Judge
Tsuneo Goda
Tsuneo Goda
Started his career as a commercial director.The NHK character ``Domo-kun'' series gained popularity, and he expanded his field of activity into animation films.In 2003, he launched Dwarf and became an animation artist. His creative activities are wide-ranging, including picture books, illustrations, and even producing 2D animation himself.When setting up puppet animations where anything that would never happen in the real world occurs, he is particular about depicting a realistic world that incorporates the ``feelings and experiences'' that he feels in his daily life.In 2008, the Domo-kun TV series (26 episodes of 2 minutes) began airing on Nickelodeon, the world's largest children's channel, and was broadcast in more than 170 countries and regions around the world. On the other hand, another masterpiece, ``Komaneko,'' was released in 2016 when ``Wakuwaku Komachan'' was released on Amazon Prime Video, while ``Time-lapse Pictures of Komaneko'' and ``Komaneko's Christmas'' were screened at film festivals around the world and received high acclaim.・It was selected for the pilot season of the original work and was simultaneously distributed in five countries around the world. The latest work is Chugai Pharmaceutical's ``Warm Hands'', a movie to support cancer patients and medical personnel.
Yuichi Ito
Yuichi Ito
Started his career as a commercial director.The NHK character ``Domo-kun'' series gained popularity, and he expanded his field of activity into animation films.In 2003, he launched Dwarf and became an animation artist. His creative activities are wide-ranging, including picture books, illustrations, and even producing 2D animation himself.When setting up puppet animations where anything that would never happen in the real world occurs, he is particular about depicting a realistic world that incorporates the ``feelings and experiences'' that he feels in his daily life.In 2008, the Domo-kun TV series (26 episodes of 2 minutes) began airing on Nickelodeon, the world's largest children's channel, and was broadcast in more than 170 countries and regions around the world. On the other hand, another masterpiece, ``Komaneko,'' was released in 2016 when ``Wakuwaku Komachan'' was released on Amazon Prime Video, while ``Time-lapse Pictures of Komaneko'' and ``Komaneko's Christmas'' were screened at film festivals around the world and received high acclaim.・It was selected for the pilot season of the original work and was simultaneously distributed in five countries around the world. The latest work is Chugai Pharmaceutical's ``Warm Hands'', a movie to support cancer patients and medical personnel.
Hoji Tsuchiya
Hoji Tsuchiya
Animation artist. Born in Tokyo in 1984.
Making full use of paper-cutting, pasting, drawing, etc.Using unique characters and various materials,He creates animation works full of original ideas.
2011 “The Woman in the Black Long Skirt” was presented by Ottawa International Animation.Nominated for festival.
"Elementary School Student Circumstances" won the Excellence Award at the 13th TBS Digicon 6.
MVs such as Uri Nakayama's "Seishun Ojisan" SE SO NEON "A Long Dream",
He has worked on series such as ``Hatake-san'' and ``Planet Brothers'' on E-TV's ``Shakin!''.
Responsible for the animation for the Pocari Sweat web movie "Skafin no Uta".Many other works.
Mari Miyazawa
Mari Miyazawa
Started his career as a commercial director.The NHK character ``Domo-kun'' series gained popularity, and he expanded his field of activity into animation films.In 2003, he launched Dwarf and became an animation artist. His creative activities are wide-ranging, including picture books, illustrations, and even producing 2D animation himself.When setting up puppet animations where anything that would never happen in the real world occurs, he is particular about depicting a realistic world that incorporates the ``feelings and experiences'' that he feels in his daily life.In 2008, the Domo-kun TV series (26 episodes of 2 minutes) began airing on Nickelodeon, the world's largest children's channel, and was broadcast in more than 170 countries and regions around the world. On the other hand, another masterpiece, ``Komaneko,'' was released in 2016 when ``Wakuwaku Komachan'' was released on Amazon Prime Video, while ``Time-lapse Pictures of Komaneko'' and ``Komaneko's Christmas'' were screened at film festivals around the world and received high acclaim.・It was selected for the pilot season of the original work and was simultaneously distributed in five countries around the world. The latest work is Chugai Pharmaceutical's ``Warm Hands'', a movie to support cancer patients and medical personnel.
Anita Killi
Anita Killi
Anita studied illustration and graphic design at the Norwegian National College of Art & Design from 1988 to 1990, followed by studies in animation and documentary filmmaking at the Volda University College. In 1996, Anita graduated from Oslo National Academy of the Arts with the equivalent of a masters-degree, majoring in animation (multiplane technique). Since then, Anita established and runs her own animation studio, Trollfilm in Dovre, Norway. Anita is known for directing and writing several award-winning short films, among others The Hedge of Thorns (2001) and Angry Man (2009), the most winning film in the world in 2010). She finished her new short film Mother Didn`t Know in May 2020 and are having its festival life.
Selection committee member
Miho Yata
Miho Yata
Knitting meter/Associate professor, Department of Child Culture, Shirayuri Women's University/Member of Japan Animation Association
Since 1999, she has been creating the animation ``Knitmation'' using knitting. His main works include the NHK Puchipuchi anime ``Kito no Yosei Knit and Wool'' (music/Mie Yanagishita). Since 2019, he has independently produced “The King of Amechau Country” (song/Takeshi Yoda). I spend my days thinking about how to raise a king who can knit anything with yarn.
I am very honored to be able to serve as a judge this time. I believe that stop-motion animation is a method of expression that cannot be replaced by AI, so I hope that the circle of stop-motion animation will spread around the world and that we can interact with everyone.I am.
Shin Hosokawa
puppet animation artist
Completed graduate school at Tama Art University. Mainly creates animation using stop motion animation.
2004 “Oni” 2020 “DINO!” and others
Associate Professor, Department of Animation, Tokyo Polytechnic University
Eiko Meredith
Born in Hiroshima. Studied animation at the Hiroshima City University Graduate School of Art, majoring in visual information modeling, and then went on a short-term study abroad trip to England to learn more about puppet animation. After moving to Wales in 2008, being an otaku, I couldn't help but miss Japanese animation, so in 2010 I started the Kotatsu Japanese Animation Film Festival. Thanks to our talented staff, we continue to hold this event every year. The original puppet animation ``Shoes'' is also being prepared in between raising children, and its completion is yet to be determined.