TOKYO ANIME AWARD FESTIVAL 2015 | 東京アニメアワードフェスティバル2015

The decision has been made to honor 11 people with the ‘Achievement Award’.

As the opening of Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2015 is approaching, the decision has been made to honor 11 people with the ‘Achievement Award’. TAAF2015 The Recipient of the Achievement Award Art Director Masahiro Ioka (The Deceased) Voice Actor Hiroshi Otake Composer Nobuyoshi Koshibe (The Deceased) Singer Isao Sasaki Producer Jushichi Sano Scriptwriter Yoshitake Suzuki Animation Creator Sadao Tsukioka Director Toshio Hirata (The Deceased) Sound Director Kan Mizumoto Original Author Monkey Punch Animator Tadakatsu Yoshida

2015.2.24

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Short Film Depot

We start to call for entry competition of our festival via ShortFilmDepot, which is a well known film submission platform. It’s easier for submission if you have their an account already. It is not only short films. Now ShortFilmDepot can accept to upload feature length animation films too! We’re really looking forward to receive your submission! Deadline is 31th October 2014, don’t miss it!!!

2014.10.6

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Announcement of The Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2014 Competition Winning Programs And Winners.

　　 The Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2014 Competition winning programs and winners have been chosen.

2014.3.22

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@TAAF2014 tweet
Masahiko Minami from Bones Inc. is designated as the final review jury for the competition!

It has been finalized that Masahiko Minami, CEO of Bones Inc. will assume the role of final review jury in the upcoming competition. (Works of Bones Inc. includes “Space Dandy” and “Eureka Seven.”) For information about Bones Inc., visit http://www.bones.co.jp/

2014.2.13

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World premiere of “Eagle Talon 7,” the latest film of “Eagle Talon” series has been set!

It has been decided that the latest movie of world-conquering secret society Eagle Talon, “Talon 7: Her Majesty’s Joboob,” is to be screened as the opening film for TAAF 2014 (world premiere). There will be greetings by the casts and creators before the screening. 　 © ET7

2014.2.13

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Interview with the director of Gundam, Yoshiyuki Tomino

Meet director Yoshiyuki Tomino, creator of “Mobile Suit Gundam”! Commemorating 35th anniversary of “Mobile Suit Gundam” since its initial airing, director Tomino is holding a special talk show. In addition to the movie version of Gundam trilogy, there will be a special screening of latest Gundam movie. © Sotsu Co., Ltd./Sunrise Inc.

2014.2.13

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Special screening to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Osamu Tezuka’s birth!

A special film screening will be held to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the birth of Osamu Tezuka, the legendary Japanese cartoonist, manga author, and animator. The Osamu Tezuka works to be screened are Astro Boy, Black Jack, and Kimba the White Lion. Further commemorative events are also planned.

2014.2.13

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Tokyo Anime Award Festival Official Logo

Tokyo Anime Award Festival Official Logo was announced! The symbols of Japanese culture, cherry blossoms and fireworks, are designed abstractly to adorn the logo. The petals of cherry blossoms, which remind Japanese people of spring, are radially-arranged to shape a firework, to show the image of Japanese animation culture spreading all over the world.

2014.2.10

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Mr.Yves Nougarède confirmed as a Jury member of TAAF2014.

Mr. Yves Nougarède who is a programming manager of Festival Annecy confirmed as a Jury member of Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2014 (TAAF2014). Annecy International animated film Festival is biggest and most well known animated festival in the world. Also he brings special program “The best of Annecy” to TAAF 2014. With his great help, TAAF2014 will grow up as an animated film festival that is open to the world. We are going to announce new Jury members soon. Please wait a little while :-) <Message from Yves> It is a great pleasure for me to be invited to the 13th edition of the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2014, and a huge […]

2014.1.4

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Mr.Koji YAMAMURA takes up his post as a Program Super visor of TAAF2014

One of the greatest and most well known a Japanese independent animator Mr. Koji YAMAMURA takes up his post as a Program Super Visor of Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2014. He is leading Japanese independent animation world. Also he is known as a professor of Tokyo Geidai “graduate school of film and new media Tokyo University of the Art”. Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2014 is going to grow up as a biggest animation film festival in Japan. It is sure that his role makes a great effect for that. About his animation film works, two of his most famous and acclaimed films are the Academy Award for Animated Short Film-nominated and Cristal d’Annecy-winning Mt. Head[1] And the Ottawa Grand […]

2014.1.4

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Now open!

WEB site of the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2014 is now open! We are starting that your works of great animated short and feature films for submission to our Competition very soon! Stay tuned.

2013.11.30

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