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The '''Mainichi Film Awards''' are a series of cinematic prizes awarded annually, | The '''Mainichi Film Awards''' are a series of cinematic prizes awarded annually, sponsored 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 international recognition, winning accolades at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival and the 1956 Venice Film Festival. | 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 | 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 independent 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. | ||
It's worth noting that the award encompasses a much wider variety of animation than many western anime fans would consider. Two of the most frequent winners over the years OKAMOTO Tadanari (岡本忠成) and KAWAMOTO Kihachirō (川本喜八郎) specialise mainly in stop motion rather than cell animation. Also, as well as being an adaptation of the Hemingway novel (not Japanese!), 'The Old Man and the Sea' is the work of Russian animator Alexander Petrov, which would have the average moe fan screaming 'not anime!' | It's worth noting that the award encompasses a much wider variety of animation than many western anime fans would consider. Two of the most frequent winners over the years OKAMOTO Tadanari (岡本忠成) and KAWAMOTO Kihachirō (川本喜八郎) specialise mainly in stop motion rather than cell animation. Also, as well as being an adaptation of the Hemingway novel (not Japanese!), 'The Old Man and the Sea' is the work of Russian animator Alexander Petrov, which would have the average moe fan screaming 'not anime!' | ||
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| {{title3n|「ふしぎなくすり」岡本忠成|Fushigi na Kusuri (Okamoto Tadanari)|A Curious Medicine}} | | {{title3n|「ふしぎなくすり」岡本忠成|Fushigi na Kusuri (Okamoto Tadanari)|A Curious Medicine}} | ||
<div style="text-align: center; padding: 0em;"><font color=#000077> | <div style="text-align: center; padding: 0em;"><font color=#000077>「人間動物園」・「LOVE」・「椅子」・「アオス」久理洋二</font><br>[http://anidb.info/a4479 Ningen Dōbutsuen] / [http://anidb.info/a2870 Love] / {{gloss|Isu|Time lapse film, not animation}} / Aos (Kuri Yōji)<br><font color=#007700>Human Zoo / Love / Chair / Aos</font></div> | ||
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| {{title3n| | | {{title3n|「二匹のサンマ」・「部屋」久里洋二|Nippiki no Sanma / Heya (Kuri Yōji)|Two Carps / The Room}} | ||
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| {{ | | {{title2l|4480|「スピード」古川タク|Speed (Furukawa Taku)}} | ||
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