2008 [12th] Japan Media Arts Festival Summary of the Festival

organizer

Japan Media Arts Festival Executive Committee
[Agency for Cultural Affairs / The National Art Center, Tokyo / CG-ARTS Society]

Content

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A presentation of prizes
Works of excellence are solicited and awarded in the following four divisions:

<Art Division>
[Interactive, Installation, Visual Image, Still Image (including digital photograph), Web Work, etc.]

<Entertainment Division>
[Game, Electronic Play Equipment, Visual Image (VFX, CM, etc.), Character, Web Work, etc.]

<Animation Division>
[Long Animation (Movie, TV, Original Video Animation), Short Animation, etc.]

<Manga Division>
[Story Manga, Frame Manga, Web Manga, Independent Manga, etc.]


One Grand Prize, four Excellence Prizes and one Encouragement Prize are awarded in each division.

Grand Prize:
Certificate (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize), trophy, 600,000 yen prize money
Excellence Prize:
Certificate (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize), trophy, 300,000 yen prize money
Encouragement Prize:
Certificate (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize), trophy, 150,000 yen prize money

*For those who have made a distinguished contribution to the field of Media Arts, the Achievement Prize will be awarded by the contribution of the Jury Committee.
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The Awards Ceremony
February 3rd (Tue.), 2009 at Tokyo Midtown Hall
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Exhibition of Award-winning Works
The National Art Center, Tokyo
(From Wednesday, Feb. 4th to Sunday, Feb 15th, 2009)
Display and screening of about 170 Award-winning Works and other outstanding media arts works selected from total of 2,146 works submitted from 44 nations and regions.
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Symposia

- Award-winners Symposia
Symposia will be held featuring the Award-winners and the Jury members in each division.
- Theme Symposia
Symposia attended by artists, educators and academics related to media arts.

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Simultaneous Events and Exhibition
The 14th Computer Graphics Contest for Students
Collaboration on MV with Students
Media Art in the World
Leading Edge Technology Showcase '09

Executive Committee

Chairman : AOKI Tamotsu (Commissioner of the Agency for Cultural Affairs)
Operating committee : HAYASHIDA Hideki (Director, The National Art Center, Tokyo)
    NAGATA Keiji (Chairman, CG-ARTS Society)
    HAMANO Yasuki (Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School)

Jury Members

<Art Division>
Head of the Jury :

HARADA Daizaburo (Professor, Tama Art University)

SATOH Taku (Graphic Designer)
HASEGAWA Yuko (Curator)
HARASHIMA Hiroshi (Professor, University of Tokyo Graduate School)
MIYAJIMA Tatsuo (Vice President, Tohoku University of Art & Design)
<Entertainment Division>
Head of the Jury :

TANAKA Hideyuki (Art Director)

KAWAZU Akitoshi (Game Designer)
FUKUI Shinzo (Creative Director)
MASUYAMA Hiroshi (Contents Producer)
MIZUGUCHI Tetsuya (Producer)
<Animation Division>
Head of the Jury :

SUZUKI Shinichi (Animation Director)

IKUHARA Kunihiko (Animation Director)
KIFUNE Sonoko (Animation Artsist)
NOMURA Tatsutoshi (Animation Artsist)
HIGUCHI Shinji (Film Director)
<Manga Division>
Head of the Jury :

CHIBA Tetsuya (Manga Artist)

Shiriagari Kotobuki (Manga Artist)
NAGAI Go (Manga Artist)
FUJIMOTO Yukari (Manga Critic)
WATANABE Masako (Manga Artist)

(alphabetical order)