28.09 | 21:45
The Japan Media Arts Festival is a comprehensive festival of Media Arts (Japanese: Media Geijutsu) that honors outstanding works from a diverse range of media - from animation and comics to media art and games. The festival gives awards in each of its four divisions: Art, Entertainment, Animation, and Manga. It also provides a platform for appreciation of the Award-winning and other remarkable works. Since its inception in 1997, the festival has recognized significant works of high artistry and creativity, and in addition to a yearly Exhibition of Award-winning Works has held with other events, such as symposiums, screenings, and showcases. This year, the 20th Festival received 4,034 entries from 88 countries and regions around the world, demonstrating is continuing evolution as an established annual international festival. Award-winning Works are exhibited both within Japan and abroad through various projects and events organized by The Agency of Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan which aims to develop and promote the creation of Media Arts by focusing primarily on the new generation of artists.
This program comprises 8 highly distinctive works from award-winning works of the Animation, Entertainment, and Art Division from the Japan Media Arts Festival 2017.
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Japan | 2016 | 02:10
Scientists led by Hiroshi Ishiguro of Osaka University and Takashi Ikegami of the University of Tokyo are working to raise robotics to a new level by developing one that, despite having a very mechanical appearance, moves as if it has a life of its own. The researchers exhibited the new robot, called Alter, at the Miraikan (Future Museum) in Tokyo.
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Japan | 2016 | 13:52
The story of Moom takes place in a mystical land where memories are characters attached to forgotten and discarded objects. Unlike other memories, Moom is a memory stuck in this mystical land. One day, he encounters another memory stuck in this world just like him. While helping his new friend to understand this fantastic world they live in, Moom finds she may be able to help him.
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Bulgaria | 2015 | 03:00
Based on the poem of Robert Desnos "J'ai tant rêvé de toi"
'I have dreamed of you so much that you are no longer real.(...)'
A film about The Horizon and his impossible love. -
Japan | 2016 | 04:27
The song's composed, written & performed by Okazaki Taiiku. It covers almost every technique that's been used in the industry to film a music video.
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Japan | 2016 | 01:32
Two strangers find themselves linked in a bizarre way. When a connection forms, will distance be the only thing to keep them apart?
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Japan | 2016 | 01:30
Japan is plunged into chaos upon the appearance of a giant monster.
