March 7, 2019
Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs
Tokyo Anime Award Festival Executive Committee
The Association of Japanese Animations

Tokyo is the hub of contemporary animation.
Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2019 soon to be held!

Japan’s leading international animation film festival, Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2019 (TAAF2019), is taking place in March 2019 in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.

As a co-host of the festival, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government bestows the Governor’s Award on winners of the Grand Prize in the Feature Animation / Short Animation competitions. The Kids Animation Category has also been established to give young children a chance to enjoy creating and watching animation works.

Don’t miss this opportunity to see many wonderful Japanese and overseas animated films shown during the festival period.

(C)TAAFEC. All Rights Reserved.

 

Overview of TAAF2019

Period

From Friday, March 8 to Monday, March 11, 2019

Designated theaters

Ikebukuro Cinema ROSA, Ikebukuro HUMAX CINEMA, CINE LIBRE Ikebukuro, Shin-bungeiza, Cinema Sunshine Ikebukuro, Kumin Hiroba Minami-Ikebukuro, Sunshine City Fountain Square, Sunshine Aquarium, Toshima City Office, WACCA IKEBUKURO, and more

Hosted by

Tokyo Anime Award Festival Executive Committee, The Association of Japanese Animations

Co-hosted by

Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Categories

Feature and Short Animations

Calls were made for submission of both domestic and international animated works not yet publicly released in Japan. Grand Prize and other awards are bestowed on excellent pieces.
This year’s Feature Animation and Short Animation competition categories attracted 793 entries from 56 countries and regions, including France, Taiwan, Iran and Russia, of which 4 feature and 31 short animations were nominated.

Nominated works for the Feature Animation competition

“ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE”

Directors: Raul de la Fuente and Damian Nenow (produced in Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany, and Hungary)

(C)2017: Platige Films SP. Z O. O., Kanaki Films S. L, Walking the Dog BVBA, Wüste Film GMBH, Animationsfabrik GMBH, Arena Comunicacion Audiovisual S. L

 

“Underdog”

Directors: Oh Sung-yoon and Lee Choon-baek (produced in South Korea)

(C)2018 NEXT ENTERTAINMENT WORLD & ODOLTOGI. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

 

“Captain Morten and the Spider Queen”

Director: Kasper Jancis (produced in Estonia, Ireland, Belgium, and UK)

(C)OÜ Nukufilm

 

“Pachamama”

Director: Juan Antin (produced in France, Luxembourg, and Canada)

(C)2018 Folivari / O2B Films / Doghouse Films / Kaïbou Production Pachamama Inc / Blue Spirit Studio / Haut et Court Distribution

 

For more information, visit the TAAF official website (External link).

 

Workshop and Presentation

Children can enjoy anime-making in a two-day program consisting of a workshop and presentation.

Workshop “Anime Aquarium”

Children engage in “fish” animation production in groups, learning how to create “shapes” and “motion” from observation.

• Date and Time
  Saturday, March 9, 2019
  From 9:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  *The end time may be extended by 30 to 60 minutes depending on the progress of the children’s work.
• Venue
  Toshima City Office (includes a visit to the Sunshine Aquarium for observation of fish)
• Eligibility/Capacity
  25 elementary school students
• Participation fee
  500 yen (for the cost of materials)
• How to apply
  Applications are no longer accepted for participation in the Workshop.

“Anime Aquarium” Presentation

*Free admission; no registration required in advance.

• Date and Time
  Sunday, March 10, 2019
  From 11:00 a.m. to noon
• Venue
  Sunshine City Fountain Square

Last year’s event

 

Anime of the Year Category

Awards are presented in the Theater Film and TV competition categories, from among animations produced and broadcast or screened between October 15, 2017 and October 13, 2018, in Japan. Specifically, of 100 Best Animations of Everyone’s Choice chosen by a fan vote, anime industry professionals vote on the recipient of the Best Animation Work Prize in the Theatre Film and TV categories, respectively, and on prizes presented to individuals. The Anime Fan Prize is decided by holding a second round of fan voting.

Voting for the “Anime Fan Prize” has been closed. For more information about the results, please visit the website below.

Voting results of the “Anime Fan Prize” (External link) (available in Japanese only)

Merit Category

Merit Awards will be bestowed on the following persons in honor of their longtime achievements in the animation production industry in such areas as technology and skills, expression, and cultivation of talent, and for their great contributions to broadly enhancing the animation industry’s status in society through activities, including educational activities and international exchange.

Merit Awards winners (Japanese alphabetical order, honorifics omitted)

• Character Designer / Kunio Okawara
• Animator / Osamu Kobayashi
• Scriptwriter / Akiyoshi Sakai
• Voice Actor / Kazuko Sugiyama
• Producer / Shigeto Takahashi
• Cinematographer / Hirokata Takahashi
• Director / Hisayuki Toriumi
• Animator / Tsuneo Ninomiya
• Scriptwriter / Kazuo Fukazawa
• Singer / Mitsuko Horie

For more information, please visit the TAAF2019 official website (External link).

 

Inquiries (Assistance available in Japanese only)

(Regarding the co-hosting of the event by the TMG) Promotion Section, Tourism Division, Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs Tokyo Metropolitan Government Phone: 03-5320-4786 (Regarding the content of the festival) Tokyo Anime Award Festival Executive Committee Secretariat (within the Association of Japanese Animations) Phone: 03-5809-3375