CG Animation Competition
The latest state-of-the-art CG animators have been gathered together! The CG Animation Competition, which is now celebrating its fifth year, is presented in collaboration with Digital Hollywood Co., LTD. Digital Hollywood is a leading university for IT and digital technology, aiming to introduce exceptional CG films in Japan whilst also showcasing world level Japanese CG creators to the world. This year we received 217 submissions from 30 countries around the world. This is a line up for both adults and children. In addition, the Digital Hollywood's DIGITAL FRONTIER 2015 winner and this year's Academy Awards® Animated Short Film winner will also be screened in a special presentation.
CG Animation Competition Best Short Award
Winner： Jossie Malis
Bendito Machine V - Pull the Trigger
Trapped against his will in a turbulent conflict, an exotic traveler must wait patiently until the storm has passed.
CG Animation Competition Jurors
Seiji Mizushima - Animation Director
Born in Tokyo in 1966. After entering a production company, he began working on the creation of animations and games, going on to direct "Generator Gawl" in 1998. Since then, he was worked on the theatrical versions of "Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa," "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" and numerous other films. His latest work "Expelled from Paradise" was produced in 3DCG.
Takashi Yamazaki - Film Director
He began working at SHIROGUMI INC. in 1986. His film "Always: Sunset on Third Street" (2005), part of a series of three films, won Best Picture at the 29th Japan Academy Prize and was awarded in 13 categories in total. His recent film "The Eternal Zero" (2013) won Best Picture, Best Director and was awarded in six additional categories at the 38th Japan Academy Prize. At the same event in the same year, his 3DCG animation "Stand by Me Doraemon" (2014) won Best Animation Picture. He has worked as a VFX director on "SPACE BATTLESHIP Yamato" (2010), the 3DCG animation "Friends: Naki on Monster Island" (2011) and on his two latest films “Parasyte: Part 1" (2014) and "Parasyte: Part 2" (to be released 25 April 2015).
Tomoyuki Sugiyama - President, Digital Hollywood University
Born in 1954, Tokyo. From 1987 Sugiyama spent three years as a visiting scholar at MIT' s Media Laboratory, and took up posts including Junior Lecturer at Nihon University before establishing Digital Hollywood in 1994. The school would go on to expand and establish both undergraduate and graduate programs, which are now administered by Digital Hollywood Corporation, an organization established under legislative reforms enacted in Japan. In 2011 Digital Hollywood University joined with the Shanghai Conservatory of Music to establish a digital media arts school in China, which is also headed by Sugiyama. Sugiyama works as a member of the Prime Minister of Japan’s Cabinet special committee that looks into issues related to strengthening the creation of new intellectual property in Japan.
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Winner's Comment
First of all, I wanted to thank all the people and volunteers involved in such a wonderful film festival as it is Short Shorts. It's definitely one of the best short film events I've ever attended in one of the best cities in the world. Tokyo is a unique experience and in this six days, I have discovered not only a wonderful place, but wonderful people from Japan and around the world, from filmmakers to the organization staff and all the helpful volunteers from the Short Shorts Film Festival.
I was really moved by the interest and support of local people in the Q&A sessions about my film, it was simply wonderful to meet so many people around these sessions with such an interest in the production process and the storytelling.
Receiving the award for the best CG animation was a totally unexpected surprise, specially considering the quality and amount of the other films in the same category. I was really touched by the words from the jury about their decision to give the award to Bendito Machine V and it gives me the necessary strengths to keep telling stories about humans and their relation with their holy machines. Arigato gozaimasu Short Shorts Film Festival!