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The 17th Japan Media Arts FestivalThe Exhibition of Award-winning Works, a reflection of the “here and now” of Media Arts, begins soon!

The 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Press Release January 31, 2014

17th Japan Media Arts Festival, Exhibition of Award-winning Works

Exhibition period: Wednesday, February 5 - Sunday, February 16, 2014 Admission: Free (entire programme)

Venues: ■National Art Center, Tokyo(Special Exhibition Gallery 1E [1F] / Auditorium [3F] / Lecture Rooms A, B [3F])

Programme: Exhibition of Award-winning Works, Screenings, Talk Events, Workshops, Demonstrations, Guided Tours, etc.Opening hours: 10:00-18:00 (Fri 10:00-20:00). Last entry 30 min. prior to closing time *closed on February 12Address: 7-22-2 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

■Tokyo Midtown (Atrium [Galleria B1F] / Courtyard / International Design Liaison Center [Midtown Tower 5F])

Programme: Exhibition, Talk Events, etc.Address: 9-7-1, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

■Cinem@rt Roppongi (Entrance [1F] / Cinem@rt Hall [3F])

Programme: Film Screenings (including Talks), Manga Library. Opening hours: (Manga Library): 10:00-19:00 *closed on February 12Address: 3-8-15, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

■SuperDeluxeProgramme: Lounge Talks, Live Performances, etc.Address: 3-1-25 B1F Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Please see the detailed programme on pages 6-12 of this press release.

Organizer: Japan Media Arts Festival Executive CommitteeOfficial website: http://j-mediaarts.jp/?locale=en

The 17th Japan Media Arts Festival, organized by the Japan Media Arts Festival Executive Committee, will be held from Wednesday, February 5 to Sunday, February 16, 2014 at The National Art Center, Tokyo in Roppongi, and other venues.

The exhibition will present the Award-winning works and a number of other Jury Selections from the four divisions of Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga, which have been chosen by the jury from among a record number of 4,347 entries from 84 countries and regions. The winners of Special Achievement Awards will also be shown.

The Award-winning works, which reflect the most recent trends in their respective fields, along with a programme of concurrent events gather diverse artists and creators, exemplifying the “here and now” of Media Arts.

Contact Information: Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat [c/o CG-ARTS] Email: [email protected]

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■Features of the Exhibition of Award-winning Works

- Brings together a total of approx. 160 works selected from 4,347 entries from 84 countries and regions- Presents a cross-section of contemporary artworks from diverse genres- Offers new perspectives on emerging styles of filmic expression through an extensive film programme- Holds a programme of approximately 90 talk events, workshops, performances etc. throughout the entire duration of the festival- Presents an experience of new cultural forms and ideas made possible by evolving technology

Division Award Title of work Artist Name / Name of Awardee Category of work Venue/Presentation form

Art Grand Prize crt mgn Carsten NICOLAI Media installation Exhibition

Excellence Award

The blank to overcome MIHARA Soichiro Media installation Exhibition

Dronestagram James BRIDLE Website Exhibition

Situation Rooms Rimini Protokoll Interactive art Exhibition(Documentation)

The Big Atlas of LA Pools Benedikt GROSS Data art Exhibition

■Programme of the Exhibition of Award-winning Works

□Exhibition

1. Exhibited Works

In the National Art Center, Tokyo’s spacious exhibition area, dynamic installations, graphic art works, interactive art, games, gadgets, experience-based works and exhibitions of manga and animations along with their related documentation can be viewed. The exhibition is centered around the Award-winning Works of the four divisions of the JMAF.

<List of works included in the exhibition> not including the works of the Manga Library. Please check the JMAF Official Website for up-to date information. http://j-mediaarts.jp/?locale=en

■National Art Center, Tokyo (Special Exhibition Gallery 1E [1F])

■ National Art Center, Tokyo (Lecture Room B [3F]) ■ Cinem@rt Roppongi (Cinem@rt Hall [3F])

■Tokyo Midtown (Atrium [Galleria B1F] / Courtyard) ■SuperDeluxe

Exhibition Space Design: NAKAMURA Ryuji (Ryuji Nakamura and Associates)Born 1972 in Nagano Prefecture. After finishing a Masters course

at Tokyo University of Arts and Music, he worked for the Aoki Jun

Office and in 2004 founded Ryuji Nakamura and Associates. Besides

the design of private houses and stores, he also creates exhibition

spaces, installations in museums and stage design. Among his

major awards are the “Good Design Award” (2006), “The Great

Indoors Award” [Netherlands] (2007) and the “JCD Design Award”.

Exhibition Concept:I have been working on a concept which, to the maximum extent

possible, exploits the width of the 2,000 square meter exhibition space

in order to create an experience intimately connected to that specific

space. The large roof hanging down from the center of the ceiling creates

corridors varying in height and thereby gradually divides the space. This

suggests just one possible approach to assembling, in one space, a

collection of “Media” works which are usually considered "placeless".


Images from last year’s (16th) Japan Media Arts Festival

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Art New Face Award

Learn to be a Machine | DistantObject #1 LAU Hochi Interactive art Exhibition

Maquila Region 4 Amor MUNOZ Media performance Exhibition

The SKOR Codex La Societe Anonyme Graphic art Exhibition

Jury Selection

Zombie Music YASUNO Taro Media performance Performance

Toki Ori Ori Nasu -Falling Records- WADA Ei Media installation Exhibition Exhibition

an object of metamorphose FUKUSHIMA Satoshi / HAMAJI Junichi Website Booth presentation Performance

Archipelago Science FictionTellervo KALLEINEN, representative of “Archipelago Science Fiction” Production Team

Video work Screening Screening

ENACT Nanette YANNUZZI / Ann TORKE Website Booth presentation

Majub's Journey Eva KNOPF Video work Screening Screening

outsourced views / visual economies Yuri PATTISON Website Booth presentation

The Joycean Society Dora GARCIA Video work Screening

Trades Mathieu BERNARD-REYMOND Graphic Art Exhibition

Transcalar Investment Vehicles Hilary KOOB-SASSEN Video work Screening

uniónde... HIRAKAWA Noritoshi Video work Screening

Warm Warm Spring Mouths Ed ATKINS Video work Screening

WISTFUL AFFECTION FOR THE PAST Mani MEHRVARZ Video work Screening Screening

88 from 14,000 Alice MICELI Video work Screening

Entertainment Grand PrizeSound of Honda / Ayrton Senna1989

SUGANO Kaoru / YASUMOCHI Sotaro / ORAI Yu / Nadya KIRILLOVA / YONEZAWA Kyoko / SEKINE Kosai / MANABE Daito

Video work, Website, Media installation, Sound work

Exhibition Screening Screening

Excellence Award

Sports Time Machine INUKAI Hiroshi / ANDO Ryoko Media installation Exhibition Exhibition

Travis “Moving” Tom WRIGGELESWORTH / Matt ROBINSON Music video Exhibition Screening

Fantasy captured in plastic model, A Desk Diorama IKEUCHI Hiroto Diorama, Gadget Exhibition

The Burning Buddha Man Ujicha Gekimation Exhibition Screening (incl. talk)

New Face Award

ZEZEHIHI TSUDA Daisuke Website Exhibition

YAKENOHARA “RELAXIN’” Saigo No Shudan (ARISAKA Ayumu / OITA Mai / KOHATA Ren) Music video Exhibition Screening

Performance

Torquel prototype 2013.03 @ E3 Nanmo (YANAGIHARA Takayuki) Game Exhibition

Jury Selection FUNFAIR IN YOUR MOUTH

KAWASAKI Kohei / OIZUMI Jun / NAKANO Tomohiko / OKI Tomonori/ SEO Yongbom / TSKIJI Roy Ryo / SATO Yuta / TORII Choei

Website Booth presentation

OASIS FUN HOLIDAY FACTORYONOE Noriaki / SAGARA Kentaro/ OHTSU Yuki / NAGASHIMA Yoshikazu/ KIDA Togo/ MISAWA Kana / SUWA Toru / SHONO Gen / TYO-ID


Automatic school song generation by geographic information MITSUCHI Tatsuo / KOBORI Tomoki Website Booth presentation

Skeletonics SHIROKU Reyes Tatsuru / AKA Tomohiro / NAKANO Keiju Gadget Demonstration

Booth presentation

SEFURI ILC High School teamLab Video work, Website Screening Screening

Roy Tamaki “Wonderful” Roy Tamaki + Kurando Furuya Music Video Screening Screening

DENKI GROOVE “Missing Beatz” TANAKA Hideyuki Music Video Screening Screening

bokete KAMADA Taketoshi / WADA Yusuke / HIRAYAMA Tsuyoshi / ISE Osamu / SHINJIN Satoshi Website Booth presentation

Ryugagotoku 5 Yume Kanaeshimono NAGOSHI Toshihiro Game Exhibition (CERO D)

BADLAND Juhana MYLLYS, representative of “BADLAND” Production Team Game Exhibition

DOCKYARD PROJECTION MAPPING / YOKOHAMA ODYSSEY

HIGASHI Hiroaki / NISHIDA Jun / SUZUKI Yasuhiro / ASAI Nobumichi / Bruce IKEDA / TAKAHEI Toshiyuki / Paul LACROIX

Video work Screening

FONTAHONDA Yamato / IZUMI Souichi / ICHIKAWA Aoi / WARIISHI Yuta / SASAKI Seiya / YABUKI Ryosuke



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Entertainment Jury Selection

Full Control Tokyo “Full Control Tokyo” Creative Team Video work Screening

lapillus bug KONO Michinari / HOSHI Takayuki / KAKEHI Yasuaki Gadget Exhibition

minicar music player. KAKIMOTO Kensaku Video work Screening

Perfume World Tour 2ndMIKIKO / Rhizomatiks / NAKATA Yasutaka / Takcom / MITER Shinichi / SAKURAI Toshihiko / evala

Video work Screening

rain IKEDA Yuki / TERASHIMA Seiichi / FUJII Tomoharu / OHKI Tomokazu / SUZUTA Ken Game Exhibition

TECHNE The Visual Workshop Techne Visual Workshop Team Video work Screening Screening

TOKYO CITY SYMPHONY

OYAGI Tsubasa / BABA Kampei / TAKCOM / MIURA Koshi / WATANABE Takayuki / MAEDA Sadanori / HASHIMOTO Toshiyuki / TERAI Hironori / KAJIMA Takahiko

Website, Media Installation Booth presentation

WORLD ORDER in BUDOKAN WORLD ORDER Live-performance, Video work Screening

Z-MACHINES Z-MACHINES Project Robot, Live-Performance Screening

1347smiles ARAI Fuyu Video work Screening Screening

Animation Grand PrizeApproved For Adoption Jung / Laurent BOILEAU Animated memoir film Exhibition

Screening (incl. talk)

Excellence Award The Eccentric Family YOSHIHARA Masayuki Animated TV Series Exhibition

Screening (incl. talk)

Golden Time INABA Takuya Animated short film Exhibition ScreeningScreening (incl. talk)

Patema Inverted YOSHIURA Yasuhiro Animated feature film Exhibition Screening (incl. talk)

EVANGELION:3.33 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO. ANNO Hideaki Animated feature film Exhibition Screening

New Face Award YOKOSOBOKUDESU Selection HIMEDA Manabu Animated short film

Exhibition Screening Performance Screening Demonstration

Airy Me KUNO Yoko Animated short film Exhibition Screening Screening

WHILE THE CROW WEEPS SUKIKARA Makiko / MATSUMURA Kohei Animated short film Exhibition Screening Screening

Jury Selection

BLUE EXORCIST THE MOVIE TAKAHASHI Atsushi Animated feature film Screening

Wee Willie Winkie SAKAMOTO Yusuke Animated short film Screening Screening

EUREKA SEVEN AO KYODA Tomoki Animated TV Series Screening

Snow Hut MIZUSHIRI Yoriko Animated short film Screening Screening

TINY TWIN BEARS LULU and LOLO LuluLoloProject / AIHARA Hiroyuki Animated TV series Screening

Kick-Heart YUASA Masaaki Animated short film Screening Screening

We Still Don't Know The Name Of The Flower We Saw That Day.

NAGAI Tatsuyuki / OKADA Mari / TANAKA Masayoshi, representatives of chouheiwabusters Animated feature film Screening

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - border:1 Ghost Pain KISE Kazuchika Animated feature film Screening

The Hyuga episode of Kojiki YAMAMURA Koji Animated short film Screening Screening

The Garden of Words SHINKAI Makoto Animated feature film Screening

Shashinkan NAKAMURA Takashi Animated short film Screening Screening

little ojisan ASANO Noi Animated TV series Screening

hinatanoaoshigure ISHIDA Hiroyasu Animated short film Screening Screening

Berserk Golden Age Arc III: The Advent KUBOOKA Toshiyuki Animated feature film Screening

MyakuMyaku -Drops of Life- IMABAYASHI Yuka Animated short film Screening Screening

YAMASUKI YAMAZAKI Shishi YAMAZAKI Animated short film Screening Screening

It's time for supper. MURAMOTO Saki Animated short film Screening Screening

AKB0048 next stage KAWAMORI Syoji Animated TV series Screening

Anomalies WADA Atsushi Animated short film Screening Screening

Bird Shit Caleb WOOD Animated short film Screening Screening


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Animation Jury Selection

Communicating Vessels Andres TENUSAAR Animated short film Screening Screening

GrandFather KIM Minwoo, representative of “GrandFather” Production Team Animated short film Screening Screening

Here, There and Everywhere KABUKI Sawako Animated short film Screening Screening

Mahjong CHEN Xi Animated short film Screening Screening

MAZE KING KIM Hakhyun Animated short film Screening Screening

NUNUI HETAYOTHIN Chanya Animated short film Screening Screening

ONE AND THREE FOUR HIRAOKA Masanobu Animated short film Screening Screening

Premier Automne Carlos DE CARVALHO / Aude DANSET Animated short film Screening Screening

Professor Kliq “Wire & Flashing Lights” Victor HAEGELIN Animated short film Screening Screening

Semáforo Simon WILCHES-CASTRO Animated short film Screening Screening

Tears For Narcissus Laura HARRISON Animated short film Screening Screening

WONDER MIZUE Mirai Animated short film Screening Screening

Manga Grand Prize JOJOLION -Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Part8- ARAKI Hirohiko Exhibition

Excellence Award

SHOUWA GENROKU RAKUGO SHINJU KUMOTA Haruko Exhibition

Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru ISHIGURO Masakazu Exhibition

CHIISAKOBEE MOCHIZUKI Minetaro / Original author: YAMAMOTO Shugoro Exhibition

TERRARIUM IN DRAWER KUI Ryoko Exhibition

New Face Award

ALICE TO ZOUROKU IMAI Tetsuya Exhibition

Le Goût du Chlore (A Taste of Chlorine) Bastien VIVES / HARA Masato Exhibition

Natsuyasumi no Machi MATIDA Yo Exhibition

Special Achievement Award

ABE Shuya (Engineer, Artist) Exhibition (Documentation)

KASHIWABARA Mitsuru (Sound effects designer) Exhibition (Documentation)

NAKAMURA Kimihiko (Representive of COMITIA Organizational Committee) Exhibition (Documentation)

MATSUMOTO Toshio (Film Director / Video Artist / Film Theorist)

Exhibition (Documentation)Screening

2. Manga Library

Award-winning Works and Jury Selections from the Manga Division are available for reading at the Manga Library. As well as manga in book and magazine form, web-based manga can be viewed on computers. The Manga Library will only be open from February 5 to February 16, 2014. *closed on February 12

Venue: Cinem@rt Roppongi (Entrance Hall [1F])Time: 10:00 - 19:00

●Booth PresentationIn addition to the works listed in the table above, the Award-winning Works and Jury Selections are documented in a dedicated booth located inside the National Art Center, Tokyo’s Special Exhibition Gallery 1E.

●Booth for viewing web-based works/websitesWeb-based works from the Art Division and websites from the Entertainment Division can also be viewed in a dedicated booth inside the National Art Center, Tokyo’s Special Exhibition Gallery 1E.


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□ Event Programme(Please check the JMAF Official Website for up-to-date information. http://j-mediaarts.jp/?locale=en)※ Please see p.12 for booking and reservation information.

★Media representatives:We ask for your kind cooperation in introducing the featured events (shown in light brown in the tables on the following pages) through articles and reviews.

1. Lounge Talks & Live Performances2. Screenings3. Screenings featured at overseas festivals 4. Award-winner's Presentations5. Symposia6. Workshops7. Demonstrations8. Guided Tours

Title Date/Time Performers

Sound and Vision

Thur, Feb 6

18:00-22:00

Booking Period A

Performance:

YASUNO Taro (”ZOMBIE MUSIC”, Jury Selection, Art Division)

FUKUSHIMA Satoshi / HAMAJI Junichi (“an object of metamorphose”, Jury Selection, Art Division)

Saigo no Shudan (ARISAKA Ayumu / OITA Mai / KOHATA Ren) / YAKENOHARA

(“YAKENOHARA 'RELAXIN’'”, New Face Award, Entertainment Division)

Roy Tamaki + Kurando Furuya (“Roy Tamaki 'Wonderful'”, Jury Selection, Entertainment Division)

HIMEDA Manabu (“YOKOSOBOKUDESU Selection”, New Face Award, Animation Division) et al.

Moderators:

KUBOTA Hiroaki (Jury Member, Entertainment Division / Artist / Professor of Tama Art University)

MORI Shota (“iPhone Quick-Draw System” Jury Selection, Entertainment Division)

©felicity

©2013 Manabu Himeda All rights reserved.

©2013 FUKUSHIMA Satoshi / HAMAJI Junichi All Rights Reserved.

©morishowta

1. Lounge Talks & Live Performances

A performance series which started last year and attracted great attention. A presentation of an auto-music robot, a VJ set and compositions of contemporary music -an explosive cross-genre selection of works.

Venue: SuperDeluxe *Capacity: 200

Advance bookings requiredBookings available from Monday, Jan 20, 2014

©Taro YASUNO

©2013, Tamaki Roy / POPGROUP RECORDINGS All rights reserved.


Image from last year’s (16th) Japan Media Arts Festival

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2. Screenings

Venue: Cinem@rt Roppongi (Cinem@rt Hall [3F])*Capacity: 135

2a. Screenings (including feature and talks)

Artists who have participated in the creation of the screened works or JMAF jury members will appear. Talks may be held before or after the screenings.

Title Date / Time Participants

Entertainemnt Dvision

Excellence AwardThe Burning Buddha Man

Fri, Feb 717:30-19:30Booking Period A

With: UJICHA, ANZAI ReoModerator: UKAWA Naohiro (Jury Member / GENZAI (Contemporary) Artist / Professor of Kyoto University of Art and Design / Representative, DOMMUNE）

Animation Division

Grand Prize　Approved For Adoption

Sat, Feb 817:30-19:50With consecutive interpretation (French-Japanese)Booking Period A

With: JUNGModerator: KOIDE Masashi (Jury Member / Animation Researcher / Professor, Tokyo Zokei University)

©Mosaïque Films - Artémis Productions - Panda Média – Nadasdy Film - France 3 Cinéma – 2012

Excellence AwardGolden Time(Part of Short Film Program D)

Sun, Feb 917:50-20:00Booking Period B

With: INABA TakuyaModerator: WADA Toshikatsu (Jury Member / Animation Artist)

New Face AwardAiry Me(Part of Short Film Program D)

Fri, Feb 1415:30-17:10Booking Period C

With: KUNO YokoModerator: MORIMOTO Koji (Jury Member / Animation Director)

Excellence AwardThe Eccentric Family

Sat, Feb 1517:30-19:35Booking Period C

With: YOSHIHARA MasayukiModerator: SUGII Gisaburo (Jury Member / Animation Director)

Excellence AwardPatema Inverted

Sun, Feb 1615:30-17:40Booking Period C

With: YOSHIURA YasuhiroModerator: KOIDE Masashi (Jury Member /Animation Researcher / Professor, Tokyo Zokei University)

2b. Screenings (feature only)

Screenings of video works from the Art Division, feature-length animations, animated short films, music videos etc. Please check the detailed screening program on the JMAF official Website.

Title Date / Time Participants

VIDEOsPAIN: MADATAC SPANISH VIDEO ART PROGRAM (incl. talk)

Wed, Feb 5 17:00-18:30With consecutive interpretation (English-Japanese)Booking Period A

Iury Lech (MADATAC 2013 Festival Director)

Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2013 - Prize-winning works of the Shorts Division

Mon, Feb 10 14:00-15:25Booking Period B

Fantoche International Animation Film Festival “Best of Fantoche2013“

Thur, Feb 13, 14:00-15:20 Booking Period C




3. Screenings featured at overseas festivals

The Japan Media Arts Festival presents film screenings featured at overseas film and art festivals. The program combines a large number of animations which can rarely be seen in Japan.


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Title Date / Time / Venue Participants

Art Dvision

How Art shapes the Perception of the World 01 - Sensing the World through Art

©2013 Carsten Nicolai. All Rights reserved Photo: Uwe Walter Courtesy Galerie EIGEN + ART Leipzig/Berlin and The Pace Gallery

©2013 Soichiro Mihara All rights reserved.

Wed, Feb 514:00-16:00With consecutive interpretation (French-Japanese)Booking Period A

Carsten NICOLAI, in his work “crt mgn”, makes magnetic waves, which cannot be perceived in everyday life, visually and audibly observable. “the blank to overcome” was created by MIHARA Soichiro, known for his use of foam, which has neither definite shape nor weight and transforms like a giant blob, thereby making directly visible the form of “society” to viewers. Based on these two works, which allow us to perceive phenomena and become aware of the present moment, this talk event will reflect on how media arts trigger our perception of the world.

With: Carsten NICOLAI (“crt mgn“, Grand Prize)MIHARA Soichiro (“the blank to overcome”, Excellence Award)TAKATANI Shiro (Jury Member / Artist) Moderator: OKABE Aomi (Jury Member / Art Critic)

How Art shapes the Perception of the World 02 - The Path of “Big Data”

Thur, Feb 613:00-15:00With simultaneous interpretation (English-Japanese)Venue ABooking Period A

With: Benedikt GROSS (“The Big Atlas of LA Pools”, Excellence Award)Joseph K. LEE (“The Big Atlas of LA Pools”, Excellence Award)La Societe Anonyme (“The SKOR Codex”, New Face Award)Moderator: MATSUI Shigeru (Selection Member / Poet and Associate Professor, Art Media Center, Tokyo University of the Arts)

How Art shapes the Perception of the World 03 - Realities tied together through Networks

Thur, Feb 615:30-17:30With simultaneous interpretation (English-Japanese)Venue ABooking Period A

With: James BRIDLE (“Dronestagram”, Excellence Award)Amor MUNOZ (“Maquila Region 4”, New Face Award)KOMACHIYA Kei (Selection Member / Media Artist and Lecturer, Sapporo Otani University)Moderator: UEMATSU Yuka (Jury Member / Curator, National Museum of Modern Art, Osaka)

How Art shapes the Perception of the World 04 - Re-considering Technology

Fri, Feb 1413:30-15:30With simultaneous interpretation (English-Japanese)Venue ABooking Period C

With: LAU Hochi (“Learn to be a Machine DistantObject #1”, New Face Award)YASUNO Taro (“ZOMBIE MUSIC“, Jury Selection)KUDO Takeshi (Selection Member / Curator, Aomori Museum of Art)Moderator: MIWA Masahiro (Jury Member / Composer and Professor, Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Science (IAMAS))

Entertainemnt Dvision

Creation as Personal Handwork - From Fantasy to Reality

Fri, Feb 713:00-14:30Venue BBooking Period A

With: IKEUCHI Hiroto (“Fantasy captured in plasic model, A Desk Diorama”, Excellence Award)MORI Shota (“iPhone Quick-Draw System”, Jury Selection)SHIROKU Reyes Tatsuru / AKA Tomohiro / NAKANO Keiju (“Skeletonics”, Jury Selection)Moderator: KUBOTA Akihiro (Jury Member / Artist and Professor, Tama Art University)


4. Award-winners' Presentations

Award-winners, together with jury members or other guests, will present and explain key points of their respective works.

Venues:A. National Art Center, Tokyo (Auditorium [3F]) *Capacity: 240 B. Tokyo Midtown (International Design Liaison Center [Midtown Tower 5F]) *Capacity: 100



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TitleDate / T ime /

VenueParticipants

New Projects Emerging from Video and Music

Fri, Feb 718:30-20:30Venue BWith simultaneous interpretation (English-Japanese)Booking Period A

With: Tom WRIGGLESWORTH / Matt ROBINSON (“Travis 'Moving'“, Excellence Award)SAITO Seiichi (“Full Control Tokyo”, Jury Selection)KAKIMOTO Kensaku (“minicar music player.”, Jury Selection)Moderator: TANAKA Hideyuki (“Denki Groove 'Missing Beatz'“, Jury Selection / Art Director and Jury Member, Entertainment Division of the 10th to 12th JMAF)

Presentation of Results:“Fukushima GameJam inJapan Media Arts Festival”

Sun, Feb 910:30-12:30Venue ABooking Period B

With: NAKABAYASHI Toshifumi ("Fukushima GameJam", Jury Selection, representative of Fukushima GameJam)SHIN Kiyoshi (Honorary Japan Board Member of IGDA) et al.Moderators:IIDA Kazutoshi (Jury Member / Game Creator and Professor, Digital Hollywood University)IWATANI Toru (Jury Member / Game Creator and Professor, Tokyo Polytechnic University

What Is to Be Achieved on the Web Now- “ZEZEHIHI, Journalism on and after the Internet

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Tue, Feb 1116:00-18:00Venue BBooking Period B

A discussion by artists who have been in search of new evolutionary methods of internet-based journalism, utilizing self-created web platforms which adapt political forms such as referendums.With: TSUDA Daisuke: (“ZEZEHIHI”, New Face Award / Journalist / Media Activist)TACHIZONO Masahiko (Engineer, UI/UX Designer)MAEDA Yutaka (ujidesign, ltd. representative)Moderator: UKAWA Naohiro (Jury Member / GENZAI (Contemporary) Artist / Professor of Kyoto University of Art and Design / Representative, DOMMUNE)

What Can Be Expressed through Games Now - From Rules to Characters

Sat, Feb 1511:00-12:30Venue ABooking Period C

With: Nanmo (YANAGIHARA Takayuki) (“TorqueLprototype2013.03 @ E3”, New Face Award)IKEDA Yuki / SUZUTA Ken (“rain“, Jury Selection) et al.Moderators: IIDA Kazutoshi (Jury Member / Game Creator and Professor, Digital Hollywood University)IWATANI Toru (Jury Member / Game Creator and Professor, Tokyo Polytechnic University

Documentation through Data and Share of Emotions

Sat, Feb 1515:00-17:00Venue ABooking Period C

With: SUGANO Kaoru (“Sound of Honda / Ayrton Senna 1989“, Grand Prize)INUKAI Hiroshi / ANDO Ryoko (“Sports Time Machine”, Excellence Award) et al.Moderators: IIDA Kazutoshi (Jury Member / Game Creator and Professor, Digital Hollywood University)KUBOTA Akihiro (Jury Member / Artist and Professor, Tama Art University)

Animation Dvision

Diversity of Expression in Animated Short Films


With: HIMEDA Manabu (“YOKOSOBOKUDESU Selection”, New Face Award)KUNO Yoko (“Airy Me“, New Face Award)SUKIKARA Makiko / MATSUMURA Kohei (“WHILE THE CROW WEEPS”, New Face Award)OHI Fumio (Jury Member / Animation Artist)Moderators: WADA Toshikatsu (Jury Member / Animation Artist)

Manga Dvision

'Miracles' in Everyday-Life

Sat, Feb 813:00-14:00Venue BBooking Period A

With: ISHIGURO Masakazu (“Soredemo Machi wa Matteiru”, Excellence Award) Moderator:SAITO Nobuhiko (Jury Member / Editor and Manga Researcher)

Decoding “ALICE TO ZOUROKU”

Sat, Feb 8 14:30-15:30Venue BBooking Period A

With:IMAI Tetsuya (“ALICE To ZOUROKU”, New Face Award)Moderator:ITO Go, (Jury Member / Manga Critic and Associate Professor, Tokyo Polytechnic University)

The Frame of the Narrative in Manga - SHOUWA GENROKU RAKUGO SHINJU -

Sat, Feb 8, 18:00-19:30Venue BBooking Period A

With: KUMOTA Haruko (“SHOUWA GENROKU RAKUGO SHINJU”, Excellence Award)MINAMOTO Taro (Jury Member / Manga Artist and Manga Researcher)Moderator:YAMADA Tomoko (Jury Member / Manga Researcher)

The Experiment of Poetic Expression

Sun, Feb 918:30-20:00with simultaneous interpretation (French-Japanese)Venue BBooking Period B

With: Bastien VIVES (“Le Goût du Chlore (A Taste of Chlorine)”, New Face Award)SUGAYA Mitsuru (Jury Member / Manga Artist and Professor, Kyoto Seika University)Moderator:SAITO Nobuhiko (Jury Member / Editor and Manga Researcher)


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Participation in Overseas Media Arts FestivalsShowing works abroad- ARS ELECTRONICA and Transmediale Sat, Feb 8

13:00-14:30Venue ABooking Period A

The Award-winning Works of the Japan Media Arts Festival are presented in Japan and abroad, via several projects of the Agency of Cultural Affairs. Through reviews of artists who participated in festivals abroad and directors in charge of special exhibitions within those festivals, the process of “showing” and “communicating” works abroad will be discussed.

[Part 1] “A New Platform for New Memories“ – Special Exhibition at ARS ELECTRONICASpeakers: OGAWA Emiko (PRIX-ARS, Ars Electronica)MORITA Nae (Planning Director)[Part 2] “exodus from formal internet”, Special Exhibition at transmedialeSpeakers: ITO Gabin (Planning Director)HAGIWARA Shunya (IDPW / Winner of a New Face Award in the Entertainment Division of the 16th JMAF)

The Nature of Film/Video- From MATSUMOTO Toshio’s Works to the Present Shape of Media

Sat, Feb 8 15:00-17:30Venue ABooking Period A

[Part 1] “A MATSUMOTO - Researcher Speaks about MATSUMOTO Toshio’s Achievements”Speakers: SAKAMOTO Hirofumi (Researcher on Media Art History / Lecturer, Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University) et al.Moderator: UKAWA Naohiro (Jury Member, Entertainment Division / GENZAI (Contemporary) Artist / Professor of Kyoto University of Art and Design / Representative, DOMMUNE)[Part 2]“The Video Art to Come - From the Medium TV to Streaming and Projection Mapping”Speakers: UKAWA Naohiro (Jury Member, Entertainment Division / GENZAI (Contemporary) Artist / Professor of Kyoto University of Art and Design / Representative, DOMMUNE)TERAI Hironori (“TOKYO CITY SYMPHONY“, Jury Selection, Entertainment Division / Board Member and Creative Director of P.I.C.S. / Jury Member, Animation Division 10th to 12th JMAF / Jury Member, Entertainment Division 14th to 16th JMAF / Professor, Tama Art University)NISHIMURA Tomohiro (Film Critic / Art Critic)

Engineering! Nam June PAIK

Sun, Feb 915:00-17:00Venue ABooking Period B

Speaker: ABE Shuya (Special Achievement Award / Engineer, Artist) et al.Moderator: MATSUI Shigeru (Selection Member, Art Division / Poet and Associate Professor, Art Media Center, Tokyo University of the Arts)

A Place called “COMITIA“ -In the Periphery of Manga

Sun, Feb 916:30-18:00Venue BBooking Period B

Speaker:NAKAMURA Kimihiko (Special Achievement Award / Representative of COMITIA Organizational Committee)belne (Manga Artist / Associate Professor, Kyoto Seika University)YAMAKAWA Naoto (Manga Artist)Moderator: YAMADA Tomoko (Jury Member, Manga Division / Manga Researcher)

Media Art inducing Disillusion


Speaker:OKABE Aomi (Jury Member, Art Division / Art Critic)WASHIDA Meruro (Selection Member, Art Division / Curator, 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa) et al.

The World of Animation and Sound

Fri, Feb 1417:30-19:00Venue ABooking Period C

KASHIWABARA Mitsuru, who has created sound effects for a large number of animations, talks about his work.

Speaker:KASHIWABARA Mitsuru (Special Achievement Award / Sound Effects Designer)Moderator:SUGII Gisaburo (Jury Member, Animation Division / Animation Director)

“The Common Space of Imagination”(Symposium in three parts)

Sun, Feb 16[Part 1]: 10:30-12:30[Part 2]: 13:00-15:00[Part 3]: 15:30-17:30Venue ABooking Period C

A special project in order to reflect the “Formation of Contemporary Culture” in Media Arts from contemporary art to mass culture, from independent works to industrial advertisement. Part 1 - 3 of the symposium, each raising a different topic, will review Media Arts from various perspectives.

[Part 1] Speakers will be announced on the JMAF official Website. Moderator: Sayawaka (Fiction Critic)[Part 2] “Contemporary Art as Japanese Content - Japanese Neo Pop Revived” Speakers: NAKAHARA Kodai (Contemporary Artist / Professor, Kyoto City University of Arts) YANOBE Kenji (Contemporary Artist / Professor, Kyoto University of Art and Design) MURAKAMI Takashi (Contemporary Artist / Representative of Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd.) Moderator: KUSUMI Kiyoshi (Art Critic / Editor / Associate Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University)[Part 3] Speakers: OSAWA Masachi (Head of Thinking “O”) YOSHIOKA Hiroshi (Aesthetics / Professor, Kyoto University)


5. Symposia

The symposia trace the progress of Media Arts from the activities of the awardees of the Special Achievement Award to the present. An additional symposium with special guests on the topic of “Formation of Contemporary Culture in Media Arts” marks a highlight of the programme.

Venues:A. National Art Center, Tokyo (Auditorium [3F]) *Capacity: 240 B. Tokyo Midtown (International Design Liaison Center [Midtown Tower 5F]) *Capacity: 100


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Appreciation Workshops

Japan Media Arts Festival Lecture Workshop

Fri, Feb 7, 10:00-14:30 Venue A, B*The method of advance booking differs. Please check the JMAF official Website for detailsFor people with and without hearing disabilitiesParticipants: 25 max.

Lecture by:SUGANO Kaoru, SAWAI Taeji (“Sound of Honda / Ayrton Senna 1989“, Grand Prize Entertainment Division)In cooperation with: Information Cap Buster

Art Appreciation Workshop in Collaboration with Persons with Impaired Vision

Sat, Feb 8, 10:00-12:00Fri, Feb 14, 13:00-15:00 17:00-19:00Venue A*The method of advance booking differs. Please check the JMAF official Website for details. For people with and without impaired visionParticipants: 14 max.

In cooperation with: Art Appreciation Workshop in Collaboration with Persons with Impaired Vision

Creative Workshops

Let’s Make a Gekimation

Fri, Feb 7, 15:00-16:30 Venue BBooking Period AOpen to everybodyParticipants: 10 max.

Workshop conducted by: Ujicha / ANZAI Reo (“The Burning Buddha Man“, Excellence Award, Entertainment Division)

Fukushima GameJam in Japan Media Arts FestivalCreative Workshop

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Sat, Feb 8, 10:00-17:30 Venue B*The method of advance booking differs. Please check the JMAF official Website for detailsIt is recommended that participants also attend the presentation of results held on Sun, Feb 9.For people interested in game creation. Participants: 25 max.

Divided into groups, games will be created within a limited time. A workshop in which the dynamic process of game creation can be experienced.

Workshop conducted by: NAKABAYASHI Toshifumi (“Fukushima GameJam“, Jury Selection, representative of Fukushima GameJam)SHIN Kiyoshi (Honorary Japan Board Member of IGDA) et al.Supervisors:IIDA Kazutoshi (Jury Member / Game Creator and Professor, Digital Hollywood University)IWATANI Toru (Jury Member / Game Creator and Professor, Tokyo Polytechnic University)In cooperation with: NPO International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Japan

Workshop for People, who do not Understand Games

Sat, Feb 15, 14:00-16:00 Venue BBooking Period CFor people of all ages who do not usually play gamesPartcipants:15 max.

Workshop conducted by:Nanmo (YANAGIHARA Takayuki) (“TorqueL prototype2013.03 @ E3“, New Face Award)IKEDA Yuki / SUZUTA Ken (“rain“, Jury Selection)Moderator: IWATANI Toru (Jury Member, Entertainment Divison / Game Creator and Professor, Tokyo Polytechnic University)

Let's Start with Media Arts- Programming Introduction Course

Sun, Feb 16 13:00-15:00 Venue BBooking Period CFor senior high school and junior high school students Participants: 15 max

Workshop conducted by:KUBOTA Akihiro (Jury Member, Entertainment Division / Artist and Professor, Tama Art University)TADOKORO Atsushi (Creative Coder/ Lecturer, Tama Art University)Guest:ISHIWATARI Shota (“RAPIRO”, Jury Selection, Entertainment Division)In cooperation with: RS Components

6. Workshops

Workshops and lectures will be held, in which the artists themselves become the lecturers. They provide an opportunity to gain a deep insight into the realm of Media Arts from diverse viewpoints.

Venues:A. National Art Center, Tokyo (Special Exhibition Gallery 1E [1F])B. National Art Center, Tokyo (Lecture Rooms A [3F])




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Advance booking for the JMAF Events Programme:

Please note that content of events is subject to change or cancellation. Pre-school children must be accompanied by an adult.

Booking periods vary according to the event. Please check the JMAF official Website for details.

A. Monday, January 20, 15:00 - Monday, February 3, 17:00B. Monday, January 20, 15:00 - Thursday, February 6, 17:00C. Monday, January 20, 15:00 - Tuesday, February 11, 17:00

Bookings will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. Once an event has reached capacity, further bookings will not be accepted. For all events, a separate application is required for each person. Bookings for multiple events are possible, but please note that applications for 2 or more events taking place at the same date and time is not permitted.

1. Application through the JMAF websiteClick on the “Events” button and go to the booking form. Please fill in the required information and click “Send”.You will receive email notification that your booking is confirmed. Please bring a printout of this email when you attend the event, or make sure that you have it available on an electronic device such as a smart phone or tablet.

2. Application by faxPlease specify the name of the event, your name, telephone number and fax number.Send this information to the Japan Media Arts Festival Secretariat by fax. Fax number: 03-3562-4840You will receive fax notification that your booking is confirmed. Please bring this confirmation fax when you attend the event.


Title Details

New Face Award, Animation DivisionDemonstration of “YOKOSOBOKUDESU Selection”

Dates: Sat, Feb 15, 14:00-14:30,16:00-16:30 Sun, Feb 16, 14:00-14:30,16:00-16:30Demonstration by:HIMEDA Manabu

Entertainment Division, Jury SelectionDemonstration of “Skeletonics”

Dates: Sat, Feb 8, 13:00 -13:30, 15:00 -15:30 Sat, Feb 15, 13:00 -13:30, 15:00-15:30Demonstration by: SHIROKU Reyes Tatsuru / AKA Tomohiro / NAKANO Keiju

7. Demonstrations

Artists will conduct demonstrations of their own works.

Venue: National Art Center, Tokyo (Special Exhibition Gallery 1E [1F])

Advance bookings not required

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Details

Date/Time: Feb 5 (Wed), Feb 6 (Thu), Feb 7 (Fri), Feb 10 (Mon), Feb 13 (Thu), Feb 14 (Fri) / each 11:00-12:00*The guided tour on Feb 5 includes an artist talk with Stefan Kaegi [Rimini Protokoll], (“Situation Rooms”, Excellence Award, Art Division)participants: 10 max.Bookings for guided tours can be made on the same day of the tour at the museum reception desk from 10:00 am. After we have reached capacity, bookings for the tour cannot be accepted.

8. Guided Tours

The guided tours will present a cross-genre selection of Award-winning Works from all four Divisions of the Japan Media Arts Festival.

Venue: National Art Center, Tokyo (Special Exhibition Gallery 1E [1F])

Advance bookings not required

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■Cooperative Programs

Cooperative Programs refer to programs conducted by a cultural organization which supports the aims and purposes of the Japan Media Arts Festival, when such a program is approved by the Chief operating member.

TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA -CrystallizeDates: Tuesday, October 3, 2013 – Sunday, January 19, 2014Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (MOT)Organizers : Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo / Nikkei Inc.http://www.mot-art-museum.jp/eng/2013/tokujin_yoshioka/

Carsten Nicolai (alva noto) “univrs uniscope”Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2014Venue: SuperDeluxeOrganizer: TASKO inc.http://tasko.jp /news/第17回文化庁メディア芸術祭アート部門大賞受賞記 /

FITC Tokyo 2014Dates: Saturday, February 15 - Sunday, February 16Venue: National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Miraican HallOrganizer: FlashinTO Inc.http://fitc.ca/tokyo

Digital Choc - When machines are dreamingDates : Friday, February 21, 2014- Sunday, March 23, 2014 Venue : Institut français du Japon - Tokyo and othersOrganizers : Institut français du Japonhttp://www.institutfrancais.jp/tokyo/fr/events-manager/dc2014/


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