The 17th Japan Media Arts Festival - Announcement of Award-winning Works Selected from 4,347 Entries!

ME Newswire / Businesswire

TOKYO - Thursday, December 5th 2013

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The 17th Japan Media Arts Festival’s Award-winning Works and Special Achievement Awards have been chosen.

At the Awards Ceremony on Tues Feb 4, 2014 each Prize-winner will be presented with an award certificate and a trophy. The Exhibition of Award-winning Works will be held from Feb 5 to Feb 16 at the National Art Center, Tokyo and other venues.

These 12 days offer a precious opportunity to encounter works representing the most contemporary trends in Media Arts.

    Grand Prize-Winners:

Art Division: "crt mgn" Carsten NICOLAI [Germany]

Entertainment Division: "Sound of Honda / Ayrton Senna 1989" SUGANO Kaoru / YASUMOCHI Sotaro / ORAI Yu / Nadya KIRILLOVA / YONEZAWA Kyoko / SEKINE Kosai / SAWAI Taeji / MANABE Daito [Japan/Russia]

Animation Division: "Approved For Adoption" JUNG/Laurent BOILEAU [Belgium/France]

Manga Division: "JOJOLION -Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part8-" ARAKI Hirohiko [Japan]

    Press Preview:

Feb 4, 2014 14:00-15:00 (TBC) Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo, Special Exhibition Gallery 1E *Interviews with the award-winners can be arranged upon consultation with the JMAF Secretariat. *Preview is open until 17:00, last entry 30 min prior to closing.

    Awards Ceremony

Feb 4, 2014 16:30-17:45 (TBC) Venue: The National Art Center, Tokyo, Auditorium 3rd floor *Entry is for invited guests only.

*Detailed information on both events will be announced in Jan.

    Exhibition of Award-winning Works

Program: Exhibitions / Film Screenings / Manga Library / Performances / Talk Events / Workshops / Guided Tours etc. Period: Wednesday, February 5, 2014-Sunday, February 16, 2014 Venue: National Art Center, Tokyo Opening hours: 10:00-18:00, last entry 30 min prior to closing *Open until 20:00 on Fridays. *Closed on February 12 Other Venues: Tokyo Midtown, Cinem@rt Roppongi, Super Deluxe Admission: Free

[Organizer] Japan Media Arts Festival Executive Committee

Contacts

JMAF Secretariat [CG-ARTS]

Rei Hattori

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