Launch of New Special Website Showcasing Japanese Animation to the World

On June 15, VIPO (Visual Industry Promotion Organization) launched a new website showcasing Japanese animation to the world. The site, created to match the timing of this year’s online Annecy International Animated Film Festival, is part of the 2020 Japan Media Arts Festival Overseas Promotion project of the Agency of Cultural Affairs of the Government of Japan.

Under the theme of “ANIMATIONISM -All Creativity Welcomed-,” conceived by Director OKAMOTO Mitsuko, Vice President of Tokyo University of the Arts, the site includes online screenings of short films, detailed reports on animation studios as well as exclusive interviews with some of Japan’s leading animators. It aims to give global audiences a deep dive into the diverse, dynamic and constantly evolving world of the Japanese animation industry.

Featured content:

(1) Live online screenings (two programs streamed three times each)

(2) Studio reports (Science SARU, STUDIO4℃, TECARAT, Studio TRIGGER)

(3) Creator interviews (NISHIMI Shojiro, MASUMOTO Kazuya)

(4) Creator’s file (profiles of Japan’s top anime creators)

Live Online Screenings (three streams, all free of charge)

Program 1: “ANIMATIONISM -All Creativity Welcomed-“

“The Last Episode” (2019) / Director: nuQ

“A Japanese Boy Who Draws” (2018) / Director: KAWAJIRI Masanao

“Dreams into Drawing” (2019) / Director: YAMAMURA Koji

“CASTLE” (2019) / Director: MIYAJIMA Ryotaro

“NORMAN THE SNOWMAN -The Northern Light-” (2013) / Director: YASHIRO Takeshi

(Trailer with English subtitles) “GON, THE LITTLE FOX” / Director: YASHIRO Takeshi

Screening times

Japan Standard Time

1st: Sat 20 June 9:00 PM

2nd: Sun 21 June 7:00 AM

3rd: Sun 21 June 4:00 PM

Central Europe Time (GMT +2):

1st: Sat 20 June 2:00 PM

2nd: Sun 21 June 12:00 AM

3rd: Sun 21 June 9:00 AM

Program 2: “ANIMETAMAGO”

“Colorful Ninja Iromaki” (2016) / Production: SIGNAL-MD

“MATASABURO of the Wind” (2016) / Production: BUEMON

“Rebecca” (2020) / Production: VEGA ENTERTAINMENT Co., Ltd.

Screening times

Japan Standard Time

1st: Sat 27 June 9:00 PM

2nd: Sun 28 June 7:00 AM

3rd: Sun 28 June 4:00 PM

Central Europe Time (GMT +2):

1st: Sat 27 June 2:00 PM

2nd: Sun 28 June 12:00 AM

3rd: Sun 28 June 9:00 AM

Japan Media Arts Festival Overseas Promotion Animation division special website

https://jmaf-promote.jp/global/en/animation

Japan Media Arts Festival Overseas Promotion homepage

https://jmaf-promote.jp/

【Japan Media Arts Festival Overseas Promotion】

With the aim of showing Japan’s high level of contemporary art and entertainments, award-winning works of Media Art, Animation, Games, and Manga from the Japan Media Arts Festival are exhibited and showed at international festivals.

【Annecy International Animation Film Festival Online / MIFA Online】

Monday, June 15-Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Official site: https://www.annecy.org

Source:VIPO