of viewers. |
 Still pictures displayed on the wall.From work representing inner space to highly entertaining works, these lined presentations employed sophisticated digital technologies. |
 An unusual work, through the looking glass, in which a player can enjoy a hockey game with himself in a mirror drew attention from all ages from children to older men, who actually played the game and enjoyed themselves. |
 The Grand-Prize-winning work in the Art Division, 3 minutes2. There was a crowd of people around the work and many of them watched closely the movement of the shadows and changing scenes on the screen. Move the earth by operating a stick - a dynamic installation work GLOBAL BEARING was very popular with long lines of participants. |
 Move the earth by operating a stick - a dynamic installation work GLOBAL BEARING was very popular with long lines of participants. |
The works of the Entertainment Division, Animation Division and Manga Division were displayed on the 3rd floor.In the section where the works of the Manga Division were exhibited, the visitors were able to enjoy looking closely at award-winning precious original pictures and original works in full color, including the Grand-Prize-winning work YUNAGI NO MACHI SAKURA NO KUNI.
Furthermore, because popular domestic feature length-theatrical films were assembled, the audience’s attentions were drawn to the screening of award-winning works of the Animation Division, including the Grand-Prize-winning work MIND GAME.At the mini theaters set in the exhibition halls, the Jury’s recommended works such as GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE and STEAMBOY were shown and many people watched the works intently.
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On February 24, prior to the exhibition of award-winning works, the Awards Ceremony and the Ceremony Banquet took place at the Westin Hotel in Ebisu, Tokyo.
As a representative of the organizer, the Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, KAWAI Hayao, addressed the guests, “I would like to place my hope in the development of media arts and furthering mutual interactions in the field of media arts in Korea and Japan during ‘Japan-Korea Friendship Year 2005’”. After the awards ceremony, a reception was held in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere and guests including awardees, jury members and industry participants exchanged greetings with each other and enjoyed conversation. |
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Concept of design for Event Site of 2005[8th]Japan Media Arts Festival
The concept for the open space was “Mind Pillar”.
Symbolically represented the consciousness, cerebration, intention and feeling in the respective works.It was designed as a large symbol piercing through the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography.In the exhibition halls where captions for works were projected in the air with built-in LED lights, award-winning works were exhibited in the see-through pillar standing in the center of the hall.The recommended works were arranged around the pillar.
The exhibition space is conceptually designed in a way which retains an interpretation of the world, or the possibilities of formless media arts and the energy of media arts which is constantly expanding.
