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The '''Mainichi Film Awards''' are a series of cinematic prizes awarded annually, sponsered by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since the end of the war. | The '''Mainichi Film Awards''' are a series of cinematic prizes awarded annually, sponsered by Mainichi Shinbun (毎日新聞), one of the largest newspaper companies in Japan, since the end of the war. | ||
Following the death of pioneering animator ŌFUJI Noburō (大藤信郎) in 1961, Mainichi established a new ''Ōfuji Noburō Award'' in his honour to recognise animation excellence. A specialist in silhouette animation, Ōfuji was one of the earliest Japanese animators to gain | Following the death of pioneering animator ŌFUJI Noburō (大藤信郎) in 1961, Mainichi established a new ''Ōfuji Noburō Award'' in his honour to recognise animation excellence. A specialist in silhouette animation, Ōfuji was one of the earliest Japanese animators to gain international recognition, winning accolades at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival and the 1956 Venice Film Festival. | ||
With the growth of the animation industry in Japan, the award in the 80s came to be dominated by big budget studio productions, over the work of the independant animators for recognition of whom's efforts it was originally established. To address this concern, the ''Animation Grand Award'' was established to reward large scale cinematic animation, enabling the Ōfuji award to focus on shorter pieces again. | With the growth of the animation industry in Japan, the award in the 80s came to be dominated by big budget studio productions, over the work of the independant animators for recognition of whom's efforts it was originally established. To address this concern, the ''Animation Grand Award'' was established to reward large scale cinematic animation, enabling the Ōfuji award to focus on shorter pieces again. | ||